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" Question The other day I woke up and found that the end of my penis was very itchy. I pulled the foreskin back and it was very red and had small spots on it.   I mentioned it to my girlfriend and she told me that she has felt very itchy in her vaginal passage for about week.  The night prior to my condition starting we had intercourse, so I&amp;#039;m pretty sure that had something to do with it.  My girlfriend and I both wash our genital area everyday, what else can we do? Answer The most likely thing here is that you both have thrush. This is a common infection caused by a yeast-like organism called monilia.  It is not really a sexually transmitted disease (STD), as it can arise spontaneously in women, usually if they are on the Pill, or have recently had a course of antibiotics.  You don&amp;#039;t say if your girlfriend has a rash, but I suspect not.  But she may have a yellowish or white vaginal discharge as well as the irritation. In males it does not often cause trouble, but in the uncircumcised it can cause a problem under the foreskin.  Thrush is easily treated, and there are even some over-the-counter preparations (Daktarin, Canesten) that can be used to treat it.  However it is important to be sure, and not confuse it with other conditions, like chlamydia or genital herpes, that are more troublesome and would not respond to treatment for thrush but are important to exclude.  I would advise you both to go to see your doctor or doctors, to make sure of the diagnosis. You can then be prescribed the most effective treatment.  If you don&amp;#039;t want to go to your doctor you can go to your local genitourinary medicine clinic (GUM) \u2013 there you will be seen by an expert doctor who can clarify the diagnosis and offer you treatment.  Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team  Other Qs &amp;amp;amp; As An itchy bottom An itchy rash on my bikini line Dry and itchy skin on my penis Irritated skin Irritated skin after shaving Itching spells Itchy armpit Itchy bottom Itchy feet Itchy hands Itchy palms and soles Itchy, bleeding scalp Itchy, sore bottom My 20-month-old has itchy palms and feet My daughter has itchy skin My ears itch internally Pins and needles and numbness in my forearm and hand Very itchy back for three months Why do I have anal itching? Why does our office have an itchy scalp epidemic?  Last updated 11.03.2014 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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