Teen foreskin uncircumsized Posted: 03-01-08 08:21am
I'm an uncircumsized 16 year old . I'm
worried because up until a year ago, I
didn't really know that an uncircumsized
male had to wash his foreskin. Not only
that, but on most advice articles I've
seen, most males are able to fully retract
their foreskin from the head of their
penis well before my age. If I try and
retract my foreskin to fully expose my
glans, I can only do it when not erect.
When erect, I can barely retract any of
the foreskin. And since I was never really
told about washing one's own foreskin etc
when I was young, when I attempt to
retract my foreskin, there is an offensive
stench, though, I don't know if this is
normal or not. If I try and touch the tip
of my glans when I retract a bit of the
foreskin, there is quite an amount of
discomfort, and due to this, I've never
really washed it. I tried once to use hot
water, but because of the sensitivity and
the discomfort, I stopped almost
immediately. And I measure just above 6
inches, if that's appropriate for my
query.
My question is, Is something wrong with my
foreskin and/or penis? Is there osmething
I can do to increase my foreskins
mobility? Or will I have to see a
professional soon?
Please reply.
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MiseEire
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jan 2008 Posts: 170
Posted: 03-01-08 13:07pm
Sound like you have phimosis (tight,
non-retracting foreskin). I have the same
problem and judging from the amount of
posts about it in this forum, I reckon
it's pretty common. Your case sounds
easily treatable. Go visit your doctor and
he might prescribe you some steroid cream
in order to loosen the skin. It may be a
tad embarrassing but it's worth the effort
in the long run. Worst case scenario you
might need to get a circumcision but this
is unlikely considering you can retract
when not erect.
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Tylanas
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Posted: 03-01-08 14:13pm
Yes, that sounds like classic phimosis. I
can't understand why parents who choose
not to circumcise their child - which is
commendable - then fail to educate their
child on how to CARE for their own body!!
It's not your fault. You are in good shape
because you can fully retract it when
flaccid so that's a definite bonus.
MiseEire's advice is the best: go to the
doctor and keep them on the topic of
curing the phimosis, NOT chopping off your
foreskin! There's nothing wrong with it.
You've just not been properly caring for
it so it's not behaving the way it should
- and again, that's not your fault.
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volhelm
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2008 Posts: 2
Whew. Posted: 03-01-08 15:02pm
Wow. Thanks, you guys. I looked around the
site after posting, and it did seem like
this "phimosis" condition. I'm just glad
that I had enough of a sense of curiosity
to start looking into it before; else I
would've found out it's not normal during
sex, which I'm sure, is not the best time
to find out lol.
