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Written by Rahul at 07 May 2002 07:38:57: Re: Unable to stretch foreskin
As an answer to: Re: Unable to stretch foreskin written by Jim at 06 May 2002 22:57:20:
I wonder what is the limit upto which we can strech our foreskin.I am able to strch it only a little beyond the head ring.i see that after strching upto that point without any pain all i see is that the foreskin and the penis is tied.Is that normal?
>You said a key phrase, "No pain." That's good. You are guessing frenulum breve, but it really sounds like just a small opening in the end of the foreskin. This is very good news because you can fix it yourself very quickly. Start pulling the skin back to its limit several times a day. You pee often and this gives you the opportunity to do the stretching while peeing. Hold it in the stretched position to get the skin cells to relax. Also, at shower time when the skin is warm, take hold of the end and pull the opening apart, again holding it in the stretched position for a few minutes. Almost all guys who do this faithfully several times a day report progress in just a few days. The progress may be slow at first, but it will be progress and encouragement to finish the job.
>If when you finally get the skin to retract more, you can determine the status of the frenulum. It also reacts to stretching, but sometimes becomes a bit more stubborn. Just persist, and you will prevail. The foreskin and the frenulum have already used skin expansion methods since you were born. If they had not, you'd still have the micro-weanie that you had when born, so see, your penis does have all the necessary skin cell producing mechanism builtin. Now it's up to you to make that mechanism go to work for you. Any questions?
>>Hi, after years of thinking that my penis was normal, i`ve just discoverd that it is infact normal for the foreskin to pull back.... I`ve never been able to pull back my foreskin, i can pull it back a about half an inch, but it seems to be caught on something :). So i guess its frenulum breve.. But i want someone else`s opinion. When i have an erection, the foreskin stays in place, but there is no pain. I have recently begun having sex, but only with a condom. There is no pain there either, except afterwards when it feels, well, not painfull, but, its hard to describe. Like i`ve been doing it too hard or something. I can masturbate fine, but when my girlfriend does this she is alittle more vigurous, which feels uncomfortable. So, what does it sound like?
>>I also want to know if surgeons are willing to correct this, other than performing circumcision. Is anyone here from the UK? What is the norm? I don`t want to loose my foreskin !
>>Also, it was very interresting to read about the glands being very sensitive. The skin there is EXTREMELY sensitive. I can`t bring myself to touch it, it just goes though me...