Is foreskin too long hereditary?

For men under the age of 7, the foreskin is long and will cover the entire glans penis and urethra. With the growth of age, men begin to grow and develop gradually, the male genitals expand in volume and length, and the foreskin and glans penis will automatically separate. The foreskin will retract, exposing the glans penis and urethra outside the foreskin. After puberty, the foreskin of men with long foreskin still covers the glans penis and urethra. Many people have just begun to care about the causes of long foreskin. Is long foreskin genetically inherited?

Authoritative experts explain that a very small number of patients have congenital diseases, which are inherited from the father's genes. There is a certain degree of hereditary inheritance foreskin, but the proportion is not large. Male patients do not need to worry too much about passing on the disease gene to their babies. Most of the causes of the disease are due to acquired penile foreskin adhesions or balanitis.

Regardless of whether the foreskin is related to genetic inheritance, if you find that your baby has a long foreskin, after the age of 7, you should pay attention to whether the foreskin is long and the glans penis is separated normally after the male develops. If the foreskin is too long and still covers the entire glans penis and urethra. Then between the ages of 9 and 13, you should take your child to the hospital for examination and treatment, and perform circumcision surgery if necessary. This age group is the golden time for surgery. As long as you go to a professional hospital for outpatient surgery, this minimally invasive surgery has no risks. At the same time, parents should pay attention to helping their children do a good job of preventing the foreskin from growing in adolescents.

What are the effects of long foreskin?

There are two types of foreskin. One is pathological foreskin, which means that the glans penis cannot be completely exposed even after the penis is erected. The other is pseudo-foreskin, which means that the glans penis cannot be completely exposed under normal circumstances, but can be completely exposed after the penis is erected. In addition, there is also a condition called prepuce hyperplasia, which means that the glans penis cannot be exposed at any time. Because the foreskin is long, secretions will accumulate. If it cannot be removed in time, bacteria will grow and multiply here, producing urine scale and emitting a foul odor. In more serious cases, it will continue to cause inflammation, which is called balanoposthitis.

According to research, the possibility of cancer caused by long foreskin increases. Many years ago, the medical community found that the incidence of penile cancer in men and cervical cancer in women was very low. After investigation and analysis, it was found that the religious custom was to remove the long foreskin of boys shortly after they were born. This is called circumcision in the local area. Further research shows that urine scale in men, such as crystals and secretions in residual urine, is one of the key causes of penile cancer in men and cervical cancer in women.

Long foreskin not only causes cancer, but also affects the normal growth and development of the male glans. Some patients with long foreskin, if they have repeated urethral infections, are prone to adhesion of the foreskin and the glans mucosa. In prepubertal children, it will affect the normal growth and development of the glans, and in more serious cases, the glans deformity will occur.