"What are the Various Symptoms of Male Health Conditions?"
Numerous men suffer from male diseases due to various specific reasons. These diseases significantly impact men's health, particularly their reproductive system, thus necessitating prompt treatment, both for one's own health and the well-being of one's partner. Below, we introduce some common symptoms of male diseases:
1. Skin or Mucous Membrane Lesions
The presence of erythema, papules, indurations, blisters, erosions, or ulcers on the external genitalia such as the foreskin, penis, or coronal sulcus of the glans penis, as well as on the anus, hands, eyelids, lips, tongue, throat, etc., may indicate a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Examples include: painful ulcers indicative of chancroid; solitary painless ulcers suggestive of primary syphilis; burning or clustered blisters possibly genital herpes; itchy, red, erosive areas with creamy white discharge, possibly candidiasis; painless papillary or cauliflower-like warts, likely condylomata acuminata (genital warts); waxy umbilicated papules, often molluscum contagiosum; and itchy genital area with gray-black nodules on pubic hair accompanied by mobile lice, indicative of pubic lice infestation.
2. Urinary Symptoms
Mild heat sensations in the anterior urethra, abnormal discharge from the urethra, or symptoms like frequency, urgency, dysuria, difficulty urinating, urinary retention, and terminal hematuria may also suggest an STI. For instance, abundant thick purulent discharge at the urethral opening could be gonorrhea; white, thin mucus may indicate non-gonococcal urethritis; minimal discharge only in the morning or after urination, or visible only upon urethral compression, could be a sign of prostatitis; frequent and urgent urination with severe pain and burning sensations at the urethral meatus, even abnormal or sustained penile erection, may point to acute gonorrhea; and inflammatory adhesions at the urethral opening causing urine to bifurcate like a fountain could be subacute gonorrhea.
3. Inguinal Lymph Node Swelling
Tender, soft lymph nodes may indicate chancroidal buboes; firm nodes with mild pain could be signs of lymphogranuloma venereum; hard, painless nodes may suggest syphilis; and persistent generalized lymphadenopathy could be a manifestation of chronic lymphadenopathy syndrome associated with HIV/AIDS.
