How to tell if it's phimosis?

In daily life, many men pay special attention to their health, especially the problem of phimosis. When phimosis occurs, it will not only affect the health of men, but also make women more susceptible to gynecological diseases. Therefore, many men will undergo surgery when phimosis occurs. If a man is not sure whether he has phimosis, he can go to the hospital for examination.

How to tell if it's phimosis?

1. Foreskin is too long

Phimosis refers to the foreskin that cannot be turned back, the foreskin opening is narrow and small, and if the foreskin is too long, you can use your hands to turn the foreskin back to expose the glans penis.

2. Hidden penis

The child was obese, the foreskin was beak-shaped, the penile skin was not attached to the penis body, and the penile compression test was positive.

Types of Phimosis

Atrophic phimosis:

What are the main clinical manifestations of phimosis? The foreskin is short and thin, tightly covering the glans penis, and the two are adhered together, which restricts the development of the penis, so the penis is short and small, the glans penis is deformed, and even presents a contracted hard structure. Discomfort or pain during erection affects sexual function. If the foreskin opening and the external urethra opening are in the same position and the foreskin opening is not severely narrow, urination will not be affected. Otherwise, urination will be difficult or difficult.

Hypertrophic phimosis:

The main manifestations are that the foreskin is too thick and long, causing difficulty in urination, and the urine stream becomes thin and bifurcated. For those with a narrow foreskin opening, the foreskin sac is first filled with urine during urination, and becomes a ball, and then the urine is discharged. The complications of phimosis include lower urinary tract obstruction, upper urinary tract hydrops, kidney function damage, inguinal hernia, rectal prolapse, penile prepuce inflammation, prepuce stones, local inflammation, frequent stimulation can cause increased nocturia, leukoplakia of the glans penis and prepuce, papilloma, etc. According to relevant data, 90% of penile cancer patients are related to phimosis and phimosis.

Secondary phimosis:

Men's specialists say that when the foreskin is narrow due to inflammation or trauma and cannot be turned up, it is called phimosis. A common phenomenon is phimosis. When the foreskin is forcibly turned up to the coronal sulcus due to the narrow opening of the foreskin, the narrow opening of the foreskin forms a very tight and narrow ring there, which is called phimosis. It is often caused by children curiously touching the foreskin of the penis. It is often caused by adults, or when the foreskin is turned up but not restored in time, it can also cause phimosis.