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Written by RJK at 25 Oct 2001 19:20:58: Re: treatment of phimosis
As an answer to: treatment of phimosis written by tomes at 03 Oct 2001 20:49:01:
>Sir,
> I am a 18 years old Indian who is suffering from phimosis.Unfortunate for it was only some days ago that I came to know about the functioning of foreskin,that it retracts while erect or by gentle stretching.I am an engeneering student and have only moderate knowldge in anatomy of penis(sexual education is considered to be undesirable in india).When I read in a book that ,normally,foreskin of a full grown adult can slide over the glands,I was greatly surprised!My foreskin is very thick and folded inward,it does not retract even slightly ,while erect or by stretching.By stretching it widens so that the tip of glands is seen.When I tried to stretch it forward I found that it has some kind of adhesion with glands.This is the situation.I am unable to clean my glans and as a result ,I fear,i am suffering from skin diseases.I think that it is BXO type of phimosis,for which circumcision is inevitable.I don't masturbate and at some times ejacultion occures while sleeping,which is followed by irritation and foul smell in penis.Some soures say that masturbation will help the normal functioning of foreskin.I am in a dilemma and wnat to avoid circumcision at the cost of anything.I am in deep love with a girl and she is my best friend.I want to know if phimosis will prevent me from leading a happy sexual life in future,so that I can tell her and persuade her for another relation.I also want to know if there is any alternate therapy other than circumcision.If you are kind enough to help me please mail to me at tomes64in-yahoomail.com.
Tomes, there is a therapy other than circumcision that should put an immediate end to your problem. This is termed dorsal slit, and it involves making a cut in the foreskin on the upper side of the penis, the cut being long enough to permit the glans to be fully uncovered for cleaning, as necessary. (It doesn't need to be a long cut, just enough to free the tight foreskin.) You will need, of course, to find a physician who is familiar with this procedure and willing to perform it. The slit need not greatly change the appearance of your penis, since it needn't be over-long. Another man who had the same problem as yours and solved it recently with a dorsal slit is Spyros, who says he is quite happy with the outcome of the treatment. You could contact him at this e-mail address:. Good luck! rjk.