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A 33-year-old male asked:
For years i have feared sex because of my tight foreskin and recently i messed up an amazing opportunity with a girl because of it. when im fully erect i can pull the skin back over the head but its pretty uncomfortable could steroid cream help?
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 48 years experience
I would visit a urologist and ask for simple options that would help. An office procedure could loosen the tourniquet effect you describe and that would end the issue.
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Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
Just applying steroid cream will not help. Apply a small amt of steroid cream as lubricant and gently pull the skin back as far back as you can without discomfort leave it like that for a minute or two then pull it front again. Practice daily till your skin becomes supple and can be retracted all the way back. It will take time. Other option is circumcision. Good luck
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Answered Nov 04, 2022
Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered
Pathology 51 years experience
Agree with Dr. Ferguson. Do not pull back the foreskin, forcibly.
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Answered Nov 04, 2022
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