Can Masturbation Or Penile Cancer Cause Penile Swelling?

Posted on Thu, 5 Oct 2017

Question: I am having a small doubt limp-nodes on Penni's has been swallen since from one month ,I went to near by urologist and he told that it was due to infection and he gave me madicine.
Iam having a doubt that Iam having pennis cancer .Please help me .I used to masterbate.Is that swalling because of masterbation or Iam having pennis Cancer .
Please help me doctor .
Doctor has given me Doxycyclinhydrate 100 mg tablets

Answered by Dr. Saddiq Ulabidin (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Doesn't seems to be cancer at all

Detailed Answer:
Hi! Welcome to HealthcareMagic! Thanks for sharing your concerns with us. We will try to help you in best way possible. First of all, it is sad to know what you had gone through.

Based on the history you have shared, it doesn't seem to be cancerous and usual presentation of cancer isn't such. Also the kind of swelling you have mentioned can be due to bacterial infection most probably and also need to rule out sexual transmitted diseases and may need STD screenings on blood work up too.

Meanwhile continue doxycycline, keep precautions from sexual contacts temporarily and if unavoidable must use barrier methods for protection of spread both for your and partners hygiene and rest assured that it will be a cureable entity and not cancerous based on the current history.

Wishing you a speedy recovery. Hope this has answered your query, if you have any more questions, feel free to ask. Regards.

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