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Dr Pixie meets a patient who has suffered for many years with a common condition called phimosis, where the foreskin of the penis cannot easily be retracted. Treatment is administered by simple surgery and there are a number of options available such as circumcision, where the foreskin is entirely removed, or preputioplasty, which involves a small incision to the foreskin so that it can be loosened.
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Please guys, go to your GP. There's no need to feel embarrassed..it's just another body part..we all have "bits n bobs' that we're not sure of and insecurities but we should feel proud of our bodies. They are amazing bits of machinery that serve us well especially if we look after them. Doctors see all kind of things and conditions and it's their job to sort us out if something's not quite working right. Don't suffer in silence. Sometimes all you'll need is reassurance.. you're in charge of your body and there's no pressure to do anything you don't want to. Just look at it as a way to find out the facts and then go away and think it over. Please don't worry..all will be well.
I am 14 and I think I have this problem though I can only get the forskin back over the head when my penis is flaccid it has no trouble getting back though, when I am erect I can only get it back halfway over the head then it starts hurting, I am afraid to see a doctor does anyoe have any advise?
i'm 16 and have this problem although it is getting better due to becomong sexually active, sex has lossened it allot and i can now fully retract it although it hurts a little.
im 17 and my foreskin is very tight it wont retracted, i have tried to roll it back my self but it hurts if i go to far, and i dont want to go to my gp, i'd just feel wrong. what should i do if it is a problem
Try using savlon cream, it worked with me. Use it twice a day, be patient , it will help
And me what shall I do use that cream
for a while now, my foreskin stays were it is after sex, my girlfriend feels like it is her fault and gets very upset, but I find during sex it is sore and after it is very swelled and a funny colour, like being starved of oxygen, iv tried cream and lube but still no luck, I'm 17 and this can't carry on... any ideas?
i am 14 ive had tight foreskin my whole life but it was never really a problem untill i came sexually active, my doctor recemended using aqueous cream, is this good and what do i do with it
i have the same problem im to scared to go to my gp
i am 20 and realised i had this when i was 17 and realised it wasnt the norm. i dont really find a problem with it apart from having sex without lubrication. i do find it embarassing but always explain to the girl and they never seem to have a problem with it. this has helped me to get over the embarassment. i dont think thers any real need for surgery in my eyes i hope this helps.
Hi.. I had my penis circumcised 3 years ago cause I had a tight foreskin and I still don't regret it. Best thing I ever did. To u blokes who have a tight foreskin see ur doctor and consider having it done u won't regret it
Man it looks painful when they cut that line of tissue thing damn! and it must be sore! im 15 but scared to tell somone
I've been looking around about circumcision and I've been finding alot of videos and such about losing feeling down there due to not having a foreskin. did you notice if this happened to you or not?
M 23 yrs..n m hvng prblm of tight foreskin..i mastrbte hard bt stil skin dsnt com down..is der any lotion or easy way out to lossen the foreskin and whr wil i get thm..m frm mumbai?? m virgin still....what shld i do to ??