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Am i having phimosis? (17 years old)

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ItsJustEthan
ItsJustEthan

I can't retract it all the way down and seems the foreskin still adhered-

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  • bradlay89
    bradlay89 ItsJustEthan

    Posted

    I would see your doctor. I am more worried about the raw skin that the retraction.

  • Rob5151
    Rob5151 ItsJustEthan

    Edited

    Hi Ethan,

    Seems like a mild phimosis. I guess you are soft in the photo & it's less retracted when you're hard.

    The redness is either an infection or you have being pulling your foreskin back & made it separate. Do you have any smell, stinging or other feelings when retracted?

    If you do see a doctor, be aware that circumcision should be down the list, not the first answer.

    Feel free to dm me.

    Rob.

    • ItsJustEthan
      ItsJustEthan Rob5151

      Edited

      I don't feel pain whatsoever, only tightness when it's retracted and hard.

    • Rob5151
      Rob5151 ItsJustEthan

      Posted

      Ethan,

      In that case it's just stage 4 phimosis (least severe). If you started puberty in your mid-late teens, there's still a chance you will grow out of this issue.

      There is stretching techniques that help resolve the issue too, but it will take a few months at least to see resolution.

      It more depends on how much this situation bothers you. Some guys live with it, others want it behind them.

      Rob.

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