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Re: Worried Teen

Written by AJ at 29 Aug 2002 22:33:11:

As an answer to: Worried Teen written by Ed at 29 Aug 2002 18:24:43:

>I am really worried and I dont not what is specifically wrong with me or what I can do about it.

Ed,

Before you can do anything, you really need to determine what is causing the problem that is preventing your foreskin from retracting. If you haven't done so already then I'd suggest you visit the site that hosts this forum and do some research into the specifics. However, to get an accurate diagnosis you will have to visit your doctor or a specialist. It is really important that you establish the cause, as it's no good stretching/elongating your foreskin (see Jim's premature advice below) if it is the frenulum that is the cause.

Ultimately though there's only a few options open to you if it's something like phimosis:

1) Circumcision
2) Partial-Circumcision
3) Dorsal Slit
4) Stretching (which works for some, but not for others)

If it's a tight frenulum then there's a couple of surgical options for resolving this (removing, snipping). Circumcision is not neccessary to resolve it.

Whatever you chose to do, I strongly suggest you speak to your doctor (someone you know is a real doctor and not a "net" doctor - who knows what they really do?) and discuss the pro and cons of stretching the foreskin and/or frenulum.

Hope this helps. All the best.



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