After doing some reading, i believe i have
what is called "full phimosis". Not only
does my foreskin not fully retract, but it
does not even come close - even if the
penis is flacid. This has been the case
for my whole life - i actually always
thought it was rather normal.
I have been trying to stretch it a bit
lately, which has helped, but it is still
not very close to being fully retracted.
My question is, is this likely to cause
any health problems? I have not had any
problems with it at all so far, but if I
am likely to have any in the future, then
i would like to do something about it.
My main two concerns are:
1) I am unable to clean under the
foreskin, but apparently this can be quite
important
2) It could be problematic during sex (At
the moment i'm a virgin so I wouldn't
know)
Will it be ok if i leave it as is? If not,
what should i do to stop future problems
occuring?
Thanks.
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Answer A3768 Posted: 03-11-08 05:29am
According to your description that the
foreskin of your penis not fully retract,
I'd agree that you could be experiencing
phimosis. Phimosis is usually a congenital
condition. During phimosis, the opening on
the foreskin is so narrow that the head of
the penis can’t pass through it
completely. Men diagnosed with phimosis
are more susceptible to develop infections
of the foreskin and the head of the penis
(balanopostitis). But the main problem
during phimosis occurs when a man become
sexually active. At that time, erection
can become very painful and the man is
then unable to perform sexual intercourse.
The only way to treat phimosis is via
surgical operation for circumcision. You
can consult an urologist for more
details.
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