Health Organization for Pudendal Education

The idea of it being a kind of repetitive stress injury makes sense. I masturbate a lot, basically have been since I first found out how to do it! Never thought you could actually injure yourself doing it though. I might just try to abstain from doing it for a month or so to see if there is any chan...

Hi all, It's been a while, but I wanted to post my current state since December. Currently, the pain and numbness I had been feeling around my anus has disappeared. I attribute this to not straining during bowel movements and including more fiber heavy/healthy foods in my diet. I am feeling less pai...

Just a minor update. I went to see a new GP yesterday (I've been floating between GPs for a few years now, as they usually end up moving/retiring). I mentioned the symptoms I was experiencing to him, and he had no idea what I could even be experiencing. I mentioned possibly damaging my Pudendal/Peri...

Figured I'd drop in for an update. As of now, I'm still not 100% better, but I don't feel like I'm getting worse. At present, my symptoms include: - Feeling numbness and/or tightness in the left side, extending from outside of the anal region to between my left leg and penis. Sometimes this is local...

Hi Violet, Thanks for the advise. I've felt a definite improvement in my symptoms over the last month, including a lessening of the urgency feeling. It's still present, but it doesn't feel as severe as it did a month ago. I haven't had to use ice packs while sitting at work or at night in bed for th...

Anyone have any recommendations for doctors around DC, or parts of Maryland or Virginia that are close to DC? I don't own a car, so my commute is restricted to bus or metro. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I decided to take the antibiotics that the Urologist prescribed to me. I still think his diagnosis was wrong since it doesn't match up exactly with my symptoms or his findings, but I figured I might as well not delay the "ruling out" phase of this any longer if I indeed do have some form o...

Hi solarmom Thanks for the advice! I've got an appointment with a gastroenterologist on Tuesday, so I've got those and a few other questions lined up for him. I have actually been prone to random pains around my anus for most of my life. For a brief period, I thought I might have had Levator Ani Syn...

Had an appointment with a Urologist yesterday. I had read on this site from a few people that they would be quick to diagnose Prostatitis, and sure enough that's what happened here. Aside from the urinary urgency, I mentioned that the symptoms were pain in my perineum that happened shortly after I w...

Hi all, I'm a 27-yo male,work in IT, and have recently been having pain in my perineum for the past 2 weeks. It felt like it was going away after a week and a half, but then started hurting again recently. Possible Cause: This is what I believe to be the cause. About a month ago, I had a rather bad ...