What are the effects of foreskin being too long?

The outermost layer of the male reproductive organ is covered by the foreskin, which can not only protect the penis well, but also prevent the penis from being infected by bacteria. However, the length of the foreskin must be appropriate, otherwise it will not only fail to protect the penis but may also cause damage to it. Patients with excessively long foreskin may even need surgical removal in severe cases. Let's take a look at the effects of excessively long foreskin.

If the foreskin is too long, it will affect the development of male genitals and the quality of future sex life. If the foreskin is too long and local hygiene is not paid attention to, it will cause balanoposthitis and easily breed bacteria. It will also cause sexual dysfunction over time. Therefore, if the foreskin is too long, it is recommended to undergo surgical treatment as soon as possible.

A male with an excessively long foreskin may increase the chances of urinary tract infection in children, and may also cause local infection and inflammation of the foreskin and glans. Therefore, an excessively long foreskin may have some impact on health and deserves attention. In addition, proper local cleaning is an important key to preventing foreskin diseases. When the foreskin is too long, remember to turn the foreskin over and clean it every day.

Because the foreskin is too long, the secretions of the inner plate cannot be cleared in time, allowing bacteria to grow and multiply here, which will cause increased secretions in the foreskin, smegma, odor, and in severe cases, local inflammation, namely phimosis and glansitis. On the one hand, bacteria can retrograde and ascend to infect the urethra, prostate, seminal vesicles, epididymis and testicles, etc. On the other hand, bacteria can also be transmitted to the other party through sexual intercourse, causing female vulvitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, endometritis, etc. Therefore, from the current medical point of view, circumcision is better than no circumcision.

Prepuce is too long and foreskin is very harmful, such as:

1. Prone to cause various inflammations;

2. Prone to penile cancer;

3. May easily induce masturbation;

4. May affect sex life;

5. May cause infertility;

6. It is easy to cause incarcerated phimosis;

7. It can easily affect women’s health, causing cervical diseases and leading to cervical cancer, etc.

Phimosis refers to the narrowness of the foreskin opening or the adhesion of the foreskin to the glans penis, which prevents the foreskin from being turned up and exposing the urethral opening and glans penis. Circumcision is often used to treat phimosis. This surgery can also be performed for excessive foreskin; if surgery is not performed, it should be kept clean and turned up frequently for cleaning.