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Written by Paul B. at 16 May 2001 15:18:46: Foreskin practice
As an answer to: Foreskin and such written by Erik at 16 May 2001 02:07:37:
> As a seventeen year old curious about sex
Unusual! (;-)
> Quite frankly I don't believe I've ever seen my glans before so the experience
> was very new to me.Uh-huh.
> ... a tiny hole at the tip of my penis with a diameter of no more than
> half an inch.Sounds plenty for starters.
> in porns I've watched, the glans of most of the male actors is the
> same colour as the shaft.Perhaps better avoided in some ways, but I know, they are educational!
> no real need to develop any layer of protecting, leaving it a beet red.
> Does that make sense?Excellent.
> wincing at the possibility of a tear or something worse.
Not very likely.
> Finally, after a lot of rubbing and a bit of pain ... I was able to get the
> foreskin back over. I won the battle but I'm afraid I might lose the war.No way. You are really progressing brilliantly.
> the foreskin tightened again at the base of the glans ... Would that explain
> the burning sensation?Certainly would.
> My penis feels fine now and I have no trouble urinating.
It can take a bit of punishment - far more than you probably think.
> I am, however, reluctant to pull back the foreskin again, fearing I may cause
> (more) damage. I'm not even sure if I hurt anything on my first endeavour.Look, no reason to believe you did. You probably did achieve a bit of
stretching however, and that is the key. The solution is to keep repeating this
exercise until it becomes easy. That's the clue. There is a risk
of the foreskin being trapped behind the glans (paraphimosis) but you have
demonstrated the ability to deal with this. As long as you are prepared to
pull it forward again immediately if and when this happens, repeatedly
doing this will stretch it. Eventually, you'll have exactly what you want,
a foreskin which pulls back over an erection, and slips forward again just as
easily.> Is there any way to stretch the tip of the foreskin so that it will become
> gradually easier to pull back? Some sort of exercise I could try out with
> maybe the aid of an oil or cream?Basic exercise - if you can get two (little) fingertips inside the tight end
of the foreskin and pull them outward, apart, as I suggested to the guy above
with the opposite problem, frequently and persistently, that's what
you need to do.> I can't seem to get the foreskin over the glans when I'm erect...no
> matter how hard I try.Not now perhaps, but you just keep trying.
> tiny, flesh-coloured bumps on the underside of my shaft that seem to come and
> go. What are they?Goosebumps? Blocked sebaceous glands (i.e., acne)?
> unless genital warts differ from 'conventional' ones
They do, and they often start small, but I think what you describe come and
go far too quickly for genital warts. Incidentally, you have to have sex to
catch genital warts from someone.> unless pimples can take on other colours aside from red and white
"Closed" pimples or "comedones" are just flesh-coloured lumps.
> one day I'll find myself in a situation with a girl who will freak out
> unless I can explain them.What sort of girl would that be? Obviously one that doesn't examine her own
genitals. Have you looked at a girl that close?> And don't say "Go see a doctor."
I wouldn't dream of it! (:-^)
> when it comes to gynaecologists, emotions play a far greater role than
> reason.Gynaecologists as a matter of definition, treat women!