What is Phimosis?

Men are prone to phimosis, but it is relatively unfamiliar to women. Because many women may not know what phimosis is. However, if a boy is younger, it is a problem that troubles parents. Therefore, we should understand the specific situation of phimosis in time, but what is phimosis?

1. Symptoms of Phimosis

There are many types of symptoms of phimosis, such as some physiological foreskin diseases, which are caused by mild adhesions inside the foreskin and on the surface of the glans penis when the baby is newborn. This kind of situation that prevents the foreskin from turning over or forms a coronal sulcus is called physiological phimosis. It disappears naturally within two or three years after birth as the epithelial adhesion is absorbed.

2. Types of Phimosis

True phimosis: refers to the foreskin that cannot be turned back to the coronal sulcus after the age of three. Sometimes the foreskin opening is as small as a needle tip, which hinders the development of the penis. When urinating, urine accumulates in the foreskin, causing the foreskin to swell like a ball. This type of phimosis needs to be circumcised before the age of 9, otherwise it is easy to cause balanitis and urethral stenosis. Smegma accumulation can form smegma stones, and long-term stimulation can induce cancer. Long-term dysuria can affect kidney function. Children may suffer from frequent urination and bedwetting at night.

Secondary phimosis: People with excessive foreskin may have scars formed at the foreskin opening due to trauma or infection, which results in the foreskin opening becoming narrow and unable to be turned up. This type of phimosis is called secondary phimosis and requires circumcision.

3. Introduction to foreskin

Phimosis refers to a condition where the foreskin opening is too small, so that the foreskin cannot be turned up to reveal the glans penis; prepuce is too long refers to a condition where the foreskin covers the entire glans penis, but the foreskin opening is not small and can be turned up to reveal the glans penis. Infants with prepuce are often physiological, and only after puberty can the glans penis still be slowly exposed can it be called phimosis or prepuce is too long.

What are the dangers of phimosis and how to treat it

The phimosis of men has a great impact on their sex life. The phimosis of men means that it is difficult for the glans penis to be exposed, which will lead to obstacles in their sex life. It will also lead to a poor sex life between men and women, and the quality of sex life will not be very high. This will lead to disputes between couples and will affect the relationship between the couple. Therefore, if a man has phimosis, he must remove the excess foreskin in time. Timely treatment can still save the sex life between couples. At the same time, men should not have psychological pressure.

Both foreskin and phimosis should be treated in time. Phimosis is more serious than foreskin. If you do not pay attention to personal hygiene, it is easy to get bacterial infection, which can easily cause glansitis. In the future life, it is easy to cause sexual dysfunction, such as premature ejaculation. It is recommended that you go to the hospital for a circumcision. If you do not have the operation, you cannot recover on your own. Moreover, the current young age is very suitable for surgery. Don't do it too late, because the current circumcision is only a very small operation.