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Balanitis is usually caused by poor hygiene in uncircumcised men. The inflammation can be due to infection,harsh soaps, or failure to properly rinse soap off while bathing.
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Balanitis is an infection or inflammation of the skin on the head (glans) of the penis. In men who are not circumcised, this area is covered by a flap of skin known as the foreskin, or prepuce.
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In the uncircumcised male, posthitis and balanitis (inflammation of the glans, the rounded head of the penis) usually occur together as balanoposthitis: inflammation of both the glans and foreskin. Circumcision prevents balanoposthitis.
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Other medical reasons for circumcision include recurrent attacks of balanitis (infection under the foreskin) or an unusual condition that tends to affect adult men called balanitis xerotica obliterans.
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Advocates of circumcision claim it prevents infections (called balanitis) on the head of the penis and reduces chances of penile cancer.
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treatment, by hormonal imbalances, or by a weakening of the body's resistance to disease (as occurs in AIDS), the fungus can begin to proliferate. Candidiasis of the penis (usually traceable to a female with the infection) is called balanitis.
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