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i cannot pull the foreskin behind my penis head. it remains at the top only with a small opening. but i can masturbate and have sex without any problems. can you suggest any measures for treating it. i want to try some home remedy before going in for sugery

2006-12-24 02:59:12 · 6 answers · asked by Jack 1 in Health Men's Health

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There are stretching exercises that work in the vast majority of phimosis cases. Basically, take two fingers and stretch the opening of the foreskin as far as it'll go without pain (like increasing its radius) by hooking a finger on either side of the opening. It may take a few tries to get right, but do this for a few minutes each day for a few weeks to a month.

If this doesn't work, there are prescription creams that'll help, especially when combined with the stretching exercises. If after another month or so and this also fails, you may want to consider surgical intervention. Some surgeries are pretty conservative with a quick recovery (see link).

2006-12-24 16:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by trebla_5 6 · 1 1

It is possible to stretch the foreskin in most cases. A friend of mine stretched the opening of his foreskin over the course of about 5 or 6 months with success. I don't know why doctors are always so eager to just charge in with circumcision when there is a non-surgical alternative.

I will say that my friend did this on his own without medical supervision so I thought I'd see if there's any medical history of this procedure and first came upon the first link below. They used forceps and it seems it was somewhat painful. Though I didn't witness how he stmy friend retched his foreskin, he explained that he had a large enough opening and the glans was sufficiently unattached from the foreskin (I guess sometimes there is skin fusion involved) that he could work 1/2" wide strip of sterile gauze (I think he soaked it in saline solution) into the space between the glans and the foreskin all the way around the opening and therefore stretching the opening. Over several months, the opening expanded enough to comfortably retract the foreskin over the glans, even with an erection. Obviously the forceps method would work too and may be less time consuming.

There seems to be research involving the use of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ointment, but I don't personally know of anyone who has used this method (see second link for more information).

2006-12-24 11:18:44 · answer #2 · answered by SDTerp 5 · 1 1

Streaching is not really useful and does not work in all cases.
Even if it works, the phimosis will come back after some time (personal experience)

The best, definitive and most sensible solution is circumcision.


Now some info on circumcision, keep reading...


CIRCUMCISION IS VERY BENEFICIAL, its cleaner and several research bodies have concluded that circumcised men have less risk of contracting STD's such as AIDS-HIV or herpes.

Uncircumcised penises are difficult to keep clean, and more prone to infections and penile cancer, studies have shown.
A circumcised penis is naturally clean and virtually free from urinary infection. You will not have to worry again with careful washing of your penis.

About STD's:

As I said, several studies carried out by prestigious research bodies have concluded that uncircumcised penises are more prone to infections and contraction of STD's, including AIDS-HIV. Circumcised men have been proved to be up to seven times less likely to be infected than those who are uncircumcised. Have a look at this site: http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/HealthNews/2006121404Circumcision

As for women, studies also show that circumcision also protects female partners from AIDS-HIV and other STD's. Browse this article: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2006/02_08_06.html

About sensitivity of a circumcised penis:

No medical or physiological study has proved that circumcision reduces sensitivity, opposed to common belief. It is completely FALSE that circumcision reduces penis sensitivity. The American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) confirms this on their web site; have a look at: http://www.aap.org/pubed/zzzjzmemh4c.htm

Circumcision is an easy and nowadays *painless* procedure, which has many benefits, and virtually no risks.
Circumcision is NOT an amputation. Circumcision is NOT comparable at all to female circumcision, which is something completely different.

Circumcision rates are INCREASING nowadays, both in the United States and overseas. Many African and South American countries with little circumcision tradition are starting to promote the procedure to help to reduce the AIDS-HIV infection rates.

Finally, this site has a lot of useful and *unbiased* information. Make sure you have a good look: http://www.circinfo.net

2006-12-26 15:38:52 · answer #3 · answered by Scuba 3 · 0 0

Follow the link

2006-12-24 11:03:01 · answer #4 · answered by Monte T 6 · 0 0

try a glansie.it really works and you don't need surgery.

2006-12-26 21:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

nedd surgery

2006-12-24 11:10:01 · answer #6 · answered by poison_ivy_sam 4 · 1 2

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