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I am a 40 year male. my urologist has recommended that i get circumcised because of smegma buildup which is causing irritation. please advise ?
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Probably good advice: Your foreskin probably does not retract easily, otherwise there would not be a smegma buil up. Circumcision will certainly take care of the problem once and for all. Good luck.
Answered 7/5/2012
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