This site discusses phimosis in its specific forms of phimotic ring, frenulum breve, adhesions or skinbridges. During erection these conditions inhibit the relationship between foreskin and glans. This functionally restricts the erection, and thus has an effect on the sexuality. With our culture's attitudes on health care, it would be appropriate to encourage early prevention.

2012 : note from author: My previous idea of monitoring boys before puberty is impractical, unecessary and now only of historical interest. please see Postscript.

PHIMOSIS

 




The tight foreskin obstructs the exposing of the glans:

Full phimosis

 

 

 

 

example.2 can point downwards

Example 3: Classical Pinhole Phimosis


Example 4 partial phimosis