Too long foreskin and phimosis are things that afflict many men. They not only affect the appearance, but also affect the feeling of the couple in their life. Moreover, too long foreskin can lead to local inability to clean, and then induce inflammation.
In China, on average, one foreskin in every 3 males is too long, and one in every 10 males has phimosis. The foreskin and phimosis are small but harmful.
What is phimosis and redundant prepuce?
A man, especially before the age of 7, has a relatively long foreskin, covering the entire penis and the external orifice of the urethra. Later, with the development of youth, the volume and length of the penis will increase, and the foreskin will shrink back, exposing the penis head and urethral orifice outside the foreskin. If, in adulthood, the prepuce mouth is narrow, or the prepuce still adheres to the penis head, the prepuce cannot turn up and expose the urethral orifice or penis head, which is called phimosis in medicine; If the foreskin can turn up and reveal the glans, but the foreskin mouth is very small, covering the outside of the urethra, it is said that the foreskin is too long.
Harm of phimosis and overlong prepuce to human body
Whether phimosis or foreskin is too long, it is harmful to men.
1) Obstruct the development of penis and affect the harmony of sexual life: phimosis will affect the growth and development of penis. In adolescence, because the penis head is tightly wrapped by the foreskin and cannot be stimulated by the outside world, the development of the penis head is greatly constrained, resulting in a significantly smaller circumference of the crown of the penis head after the maturity of sexual organs, affecting sexual pleasure. Adults will affect their normal sexual life due to long foreskin or phimosis. Especially for men with too small foreskin diameter, the foreskin can not be recovered, and the foreskin is tightly stuck in the coronary groove, forming embedded phimosis, which is not very painful. In severe cases, the glans will have edema due to poor blood flow, and even glans necrosis may occur.
2) Inflammation of penis: there are abundant sebaceous glands in the foreskin, which can secrete a large amount of sebum. When the phimosis or foreskin is too long, the secretion of sebaceous glands in the foreskin can not be discharged, and the sediment in sebum and urine can form a cheese-like and smelly "foreskin scale". The foreskin scale is suitable for bacterial growth, so it can cause inflammation of the penis and foreskin. Bacteria can also cause urinary tract infection through the urethra. Inflammation at the urethral orifice can cause the urethral orifice to be narrow after healing, resulting in difficulty in urination.
3) Damage to renal function: inflammation of the penis can cause urethral orifice or anterior urethral stricture, resulting in difficulty in urination. If urination is difficult for a long time, the function of the kidney will be damaged.
4) There is a risk of cancer: the foreskin is too long and phimosis may induce penis cancer. Modern scientific research shows that foreskin scaling is a carcinogen. According to the survey, 85% - 95% of patients with penile cancer have phimosis or long foreskin. The phimosis and foreskin are too long, which not only affect your health, but also bring the foreskin dirt into the vagina, stimulate the uterus and induce cervical cancer if you sleep with your wife.