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Re: Can't pull foeskin back at all!

Written by Ivan at 09 Apr 2003 22:58:49:

As an answer to: Re: Can't pull foeskin back at all! written by AJ at 09 Apr 2003 20:23:12:

>>I'll be very suprised if I'm wrong on this one.
>Speaking from experience and from many people I have spoken to via e-mail on the subject, you're not wrong, Chimp. I suppose it's just difficult for those that have never suffered with phimosis and similar conditions to appreciate. Certainly it's not unheard of for some people to adjust/adapt and subsequently put up with it, while some even enjoy sex with it, but I would guess those cases are exceptions to the rule and in the minority.

As I think on it, I can imagine one possibility where simple phimosis leads to numbness. If he is a 'grower,' and the phimosis is particularly tight, then after a few minutes of being erect, the surface nerves could be deadened by lack of blood flow. It is my impression that the blood flow through the skin and glans is not the same as the blood flow which makes an erection (which has to be separated from the rest of the body's flow during erections to pump up), so the surface flow could be cut off without losing the erection. You can get much the same effect in your fingers by carrying a heavy case for a while. Much the same as when your arm 'falls asleep' too, I would think. Of course, we can't be sure, but there's a possible mechanism for what is reported.


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