Penile pain

Penile pain refers to pain in the penis of human or otherwise.

Common causes

• Penile injury
• Circumcision
• Penile fracture
• Priapism
• Phimosis
• Peyronie's disease
• Sexually transmitted infections
• Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Priapus, a minor Greek god of fertility, is marked by his oversized, permanent erection, which gave rise to the medical term priapism.

Some researchers believe the depiction of Priapus' penis referred to a penile disease, and that paintings of Priapus were used to ward off the disease.

See also

• Genital pain
• Vaginal pain
• Testicular pain