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A 31-year-old male asked:
Have a thin vein in my penis that is about 4 inches long and it has hardened. it feels like a guitar string under the skin, even when flaccid or erect. when i stretch the skin out the vein looks white it does not appear to have blood. no pain, nostds?
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Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Probably you have a condition called sclerosing lymphangitis. (Look it up online. The Wikipedia article is pretty good.) Usually it is harmless and clears up on its own, but some cases are associated with STDs like gonorrhea, chlamydia or nongonococcal urethritis (NGU). See a doctor, ideally a urologist. Good luck.
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Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
it is a thrombosed vein which has developed scar tissue and will take many weeks to heal. It is not an STD
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Answered Dec 23, 2022
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