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For my son, he has come to me for questions about his penis and how its supposed to look. his foreskin cannot retract but when you see inside of whats inside of the foreskin all you can see is white and if you move it you can see the slit?
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Your son is uncircumcised and has a codition called phimosis (Partial or total inability to pull the skin back from over the head). The white substance is acollectionof secretioncalled the smegma. Good idea to see a Urologist
Answered 6/11/2023
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