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Re: Finally seeking advice after 30 years

Written by Ralesk at 15 Jan 2004 01:53:34:

As an answer to: Re: Finally seeking advice after 30 years written by Kenny S at 15 Jan 2004 01:41:10:

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>>It's important to identify what is causing the pain. Is it a strangulation feeling caused by the foreskin? Or rather a pain caused by the frenulum (the bit of skin underneath the head)?
>It feels as if the opening is too small and thus the penis feels as if it's being strangled. Right now, I'm convinced that I have phimosis. It's possible I also have frenulum breve but it's hard to tell (or rather I don't really know what to look for).
>When the penis is not erect, I can pull the skin back pretty far. I was once able to pull it back behind the glands when not erect, but it was extremely uncomfortable due to the strangulation feeling. I never tried it again.
>Should I discuss this with my regular primary care doctor or should I get a referral to a urologist and then discuss this?

To me, and tell me if I'm wrong here, the fact that you were never able to is simply caused by that you were never taught to (or, as a good amount of people with phimosis: were actively discouraged touching their penis) -- and that's all there is to it. So it seems to me that the primary reason for your phimosis is nothing pathological, but simply the lack of "training".

And usually, the pathological problems (such as BXO/LSA or a fungal infection) are pretty easy to notice ("hmm, something is different") although proper identification is to be done by a professional.

On a third note, the urologist is very likely to suggest that circumcision is the one and only solution for your problem.


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