Originally posted by nikeX:
It's about my foreskin. I'm still not able to retract my foreskin
now. It's very tight. When not erected, I can pull back my foreskin
but it's a little hard to get it back to its original position
(like stuck there) . I seen from some webbies that this problem is
quite serious and dangerous.. the scientific name for it is
paraphimosis. If you were to read articles on this, they stated
that it's quite dangerous .. I'm not sure what to do
now..
Paraphimosis is a condition in which the foreskin, once
retracted behind the glans, cannot be returned to its original
position. It must not be confused with phimosis, in which the
foreskin is so tight that it cannot be retracted. Your description
is a little ambiguous, please clarify whether you can retract your
foreskin.
The danger in paraphimosis lies in the foreskin forming an
extremely tight ring of tissue that impedes blood flow along the
penis, and may result in swelling and gangrene. Patients who suffer
from this condition often have penises which are swollen at the
glans but flaccid along the shaft. If your penis, on the whole, can
stay erect normally, then you probably just have a tight foreskin
and are not really suffering from paraphimosis.
However, if you constantly experience pain when you retract the
foreskin at erect state, then you should seek professional advice
as it may cause you discomfort and affect your performance during
sexual intercourse. A tight foreskin may also increase the tendency
for bacterial infection if you are unable to wash the area behind
the glans for hygiene purposes.
