Q. I’m 18, and I’ve been having a problem for about two months. For two weeks of vacation, I spent almost eight or nine hours a day having sex with my girlfriend. The last day of vacation, I noticed my penis was cut-up and red. For the last two months I have done nothing with it other then shower. Then I masturbated, and the same thing happened again. It hurts unbearably, and I don’t know what to do. The part of the penis that is cut up is lighter in color then the rest of it.
A. First, you should see your doctor. I commonly see young men with similar complaints, and often I find the problem is simple irritation that responds to cortisone creams.