Certain odors are signs of a health issue.
“Certain parts of the body that are covered in skin don’t feel like they smell,” he says. “For instance, if you smell your forearm right now, it probably doesn’t have an odor that you can detect, unless you recently used soap, cologne, or perfume.”
Apocrine glands are only found in certain parts of the body, such as the armpits and—you guessed it—the groin. “For this reason, the penis may actually smell more like an armpit than like your forearm after a long day of sweating,” he says. Another reason the penis might smell a little funky is because of where it spends most of the day. “It’s confined in underwear, which is further confined in pants, and it probably doesn’t move around that much," says Dr. Bohl.
If a penis smells a little like an armpit or a foot at the end of the day, it’s probably not a cause for concern, suggests Dr. Bohl. Soaping up in the shower should get rid of the funk. But if the penis has a particularly bad odor, or it can't simply be washed away, this might indicate a health problem. If a man is also experiencing discharge and it smells, he could have an sexually transmitted infection like gonorrhea or chlamydia.
If the penis isn’t adequately cleaned, or if there is residual smegma, men can get a condition called balanitis, which is inflammation of the head of the penis. “Balanitis can be very uncomfortable and may also cause the penis to smell,” adds Dr. Bohl. What semen should smell like
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