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Doctor Responses: Penis

Dr Christian answers your most frequently asked questions about the penis such as: What is the average size? What are the spots around your penis? Is it normal for the penis to bend?

With thanks to the Baker Street Medical Centre

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my partner is 55yrs old and recently has been unable to get a proper erectiion even when i give oral sex and it now bends could this be peyronies discease, never happended before only in the last 6 months or so he refuses to go the GP should i be worried

hi im 14 years old and have small spots all over my foreskin and scrotum ive tried to find out what this is myself and it seems to be called fordcyes or something i havent consulted a doctor as im to embarrased and i do have a girlfriend who wants to be more sexually active with me but im just to embarrased, is there anyway i can get rid of these or make them less visible?!

hi im 14 years old and have small spots all over my foreskin and scrotum ive tried to find out what this is myself and it seems to be called fordcyes or something i havent consulted a doctor as im to embarrased and i do have a girlfriend who wants to be more sexually active with me but im just to embarrased, is there anyway i can get rid of these or make them less visible?!

hello,im 16 years old and in a relationship, i have many little white spots on my penis and i am worried about what my girlfriend may think iv'e had them for as long as i can remember, can u help ?

i can get an erection but during love making it sometimes goes down , can you help me please because its really embarrasing for me and for my girlfriend

hi, im 16 and my penis works fine, the shape the size. but the problem is that i have little spots on my balls not like the ones on the head shown before. and i have a black lump on my forskin, ive had it for as long as i can remember it may ne a birthmark. is it possible to be one?

Hi im 17, i have a problem pulling my foreskin back both when flacid and erect. I rolled it back for a few days but it was painful and then just went back to "normal" again. Any advice?

Hi im 25 and my ball sack is very tight and when im having sex it almost disapairs is this normal.also my penis is about an inch un-erect and not very fat.But when its erect its only about 5 inches, i'am really embarrassed about this and was wondering can you help me.

i'm 16 and i am worried about my penis. It looks like it has too much foreskin and has a big impact in my sexual life, can you please help me or give me some advice. thanks

im 18 and im circumsized . i have white spots on it and its really worrying me cn u please tell me wat they are




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