Changing colours of the penis
Written by: Dr Margaret Stearn
Edited by: Dr Margaret Stearn
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Tuesday, August 2nd 2011
GP and comedian Dr Phil Hammond takes a look at what's normal and what's not in his informative video on the penis - lumps, bumps and STIs. For more information click on the video below.
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Posted by Optional on 14/05/2012 at 12:41
Hi, I'm 20years old and have had the same partner for nearly 5years. She was my first and I was her's. Recently I've noticed my penishead has become very sore and sensitive, I put this down to how many times we have sex a week (on average 4times a week) on saturday (12th may) I noticed my penishead under the foreskin had turnt white. With what look like little holes. I'm very concerned about this! And I'm to embarrassed to go to the doctors. If anybody knows how to treat or get rid of this. Ill very much appreciate it you're advice! Thanks.
Posted by Optional on 12/05/2012 at 02:31
I have recently become a father to a gorgeous little boy but am increasingly becoming concerned he isn't mine. I'm white as is mum, but I recently found out she had slept with a black man just one week before me. Our son has light skin but his penis and testi are very dark, is this normal for a white/white baby or is this signs of a mixed race baby?
Posted by umm on 27/04/2012 at 01:41
my body colour is quite fair but my penis and testis r too dark and look so bad and ugly. i dnt have any itching or inflaming but these organs changed colour since i even dnt remember or maybe when i entered my puberty. a quick and easy solution plzzzzzzzz
Posted by Optional on 04/04/2012 at 09:34
im on hrt patches, have been for a couple of years. this sort of coincides with my hu sbands penis becoming inflamed and itchy not long after we have intercourse. could the hrt be causing it. my husband has had many tests done and still no answers
Posted by Mahesh on 23/03/2012 at 05:53
I am diabetic. On the glan of my penis veins are looking bluish balck making it look more ugly. Some times the glan looks clean without any bluish black marks. Except this problem there is no pain at the glan. Probalbly due to diabetis there is lot of itching around the circumference of the foreskin which becomes unbearable till it is heavly rubbed.Sometimes i rub the skin so much that blood may start emitting from the skin.Is it somthing to do with nuropathy started at the penis. I am getting terribly worried due to these two problems. Will some one specialized give me some remidy for my problems
Posted by Optional on 23/03/2012 at 01:44
my penis and testis is dark, tell me how can the color be changed to white.
Posted by Optional on 21/03/2012 at 05:50
hi im a parent of a 15yr old he has come to me wit a problem he says that the top of his penis turns blue sometimes red and its itchy is this normal or should it be check?
Posted by justneedsinfo on 18/03/2012 at 10:03
Look I have a color change of peach to tan on my penis, its not on the head but its on the part before it, I I used to get boners without thinking to hard, now I try to get busy with my girl and I don't become hard.... I need to know if I have a blood problem or an erectoral dysfunction.
Posted by hlpOptional on 14/03/2012 at 12:36
help i dont know if i have a penis infection but the very front of my penis is turning white blue and purple and im freaking out i havent had sex but i tend to masterbate somtimes but pla help me
Posted by Optional on 28/02/2012 at 10:29
Hi , I'm 14 and a virgin. A few days ago I noticed a tiny growth on the tip of my penis, it hurt at first and now dose not. It was Grau at first and is now a scab/ mOle looking thing that us indented into my skin. I'm really scared because my dad had a malignant mole on his back. If anyone knows anything please help!!!!!!!
Posted by Mommy of twins on 17/02/2012 at 12:36
Hi my son is 16 mo old and the head of his penis is blue and he has been grabbing at it a lot Is that Normal or should I get it checked out?
Posted by Optional on 12/02/2012 at 08:19
well my the head of my penis is turning like a purple/ blue color and im scared if i may a penis infection i havent had sex or nothin plz help!
Posted by Optional on 10/02/2012 at 11:17
Hey, this is the first time i've seen people writing problems that are actually similar to mine. I'm 16 and the underside of my penis head has become much darker grey/purple sometimes even dark green in the last 2-3 months. I noticed it after i got hit in that region in a football game 2 weeks after, but i'd also had sexual intercourse about a month or so before that. I've noticed a vein has appeared aswell on the head of my penis in the darker area which made me think maybe it's something to do with the blood? I've been panicing thinking its symptoms of penile cancer but i understand thats mostly for over 50's but you can't be too sure. What should i do?
Posted by john on 29/01/2012 at 05:14
hi dr. Iam john i have a problem in panis colour my panis cap is white and back side is black pls sgqn me.
Posted by Optional on 25/01/2012 at 06:39
i have problem on my penies.some small changes in the colour over the skin from last 6 years.but no pain or nothin.please advice
Posted by hi friend on 23/11/2011 at 09:11
hello dr my head of my penis is red, shiny,purple at the bottom and little bits of my bell end are hanging off how could i cure this?
Posted by Optional on 08/11/2011 at 07:20
Tip of my penis is coming dark in colour and wrinkles are come on it. Is it any kind of fungus. What should i do?
Posted by Optional on 08/11/2011 at 05:29
my penis change colour when i sex with my partner my penis head skin is damage and white water allways coming from my penis
Posted by Anonymous on 08/10/2011 at 12:36
Does anyone know anything about the brown/blue spot on the head of the penis? Seems like alot of people has the same problem as me, i am 14 and i want to know If it's a risk of cancer of any kind. Please help.
Posted by Henry on 04/10/2011 at 09:11
Hi, the bottom half of the head of my penis has...turned purpleish, I am not sure what's happening to it. Please help. Thanks.
Posted by Guest on 29/09/2011 at 11:32
Hi, ever since i could remeber the whole of my penis head was white! ive been looking for the same type of stuff over the net but couldnt find it which is making me worry. Im 14 years old. Also my foreskin is quite tight unless i loosen it by pulling it slowly. Thanks.
Posted by Optional on 23/09/2011 at 07:17
Hello, After recieving oral sex, i have recently noticed a purple/brown mark on the shaft of my penis roughly half an inch below the head of my penis. The mark is smooth and as yet does not come off the skin. This mark was noticed roughly a day and a half after recieving the oral sex. Although i cannot be assured if the mark did not appear straight after the oral sex as it is on the underside of the penis. I am experiencing no other symptoms. I have been to a local clinic and they have failed to assure me what it could be. The consultant said there is a slight chance it could be a wart but thought the mark was more likely to be caused by friction or roughness. Has anyone get any other ideas? Thanks
Posted by Optional on 18/09/2011 at 07:57
Under the head of my penis I have a quarter size mark thats purple and bluish. It burns after sex, and I am worried about it. I have yet to see a doctor but am planning on it soon. Its been there for a little over a year but is just now starting to bother me. Please help!
Posted by danny on 14/09/2011 at 01:24
i have this brown mark spot thing in the middle of my penius is it anay think to be worried about i also had a yellow headspot on my penius wich i poeped and it heeld up nicely
Posted by vivek on 08/08/2011 at 02:17
i have habit of masturbation twice a day since 15,now some part of penis is ripped and got white in color.how can get rid of this problem ..help me
Posted by SJ on 19/06/2011 at 08:20
I have brown patches with some spots on my penis head, and i have vitiligo for the past one year, and am getting true colour in white areas, but my penis head is half circular portion from tip to middle is in brown colour and rest of the area is in rose colour, will it lead any risk in my life, and also in my sexual life, i doesnt feel any itchy, rashes or pain, its just like a mole in my penis. Please do help me??
Posted by Optional on 01/04/2011 at 01:36
Hi im a white male and my penis is very itchy and looks to be wrinkled on the head of it, it is normaly pink in coloour but more whitish atm, and smells a bit, had oral sex about 2 days ago
Posted by Optional on 31/03/2011 at 12:39
I have twin boys they are 3 my one son they both are cicumsized but when he gets erected were they had cut the tip to cirumsize him turns like a dark red and purple and it iritates him is that normal
Posted by calum on 30/03/2011 at 09:40
im 14 years old , and part of my penis at the tip is a geyish(sometimes a bit purple) but i asked my bro and he said dont worry about it , can anyone tell me if this is normall
Posted by T on 25/03/2011 at 07:49
i'm 22 years old and my penis is always darker than my skin as long as i remember, but for the last two months ,in some places its getting white pinckish (only the half top part) and i feel the skin is being more sensetive day after day, really appreciate any advise , thnks
Posted by Optional on 02/02/2011 at 04:09
I had kidney stone problem, my penis are hard and color s chaging,I need suggestion.
Posted by Optional on 02/01/2011 at 05:54
Lower tip of my penis has dark brown color on both sides.i want to know what the problem might be.
Posted by Samaritan on 05/12/2010 at 05:10
Hi I have this problem for a long time. I got circumsised at a young age. the problem is my penis is black but the glans is permanently pink. Please help because its affecting my self esteem really bad especially when it comes to matters of sex.
Posted by Optional on 02/12/2010 at 08:59
I am 24 year old sexually active male. About a year ago I noticed a small white mark on my glans right in the center. The really weird thing is that the white mark would not always be there and if I touched it while it was there it would go away. It seemed as though there wants blood getting to the spot until I touched it. Now it is there more often and there seems to be newer spots with the same symptoms, but no pain or anything. There is no raised spot or bump which is why I haven't gone to a dr, but why are there sporatic white marks on my glans? Maybe it is some type of hpv or something worse which is what has me worrying. Please help!
Posted by arya on 18/08/2010 at 06:17
hi,i have dark brown spots on the head of my penis(glans),they are really dark brown oddly shaped,not raised and not painful,ijust wondered if they are some kind of pigment change,i have had them for at least 8 years and they have not caused any discomfort at all,i have noticed more over the years,but would like to know more about them,hope you can help,steve
Posted by steve on 11/08/2010 at 03:28
hi,i have dark brown spots on the head of my penis,they are really dark brown oddly shaped,not raised and not painful,they seem to fade a bit when i get erect,just wondered if they are some kind of pigment change,i have had them for at least 15 years and they have not caused any discomfort at all,i have noticed more over the years,but would like to know more about them,hope you can help,steve.
Posted by Optional on 08/05/2010 at 04:17
im a black man who happens to be a little light in colour but here is whats bothering me. my penis is black in colour bt the glans is rly pink in colour. Not only when i have an erection but permanty pink.Is it a problem or itzjust how i am
Posted by optional on 23/04/2010 at 09:22
Hey My penis has about an inch of red stretched out skin after the head. It does not affect anything, and all the functions of the penis are completely normal. When i don't have an erection the skin is slightly discolored and very stretched out and loose in that area. When i do have an erection it is pink and smoother than the other parts of the skin. I have had this for about three years. The reasons for want to fix it is purely out of vanity. I have never had sex. I believe it is due to constant stretching of the skin, but i want to get rid of it. Thankyou for any help offered.
Posted by Anonymous on 08/02/2010 at 08:04
I have what looks like bumps on the neck of my penis and a red part of exess skin on the tip but it doesn't hurt so I don't get it checked by the doctor but it looks bad and my penis strangly small when not erect but when erect it gets slightly bigger. Is my penis still growing or has it stopped and what are the bumps could they just be cellulite?
Posted by Anonymous on 04/02/2010 at 07:18
I am a fair skinned guy but the colour of my groin area (penis and scrotum) is at least 10 times darker than my rest of body. I always keep my genital area clean and hygenic, yet i am having this problem. Pls suggest
Posted by biggy on 25/12/2009 at 09:10
im 22 ive noticed a dark mark on the tip of my penis about 2 months ago doctors says nothing to worry about but i cant seem to help it any1 else had this problem
Posted by cizza on 17/12/2009 at 07:17
im 13 and i have littel whitish lumps on my penis glan. not the ons near the bottem i know what they are but near the midal i get littel whitish bumps. i went to the dr and he said its normal but u couldent realy see them at that time . pz help from cizza
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