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Re: Partial phimosis?

Written by Paul B. at 29 May 2001 14:39:56:

As an answer to: Re: Partial phimosis? written by Corneliu Toca at 28 May 2001 22:19:18:

> I was just 4 years old, at that time I didn't understood too much. I just know
> from my parents that during the hernia surgery, I was "cut" also for phimosis.

Well, it is argued that phimosis doesn't really exist at that age unless there
is some evidence that the foreskin is impeding the urinary stream. "Ballooning" of
the foreskin is sometimes cited as such evidence, but there is a "catch" to this at
that particular age. At birth, not only is the foreskin not able to be retracted due
to the tightness of the opening in the foreskin, but it is actually attached to the
glans. Such attachment however parts during the first four years which means that if
the opening of the foreskin is still snug (not necessarily tight, but merely elastic),
the foreskin will balloon during urination where it did not previously, though
the foreskin is in fact no tighter than before. A doctor ignorant of this normal process
might diagnose "phimosis".

>But my foreskin is "complete" and normal, so no circumcision...
>My guess is that at that age, the phimosis was so obvious, that the doctor cut the
> ring for that situation.

You were manifestly lucky to be in a country with doctors of sufficient competence
not to perform a circumcision as would be the usual case in America and perhaps Canada
or Australia.

> As I grew up, the penis development passed the diameter allowed by the foreskin.

One can only assume you permitted this to happen by not regularly pulling back
the foreskin to pee (as I advise) or simply to play with it.

> When I have a slight or partial erection, I can retract fully and without pain,
> the only problem is that if the foreskin is fully rolled back, the frenulum pulls
> the head back too, and the penis bends.

I presume you actually mean it pulls the head down.

>When I have a full erection, I can retract only to uncover the head.
> In this situation, I always feel discomfort due to the very fit foreskin, and
> if I try to retract it just a little bit more, it hurts a bit, and presents that
> hourglass appearance around the shaft, as is presented in Drawing 1 on {page}

Again I say do keep pulling it back to that point, again and again, as often as
you can, whenever you pee or masturbate, perhaps even when you have sex.

You will not damage it by doing so, but rather you will slowly cause it to stretch and
eventually, loosen up so as to be comfortable under all circumstances.

> Another question: this tight foreskin, can be a reason to finish too early when making
> sex? It happend once or twice to me to ejaculate exactly after going in, because that
> was the moment when the thight vagina of my partner made my foreskin to retract at the
> maximum. All I could feel in that moment(s) was the squeeze of the foreskin around
> my penis and I ejaculated.

Indeed it may be a reason to finish "too early", but premature ejaculation is most
certainly a common problem, and the tension on the fraenulum not the only cause by any
means.

Certainly your great misfortune (;-) in having a partner with a tight vagina
is the major factor so all I can suggest is - enjoy it whilst you can! Even
someone with no foreskin would be prone to that problem.

Go slower in that situation, if it happens, wait ten minutes and try again (you have
to keep the partner occupied in that time - of course that is most essential but
there are ways - I should not have to explain to you) and just work at the stretching.


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