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What Causes Strange Body Odor Emitting From The Penis?
Hello, My teenage son has been experiencing an unusual body odor from his pubic area. He says it has gotten worse over time. He showers regularly often twice daily and the odor is still a problem. He recently complained his pee smells like feces. He says others complain that they smell something like a fart or poop.
These symptoms and signs are suggestive of STD especially if there is associated with pain, fever, urethral discharge and recent sexual intercourse. So this is the first thing to rule out by doing STD testing.
Second, it may be sign of uroinfection or urinary stones and some other genital infection but this is less common.
In every case, antibiotic therapy may be required so test should be done as soon as possible so that appropriate treatment can be started. Till that try to drink plenty of fluids, avoid sexual intercourse and rest.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon
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What Causes Strange Body Odor Emitting From The Penis?
Hi, These symptoms and signs are suggestive of STD especially if there is associated with pain, fever, urethral discharge and recent sexual intercourse. So this is the first thing to rule out by doing STD testing. Second, it may be sign of uroinfection or urinary stones and some other genital infection but this is less common. In every case, antibiotic therapy may be required so test should be done as soon as possible so that appropriate treatment can be started. Till that try to drink plenty of fluids, avoid sexual intercourse and rest. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ivan R. Rommstein, General Surgeon