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Chronic skin splits beneath corona of glans.

I am a 41 year old monogamous (same female partner for 20+ yrs) male with a chronic problem. About three years into our relationship, I began getting small splits in the skin beneath the corona of the glans penis. They are about 2mm below the corona and most of the time are less than 4mm long. It does not occur every time we have sex but it probably occurs about 90% of the time. They heal very quickly and are usually gone within 48 hours or so.

They sometimes occur during the night if I have an erection.

I have tried creams, ointments, including yeast/bacteria creams from my internist. He said I might have to have a surgical procedure to fix the issue but I am a little ambivalent about scalpels near that area :)

I considered the fact that lubrication, or the lack of it, could be contributing but with my wife that has never been an issue, not even close. That notwithstanding, we still tried using lubricants for a few weeks at a time just to rule out the chance. This did not help. The splits still form.

They are not painful per se, I have noticed them midcourse during sexual sessions and finished the job anyway, and they do not bleed. Its more an annoyance that I have lived with and would like to know if someone has found a solution or could point me in the right direction to fix the problem.



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Interesting. I never thought of it in terms of mineral deficiency. I will try adding a supplement. Thanks for the reply. I really expected more replies considering the level of traffic these forums get and the number of hits I found when googling this subject. It seems to be a common problem among circumcised men.

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Maybe you have a zinc deficiency.  
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