Phimosis - what should I do?

[Anonymous]

I think I may be suffering from phimosis - naturally, this is not something one picks up on without stimulus - I was reading an article recently when I noticed that I can never retract my foreskin, and I was wondering if any guys had any advice, or if there are any doctors online. Also, would it bother you girls? I need to find out more, as I either have to accept my lack of sexual ability or resort to going straight to the doctors and maybe having to have a circumcision, which I would rather avoid. Any advice is well appreciated.

[davids88]

You do not have to circumcise. If the opening of the foreskin is too small then, you can do a Prepuceplasty surgery. It will not remove the foreskin but just widen the foreskin so it can be pulled back easily even when the penis is erect.

Do not circumcise because it will reduce the sensitivity of your penis. A study published in the International Journal of Men's Health showed that circumcised men have a 4.5 times greater chance of suffering from erectile dysfunction (ED) than intact men.

It is important to do something about your problem soon because people with phimosis are a lot more likely to get penile cancer.

One cause of penile cancer is not keeping the penis head clean and phimosis makes it very difficult to keep it clean since you can not pull your foreskin back. Read more about the causes of penile cancer in the below link

https://www.cancer.net/cancer-types/penile-cancer/risk-factors-and-prevention

[sunnysyal]

Have you ever tried to pull it back in the past? Most of the time, the skin is tight if you never attempted to pull it back and hence when you try to do it for the first time you think it is some kind of a problem you have. Not at all. All you need to do to correct it is, take some kind of lubricant, apply it on the head and you penis so it is completely moist and slowly try to pull your skin down to uncover the penis head. Don't expect results in days. It might take weeks before you are able to completely pull it back. Make sure that you don't pull it down to hard, because if you do, the skin might roll back and get stuck under your penis head and would not come back up. So do this process step by step. Everyday you'll see it go a little further. Good Luck.

[Asker]

Thanks for the advice, I have heard doctors prescribing creams, so that sounds OK. Really, though, its enbarrassing. If I masturbate, I usually rub myself face down on the duvet, as if I was with a real girl I would naturally go for the missionary position, so I don't usually pull the foreskin back consciously. Hence, it s unnatural for me. But if going to the doctor will help, I will.

[Belgie]

Go to a doctor. He may tell you circumcision is required, or he may be able to help you stretch the skin.

[Anonymous]

I had frenulum breve which is similar and I stretched the skin with oil every time in the shower

it's loose and comfortable for me now

I've heard you can get a special cream that can thin that part of the skin out but you'll need to ask your doctor first

If your condition is severe then the only way is probably surgery