A 32-year-old member asked:
What to do if i could only retract my foreskin when flaccid?
1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Consult urologist: Should be able to retract foreskin when erect. may have phimosis or tight frenulum. Phimosis or tight foreskin can be treated with prescription strength steroid cream or circumcision. Tight frenulum can be corrected by frenulotomy, with a small transverse incision sutured vertically under local or general anesthesia. Will improve or permit satisfactory sex.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What can I do if my glans does not retract even when flaccid and the head is out of foreskin.Is that normal?
Dr. Donald Alvesanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Not normal: For glans penis as swelling may occur and impair circulation. Not wise to leave foreskin retracted indefinitely. Should get seen by a urologist for ev... Read More
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A 52-year-old male asked:
Should i get phimosis treated?I can retract the foreskin when flaccid but not when erect.Causes slight discomfort during sex.Does it need correction?
Dr. George Klauberanswered
Specializes in Pediatric Urology
Yes you should: Sex should be pleasurable rather than uncomfortable. May respond to prescription strength steroid cream such as Betamethasone or kenalog (triamcinolon... Read More
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A 55-year-old male asked:
Trying to find out why my foreskin seems to be difficult to slide past the head of my penis. Flaccid is not an issue but when Im fully engorged, the foreskin is tighter when being retracted?
Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
Your phimosis may be the result of prior irritations of the foreskin. Is is also more common in diabetics who have had repeated.yeast infections of th... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
17 years old and unable to retract foreskin. I got my foreskin behind the glans today while flaccid, and saw lots of smegma. Any tips. ?
Dr. Stephen Chinnanswered
Urology 40 years experience
Phimosis: Your foreskin is still too tight to retract when you are erect, but can do so when flaccid. You should clean your penis daily, and always remember to... Read More
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Hi.if a person is uncircumcised and during erection the foreskin cant retract.when penis is flaccid the foreskin can retract.what is this?
Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 35 years experience
Old-fashioned way: A guy whose foreskin pulls back all the way when not erect, but is tight during erection, should be able to fix the problem by stretching his foreskin... Read More
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