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Written by Ralesk at 17 May 2003 00:16:10: Re: 14 years old, do i have phimosis? HELP!!
As an answer to: 14 years old, do i have phimosis? HELP!! written by bill williams at 16 May 2003 22:35:43:
>Hey, im 14 years old, I am uncircumcised and i can only retract the foreskin fully when it isnt hard. when i am erect i can only get about 1/2 retracted, and im afraid if i try and go any further it will rip the skin or it will get stuck behind the head. are there any home remedys or things i can buy over the counter to be able to allow me to retract it or do i have to see a doctor.?? please help me
That sounds fine. One of my friends had that condition when he was 20.
I'd say, you shouldn't worry about it all that much, no sane person would *willingly* pull at the skin so hard as to rip it, nuh? Of course, optimal is that one can retract it properly, that part you sense well. Now here is the deal how it works: you use your foreskin and it'll loosen up eventually --- you don't, it'll stay tight. By "use" I mean retracting (and the private stuff you I'd guess already do anyway, which does include some amount of retracting I'd guess ;]). Nonetheless, talk to your parents --- they left your willie alone and that was a good choice, maybe they have some sense about what to do for it to work properly. And I'll say, aforementioned friend of mine now is 21 and half, and he has a fully retractable foreskin w/ no discomfort. And you have an *almost* fully functioning foreskin that can be improved --- don't forget that.