Post Date April, 15 2023
Some people believe that phimosis and excessive foreskin do not interfere with sexual life and fertility, so they are not a genital disease. In fact, this view is not scientific. Because, whether it's phimosis or excessive foreskin, it's harmful to the human body.
(1) Obstructs penis development and affects sexual harmony: phimosis can affect the growth and development of the penis. During puberty, due to the tight wrapping of the penis head and the lack of external stimulation, the development of the penis head is greatly constrained, resulting in a significantly smaller circumference of the crown of the penis after the maturity of the sexual organs, affecting sexual pleasure. Adults may have a long foreskin or phimosis that affects their normal sexual life. Especially for men with a small diameter of the foreskin, the upturned foreskin cannot be restored, and the foreskin is tightly stuck in the coronal groove, forming an incarcerated phimosis, causing less pain. In severe cases, glans edema may occur due to poor blood flow, and even glans necrosis may occur.
(2) Inflammation of the penis: There are abundant sebaceous glands within the foreskin, which can secrete a large amount of sebum. "When the phimosis or foreskin is too long, the secretion of the sebaceous glands within the foreskin cannot be discharged, and the deposits in the sebum and urine synthesize a cheesy and odorous" foreskin scale ".". Scald on the foreskin is suitable for bacterial growth and can cause inflammation of the penis and foreskin. Germs can also cause urinary tract infections through the urethra. Inflammation that occurs at the urethral orifice can cause narrowing of the urethral orifice after healing, causing difficulty in urination.
(3) Damage to renal function: Inflammation of the penis can cause stricture of the urethral orifice or anterior urethra, causing difficulty in urination. If urination is difficult for a long time, the function of the kidneys will be impaired.
(4) There is a risk of cancer: redundant foreskin and phimosis, which may induce penis cancer. Modern scientific research has shown that foreskin scaling is a carcinogen. According to surveys, 85% to 95% of patients with penile cancer have phimosis or excessive foreskin. "Prolonged phimosis and foreskin not only affect one's health, but also can bring foreskin dirt into the vagina, stimulating the uterus, and inducing cervical cancer if one sleeps with his wife.".
Therefore, men with phimosis and overlong foreskin should receive surgical treatment at the hospital as soon as possible. Perform circumcision. For non inflamed foreskin that is too long, as long as the foreskin is often turned upside down and cleaned, surgery may not be necessary.
If there is inflammation that cannot be operated on as soon as possible, it is also necessary to keep the vulva clean, wash the penis once a day, do not use your hands to fold the foreskin, do not apply drugs indiscriminately, and do not believe in any "folk prescription". It is necessary to promptly go to the hospital for a doctor's treatment, and wait until the inflammation disappears before performing the operation.
