AboutStephen W. Leslie, MD Expertise Questions concerning erectile dysfunction, kidney stones and prostate disorders including prostate cancer. I have a special interest in kidney stone disease prevention.
Experience Full time practicing urologist with 20 years experience. Assistant Clinical Professor of Urology at the Medical College of Ohio. Editor in Chief of eMedicine Urology internet textbook. Author of only book written for patients by a urologist on the subject of kidney stones "The Kidney Stones Handbook". Inventor of the "Parachute" and "Escape" kidney stone baskets and the "Calculus" stone prevention analysis computer program.
Organizations American Urological Association, Ohio State Medical Association, Sexual Medicine Society
Publications Men's Health, Journal of Urology, Urology, Healthwatch Magazine, Emergency Medicine Monthly, eMedicine, "The Kidney Stones Handbook", and numerous articles in various newspapers. He is also the editor of the Urology Board Review by McGraw-Hill used by urologists to study for their Board Certification Examinations.
Education/Credentials Graduate of New York Medical College with residencies completed at Metropolitan Hospital New York, Albany Medical Center and University of Wisconsin-Madison
Awards and Honors Thirlby Award of the American Urological Association.
I have had this constant sticky discharge from the top of my penis head. It is one small sticky spot only on the penis head (everything is fine, even the foreskin) seen when I retract my foreskin. The stickiness generally disappears a minute after exposing the penis head to the air. I have had all STD tests which have come back negative. Then even the swab tests for any bacterial or fungal infection has come back negative. Some doctors believe that it might be smegma because of stickiness disappearing after exposing it to the air. But I really doubt it because my foreskin is never sticky. It is that one small spot on the penis head that is always sticky. So my question is, could the discharge be accounted due to Prostatitis?
Thank You for your time.
Answer Gavin:
In medicine, almost anything is possible but prostatitis is not likely to do this. A urethritis is more likely such as an NSU infection regardless of the STD tests. I suggest a trial of doxycycline if your physicians agree. A second opinion from a urologist or infectious disease specialist might be helpful.
