2007-01-01 08:14:15 · 4 answers · asked by David 2 in Health ➔ Men's Health
The true definition of phimosis has been confused in the literature. Essentially, there are two entities, based on age and pathophysiology: congenital phimosis and acquired phimosis. Both terms imply the inability to retract the distal prepuce over the glans penis. Once the foreskin can be retracted so that the glans penis partially appears, a phimosis is no longer present. Paraphimosis is the entrapment of a retracted foreskin behind the coronal sulcus. These conditions occur in the uncircumcised or incorrectly circumcised penis.
2007-01-01 08:19:40 · answer #1 · answered by Darryl H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phimosis is a condition where the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis gets stuck. Either it's pulled back and can't cover the head or covers the head and can't be pulled back.
Treatment can vary, depending on how painful it is, from topical treatment to circumcision.
2007-01-01 08:37:30 · answer #2 · answered by CCzenboy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically it is an inability to retract the foreskin.
2007-01-01 08:28:35 · answer #3 · answered by dragonkisses 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not being able to pull back
2007-01-01 09:18:47 · answer #4 · answered by rockability 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋