answer to a desperate guys' guestion?

Question

I have phimosis.I am 17 if it matters and I want to ask some questions to someone who knows...
1)Apart from circumcision, is there any other way for me to be cured?
2) If circumcision is the only way, what are the "side-effects"? I have heard that for 20 days you should not have erections, cuz you will get in lots of pain... is that so? What other things would I suffer? And how tolerable is for someone the whole proceedure ( from the surgery till the 20 days have passed)?
3) Can someone have sex even if he has phimosis?
Thanks!

Answer 1

As long as you can pull it back when soft (flaccid) it's perfectly fine. That's because that's really only when you should pull it back, to clean it when you shower, and that alone takes about 5 or 10 seconds and feels good, so it should not be an issue.

And another point, if you masturbate and it works fine, it'll work fine for sex, too.

However, if you think that your foreskin is a little tighter than it should be, or it seems to be attached to the head, that's quite common and normal at your age. Once you start pulling it back more often (for masturbation and cleaning) it'll gradually pull back more; I was the same.
http://circresearch.googlepages.com/tightforeskin

The USA is the last developed nation (Europe and Japan don't do it... nor does Latin America or China, for that matter) doing circumcision to newborns without medical/religious reasons and even our rates have fallen from as high as 90% in the 60s to as low as 14% nowadays in some states.
http://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/USA/staterates2004/

Studies have found that circumcision reduces sensitivity (this article also mentions how it has lost popularity in the USA in recent times):
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,285532,00.html

Makes masturbation more difficult:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06646.x

Which makes sense, that's how it was made popular in the USA:
http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/27-03-2006/77873-circumcision-0

Increases erectile dysfunction rates:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14979200&dopt=Abstract%7C

As far as cleaning goes, it takes about 5 to 10 seconds to pull back the foreskin and rub the head, it even feels good (the head is sensitive, after all). But for newborns and young (before puberty) boys, the foreskin may not slide back, because it's designed to be attached to the head so stuff like feces / poo from diapers doesn't touch the head.
http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/circumcision/protect-uncircson.html

Overall, feel free to research here, using medical studies, information, and statistics.
http://shorl.com/fajeputyprise

If you have any more questions, feel free to e-mail me from my profile. I'm only a few years older than you (I'm 18.) =)

Answer 2

Do you have real phimosis, as in the white BXO ring thing or whatever it is, or do you just have a tight foreskin?
If you only mean you have a tight foreskin, then yes it can usually be cured easily apart from circumcision with stretching exercises and a steroidal cream. Failing that they have some surgery available that is not full circumcision.
I have also heard of some guys having sex with a non-retractable foreskin and it worked. but for others it hurt.
Without more information I can't say but I suspect you just have a tight foreskin and with stretching and a cream it'll improve.

Answer 3

Well, it goes back to that documented thought process that men have, and can't help it -- every five, seven, or fifteen seconds or so the thought of sex crosses their minds. So, when a new woman appears on the radar, the antenna perks up. . Ah ha -- potential partner. For women, it just isn't that prevalent a thought. So men see possibilities while women feel the pain of her loss.

Answer 4

pl read my replies to these two question in men's health.
useful answers.
1 What do i do if it hurts when i pull my foreskin back when i'm fully erect and about 2 have sex?(i'm a virgin)

2 Does it hurt having a circumcision on a local anesthetic?

Answer 5

Try stretching with steroid creams and in warm baths. Masturbate and don't be afraid to pull the skin to stretch it.

You DON'T need circumcision.

Answer 6

Consult your doctor

Answer 7

Yes U can have sex.
There is a way of dilatation possible.

Answer 8

1) If you're worried, you can try non-surgical methods first: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phimosis.

Answer 9

i am sorry that you have this, but no you cannot have sex, i think i am not sure sorry good luck and i hope you get cured

Answer 10

i've never heard of anything other than being circumcized. and the older you more risks there are so have done a.s.a.p.and the best of luck to you.