Changes relating to the Penis, unsettle men deeply. Many symptoms are harmless, while others can indicate a serious disease – such as blood in the ejaculate or a weak erection. FOCUS Online explains what is really behind these symptoms and when the doctor is asked.

Men are used to it, that your Penis works – stable erection, satisfactory Penetration and pain-free Urination to drain away easily. But if it falls short only in a small part of this large spectrum, displace a lot of men have these problems and not go to the doctor. What many people don’t know: The Penis is a sure indicator of health. Some of the symptoms are typical for certain diseases.

1. If the Penis is flabby

In the first place, the penis problems of the decline in erectile ability is ranked. You insecure men strong. A lot of people think then, with your potency, it goes downhill. However, the shrinkage may be at the end of strength of evidence for a health risk, this is much more dramatic: heart disease. “The Penis is a divining rod of the heart”, says Matthias Schulze, urologist, andrology and Vice-President of the professional Association of German urologists.

Hard Penis means a healthy heart

This rather poetic euphemism means, “that is a statistically proven connection between heart health and erectile ability.” A hard and stable erection is therefore healthy vessels and usually also a strong heart – a weak erection is often associated with the opposite. You can even point to an increased heart attack risk.

Flaccid Penis alarm is

The explanation: vascular disorders such as atherosclerosis, the main cause for heart attack, show up at the beginning with a weak erection. Because the fine blood vessels in the Penis are the first to be blocked when it comes to deposits. Men notice that your Penis is as hard as in the past, should take these signs seriously and go to the doctor.

2. Blood in the ejaculate – in the worst case, a Tumor in the prostate

The second important Penis Symptom is blood in the ejaculate. “Blood from the urinary tract should always be investigated medically,” says Matthias Schulze. First, the urologist/Andro notes Loge on the basis of a semen – and urine analysis, whether the blood comes from the prostate, the bladder or the kidneys. Mostly it is signs of inflammation and should be treated accordingly. Often, the cause of the blood traces, however, was not found. Then no disease is present in the rule. As the third most common explanation of the stones in question, such as in the bladder. Only in the fourth place, a Tumor is the trigger. This grows, for example, in the prostate of the semen comes.

3. Discharge from the Penis have the doctor clarify

In addition to erection weakness, and blood in the semen discharge from the Penis is a topic that affects many men. “This evidence can be harmless, or an important clue to an inflammation, for example by a sexually transmitted disease,” explains the expert. So yellow-green discharge is typical of gonorrhoea, i.e. gonorrhea. In addition, a chlamydia infection as the cause in question. It is important, in the case of a venereal disease is always the partner mitzubehandeln. “Useful also to test at the same time on other sexually transmitted diseases, including Syphilis and HIV,” says Schulze. Often, a number of sexually transmitted diseases occur at the same time, experience shows.

4. Mushrooms, genital warts and genital Herpes on the Penis

Extremely annoying to other penis problems, such as severe itching. A fungal disease, eczema, bacteria, or an Allergy coming as a trigger in question. Is only inflamed the head of the penis, and red (medical Balanitis), it may also have different potential triggers: such as fungi, genital Herpes, genital warts, or parasites such as pubic lice. By the smear, the cause can be clearly defined.

5. Proper foreskin hygiene and testicular cancer screening

Sometimes men come to the doctor because you are unsettled by the smell of your Penis. “It is a hygiene problem,” says Schulze. Every man should daily make the foreskin for hygiene, the foreskin sliding back and including a lot of water and a little ph-neutral cleaning lotion to clean. Of course, additional Washing before and after Sex is mandatory. For healthy genitals of androgen recommends that Lodge also strongly: “Young men should regularly check your testicles on a node in order to detect testicular cancer as early as possible.” The Scanning can also be into the love game and the partner takes over the gentle control.