[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by Rood at 09 Aug 2002 13:36:41: Re: My concerns, advice needed
As an answer to: Re: My concerns, advice needed written by andrew at 09 Aug 2002 03:14:21:
You understand, do you not, that the foreskin is supposed to be attached to the bottom of the glans, directly below the eurethra...by the frenum. The frenum is the "hinge" of your foreskin. The frenum forms a "Y" with the bottom leg attached to the shaft and the two upper arms encircling the opening I suspect that if you begin to USE the frenum by pulling back on the foreskin on a regular basis that it will become fully functional. Perhaps if your doctor would have explained this in detail it would be understandable. Doctors are sometimes either too embarrassed to do these things...or too dense to think of them.
>When flacid, the foreskin can be fully retracted, however with a little bit of discomfort, also contributing to this is the fact that the foreskin has been seldomly retracted and the glans are very sensitive. When erect, the the foreskin can be retracted about 35% before it cannot retract any further.
>Here's the other problem. When i retract the foreskin, only the top side of the foreskin will retract, the bottom side of my foreskin is literally attached to the bottom of the glans, (directly below the urethra). When retracting the bottom side of the foreskin will not retract at all. Now I'm not sure whether it's my frenulum that is extremely small or could it be that my foreskin has not separated? ( i thought in the latest cases the foreskin separates around age 10) Now i've been to the doctor a few years ago about this, he said just wait and you'll eventually be able to retract fully, but it seems (from reading various parts of the site and the testemonials) that this is what is told to many patients with this kind of problem.
>Well that's about as detailed as i can think of, once again feel free to make an y request for more info, and thanks so far for the replies and help you've given.