I can't pull back the foreskin completely.. Will this become a big problem in my sex life?? Am healthy and I masturbate too....
Post photos if you will...one when not pulled back, and one when pulled back as far as it will go. I think I'm the same.
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It's not a problem unless it's causing you pain. If it becomes a problem gentle stretching of the skin along with short term use of a steroid cream can usually permit the foreskin to fully retract without resorting to surgery. To find out more about this look for info on non-surgical phimosis treatment.
For the most part I agree with with Mathew.
If you can still ejaculate, which I think you probably can, there's no immediate problem at all. I was able to have all three of my chidren with a phimotic foreskin like yours. It doesn't offer the most pleasurable experience for you or your partner in sexual intercourse, but it's a good 'second best'. Please believe me because I was in the same position as you.
Christopher
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Yep...I'm the same way. Partner never complained, but tight insertions, and getting really 'into' intercourse or oral, has left me sore and even a bit torn at the frenulum ( the tissue that keeps the foreskin from pulling past the head.) I've looked into adult circumcision, but the healing process in that part of our anatomy is just too 'ouchy burny' for me!...if a steroid cream helped, it's worth a try.
What's your condition now...have you seen any doctor and any difficulty for intercourse ?
I have to be careful now. Circumcision would help, but I choose to not do elective surgeries like that or a nose straightening, etc. I'm not a youngster, and married 20 years, different things are more important at 60 than 16.
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No, it's not going to be a problem unless you force your foreskin back during sex and the foreskin gets stuck behind the glans. Should be okay otherwise. Stretching the foreskin would be possible. A lot of guys are the same way as you and some really likes to keep it that way and think it looks good aswell when it's a little tight. :-)
You can live with it, but I think your sex life would be better if you were able to retract. As well as stretching, steroid creams, preputioplasty, and circumcision would be options, and a urologist would be able to advise if either of the first two options might work. There's also a "Phimosis and Paraphimosis" link on the right hand side of this page. It's written for medics, but may be useful anyway.
I can't see the photo. If you send it via a private message it might work,
Christopher
Ahh... now I've seen it. Thank you.
Yes, you have phimosis. But in my case it was even tighter. I could not even expose the tip of my glans. However, during sexual intercourse with my wife one night my foreskin did retract - and became stuck behind the coronal rim of my glans. This stopped the flow of blood to my penis and became an emergency. The consequent oedema meant a slit was made in my foreskin to make it slide back. I then had to be circumcised.
Phimosis is bad news, and I'd get straight to A&E if it happened to me. The "Phimosis and Paraphimosis" link (written for doctors) at the right hand side of this page describes it as a "urological emergency". For anyone that has phimosis, it's worth finding out about, just in case it ever happens.
There would be a slight difference in if this suddenly happened to you. Phimosis might happen to elderly men all of a sudden and represent a problem, but for somebody who's stayed this way ftom the day that he was born and doesn't feel any discomfort there's really no reason to make it into a problem which it isn't is. I know several adults or young men who's got the same and functions fine sexually aswell as in other terms even with a tight foreskin. If it will represent a problem later on, then address it then instead of worrying unneccesarily before anything has happened, is my point of view.
Sorry, I meant to say "Paraphimosis is bad news".
I think Matthew has left this discussion now. And I'm sure you have been of help to him with all your understanding replies. You're quite right that his sex life would be better if he was able to retract, and you give some accurate advice.
I would just like to point out that circumcision is never an option as a means to really improving sex life for either partner - unless as a last resort when all other options have failed. I ended up much as Mathew penis-wise. Stretching and steriod creams did nothing. But in my case my VERY tight foreskin was the result of abuse as a 6 year old boy. The subsequent scar from the injury compromised my forekin's elasticity. Long story short: I suffered paraphimosis during sex one night. My wife successfully released my trapped foreskin, but she insisted I see my GP. She in turn referred me to a urologist. I was circumcised.
I now have a permanently exposed glans which loses erotic sensation as every month and year goes by. Now, even icy cold or very hot water on my glans leaves me feeling nothing except pressure from the falling water. But if I do the same on the shaft of my penis, I recoil instantly in shock.
My wife and I both wish I still had a foreskin regardless of its paucity. But now, even masturbation is a learning curve for me.
Christopher
And there's the rub, pardon the pun...I can't imagine the sensitive head/glans being permanently exposed, knowing how the foreskin on it's own can get 'wear and tear' hrough over zealous friction from masturbation and oral stimulation. It's how we were made, and it's so obvious what the foreskin is there for. My father was one of 7 boys born from 1914-26. Oddly, the eldest who lived until age 90 had issues in his late 70s requiring a circumcision, but otherwise, i never heard of any issues. My father insisted his 3 boys would remain intact. Many of the males in my family had extra padding in the public area from weight issues starting in childhood. Long foreskin and extra padding means there's even more places for the penis to 'hide',especially as their/our weight increased in adulthood....But all fathered children. At 60, I'm fortunate to have a younger very understanding and helpful husband. After may weight gains as ND big losses, the loose skin just adds to the issues. The surgeries for removal and lifting are so invasive and healing so lengthy, I've steered away for over 25 years thus far. Th ad nks for sharing...it's good for us to do this. Cheers.