What causes small bumps under the foreskin?

If you have a pimple under your foreskin, men should not ignore it, because it will directly affect reproductive health. If we ignore treatment, the harm will become more serious. So what are the reasons that lead to small pimples under the foreskin? Take a look at the following detailed introduction of the major reasons that lead to large pimples under the foreskin. I hope men can pay attention to prevention.

(1) White bumps on the foreskin may be caused by hair follicles.

, it is very likely that these so-called things on the foreskin are hair follicles. It's just that they grow on the foreskin and often do not grow sweat hair. This situation does not require treatment. The hair follicles will not affect your sex life and sexual ability, nor will they affect fertility. At the same time, it may also be sebaceous glands, but sebaceous glands are also harmless.

(2) Sometimes the bumps on the foreskin may be caused by smegma.

Smegma is caused by excessive foreskin, which is carcinogenic, so it needs to be treated by surgery, that is, circumcision.

(3) Small pimples on the foreskin may be a few or a circle of needle-tip or rice-sized pimples on the coronal sulcus. They are not painful or itchy, and some may have been there for several years. This is called

Pearly papules or roseate papules

, it is normal and does not need treatment. Some scholars believe that this is a sexual receptor. So, having bumps on the foreskin may not be all harmful, first of all, don't worry too much.

Experts from Ningbo Ouya Men's Hospital remind

When there are small bumps on a man's foreskin, it should be taken seriously. Small bumps on the foreskin cannot rule out the possibility of local infection. The foreskin is too long, due to long-term stimulation of urine and smegma, which can induce balanitis, cause edema, congestion, erosion of the foreskin mucosa, repeated cross infection and even foreskin incarceration. If not treated in time, the inflammation can infect along the reproductive tract, causing inflammation of the prostate, seminal vesicles and epididymis, etc., and can be transmitted to your other half through sexual life. In addition, it can also cause premature ejaculation, etc.

In fact, the genital area is relatively fragile and needs special attention in health care. If we ignore its various health care principles, it will be more susceptible to infection by some bacteria. Therefore, for the sake of reproductive health, men also need to learn more about these common sense to avoid balanitis or other reproductive diseases.