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Yeast Infection on Glans... (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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So it seems I've stumbled upon one of the downsides of transitioning. I'd heard that HRT changes the environment around your junk and becomes basically like a cis woman's labia, but I hadn't really thought through the implications until recently. It seems I developed a yeast infection on the glans of my penis, and it's been just the worst. Initially I wasn't sure what it was (I got tested for STIs like the week before so I knew it wasn't that), it was just kind of redder than usual, but then it got worse and started to be really itchy. Well I itched it, big mistake by the way, which coupled with more sensitive skin meant I formed some friction injuries which I don't think helped much. Thankfully I have some experience with ringworm from a brief and ill-fated attempt at wrestling in the distant past, so I got right on it and started anti-fungal cream once I recognized the characteristic overwhelming itchiness and slow weeping of clear fluid of a fungal infection.

I did some researching and it turns out this is just a thing all women have to deal with at one time or another. I've been doing my best to keep it dry and applying the anti-fungal cream twice a day. Do y'all have any advice to reduce the chances of this happening again? I know regular cleaning, keeping the area dry, but I also found someone suggest maybe eating a lot of sugar can make it worse, which to be honest I've been doing lately... I'm also just generally curious about other people's experience.

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[-] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

I know regular cleaning...

But also, you can't be too aggressive, or else you'll irritate it which can then contribute to the infection.

I did have problems around the 6 month mark. After a couple courses of clotrimazole, I think my microbiome adjusted and I learned to be gentler with the foreskin

[-] applebusch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 6 days ago

Yeah I was a little aggressive with washing early in the infection. Wishing I had a foreskin to be gentle with though :'(

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