Adhesion between foreskin and glans penis

Adhesion between the foreskin and the glans penis is the most typical symptom of foreskin adhesion and is also a common reproductive system disease in men. As we all know, the glans penis is of decisive significance to the male sexual function. If the foreskin and the glans penis are adhered, it will not only easily lead to male infection with glansitis, but also affect the male sexual function and even the female reproductive system health. Therefore, active treatment is necessary.

1. Brief Introduction of Symptoms

The foreskin is the layer of skin covering the glans penis. If you turn the foreskin over, you can see the ring-shaped constriction behind the glans penis called the coronal sulcus. There are many sebaceous glands in the skin near the coronal sulcus, which secrete a smelly secretion in the form of yellow-white mud, called "smegma".

In the first year of life, it is usually difficult for a baby boy to have his foreskin retracted from above the glans. Most boys will have their foreskin retracted by the age of 2, but some boys may have to wait until the age of 4 to have their foreskin retracted behind the glans. After the age of 4, if the foreskin still has difficulty retracting behind the glans, it is considered abnormal.

A tight foreskin may simply be the result of the remaining tissue bundle that connects the foreskin to the glans penis at birth. It may also be caused by a phimosis due to a small foreskin opening. Phimosis may be congenital, but sometimes it may be caused by recurrent glanitis or scarring from attempts to forcefully pull the foreskin back. Boys with phimosis are more likely to develop urinary tract infections.

2. Causes of Adhesion

When balanoposthitis is severe, it is easy to cause foreskin adhesion. Foreskin adhesion generally refers to the foreskin and glans sticking together, which is difficult to turn over. Foreskin adhesion is mostly caused by the inner plate of the foreskin skin adhering to the coronal sulcus and glans. Adhesion often causes recurrent balanoposthitis because the inflammation causes a large amount of fluid to seep out, which causes adhesion after absorption. Although most adhesions will not affect sexual life and will not cause disease, if adhesions cause penile erection pain, it will affect sexual life. Therefore, it is better to undergo surgical treatment as soon as possible for foreskin adhesions to avoid more difficult treatment in the future.

3. Symptoms and hazards

Prepuce adhesion refers to the failure of the foreskin to be restored in time after being forcibly turned up when the foreskin is too long or too tight. The overly tight foreskin opening is like a narrow ring tightly wrapped around the posterior coronal groove of the glans penis. In the area below the incarceration, blood circulation and lymphatic return are significantly obstructed, causing local edema and making it more difficult to restore. If the incarceration lasts for a long time, the glans penis will become cyanotic, eroded or necrotic due to lack of blood.