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Re: smegma concern

Written by Alan at 17 Jul 2005 22:41:43:

As an answer to: Re: smegma concern written by Ivan at 16 Jul 2005 00:34:23:

To clarify more, I have phimosis and I have only retracted the foreskin of my penis for cleaning and masterbaition. In fact, I only semi-retract it, meaning the foreskin only goes down half way past the tip of my glans. My penis glan is still very sensitive, but maybe because I have not touched it for a while, since I am so aversed from past painful exposures. Is there an easier way to remove the smegma rather than touching the penis glan?

Alan

>>>>>I have a smegma buildup on the back end of the head of my penis glan, I have been continously washing it with clean water but none of it seems to come off. My penis glan is overly sensitive and that has been a battle itself; I have exposed my glan for years now and it is still very sensitive. How do you recommend I should remove some of this smegma without disturbing the sensitivity of my penis glan. Also, what implications would arise from not removing some of this smegma now? Thanks in advance for any help. Hope to hear soon.
>>>Alan
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>>Answer: This is pretty baffling to me. You have been retracting for years but only long enough to clean it, OR you have remained retracted for years? After only a matter of weeks or months of continuous exposure, the head should no longer be so hypersensitive.
>>If in fact you have properly identified the foreign matter as smegma, I cannot imagine why it won't come off, if you use enough abrasive force on it. So as not to risk overlooking the obvious, let me explain here that merely allowing water to run across smegma is usually not enough to dislodge it. You need to take a rag or sponge to it.
>I largely find myself in agreement with Charles. This is mysterious that you expose as much as you describe but still feel hypersensitive and you claim to have unremovable smegma. I don't agree that rinsing is not sufficient: in MOST cases smegma comes off quite easily, through the normal retraction for peeing, sexual activities (masturbation and foreplay), with rinsing sufficient for what might remain. You ought to be able to simply grasp it gently and pull it off, and I cannot imagine why you have not done so previously, unless it is not really smegma.


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