Can I have sex with a phimosis?

What causes phimosis?

1. Male phimosis is related to poor hygiene. If men do not clean their external genitalia frequently, the secretions of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin will accumulate under the foreskin, and the smegma will generally appear like tofu, which can easily cause male phimosis.

2. Male phimosis is also related to frequent masturbation. Masturbation is a manifestation of many people with strong sexual desire. Excessive desire will lead to rough sexual behavior, which will cause the foreskin to be damaged to varying degrees. Bacteria will take this opportunity to contaminate the wound on the foreskin, which will then cause male phimosis.

3. Male phimosis is also related to smegma. Even with hands, patients with phimosis cannot turn the glans penis to reveal it. This is because a lot of smegma has accumulated in the foreskin, which is very difficult to remove. People with phimosis are prone to balanitis, and patients are recommended to undergo circumcision.

4. Causes of congenital phimosis. When children are born, the foreskin and glans penis are adhered. When they are 3 to 4 years old, due to the growth of the penis and glans penis, the penis becomes erect. Most children's foreskin can retract upwards by itself, and the glans penis can be exposed by everting the foreskin. However, in some children, the foreskin opening is very small, so the foreskin cannot retract, which hinders the development of the glans penis or even the entire penis.

5. Causes of acquired phimosis. Acquired phimosis is often secondary to balanitis caused by excessive foreskin and damage to the foreskin and glans penis. The foreskin opening has scar contraction, loses its elasticity and expansion ability, the foreskin cannot retract upward, and the urethral opening is narrowed.

6. Others. In fact, there are many reasons for the occurrence of foreskin. Some boys have very small foreskin openings, which prevents the foreskin from retracting, hindering the development of the glans penis and even the entire penis. The external opening of the urethra is also often small, sometimes as small as a pinhole, resulting in difficulty in urination.

Is phimosis harmful?

(1) Damage to kidney function: Penile inflammation can cause stenosis of the urethral opening or anterior urethra, resulting in difficulty urinating. Long-term difficulty urinating will damage kidney function.

(2) Risk of cancer: Phimosis may induce penile cancer. Modern scientific research shows that smegma is a carcinogen. According to surveys, 85%-95% of penile cancer patients are phimosis patients. Phimosis not only affects one's own health, but also brings smegma into the vagina when having sex with his wife, irritating the uterus and inducing cervical cancer.

(3) Hindering the development of the penis and affecting the harmony of sexual life: Phimosis will affect the growth and development of the penis. During adolescence, the glans penis is tightly covered by the foreskin and cannot receive the necessary external stimulation. The development of the glans penis is greatly restricted, causing the development of the sexual organs. After maturity, the circumference of the glans penis crown is significantly smaller, affecting sexual pleasure.

(4) Penis inflammation: There are abundant sebaceous glands in the foreskin, which can secrete a large amount of sebum. When the foreskin is phimosis or phimosis, the secretions of the sebaceous glands in the foreskin cannot be discharged. The sebum and the sediment in the urine are combined to form the cheese-like and smelly "smegma". Smegma is suitable for bacterial growth, so it can cause inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin. The bacteria can pass through the urethra and cause urinary tract infection.