Patient's question:
I found that every time I get an erection, my glans cannot be exposed. Is this condition considered phimosis? I've heard that excessive foreskin can be quite harmful. Could you please explain how phimosis adhesion is acquired?Doctor's answer:
Penile adhesion may simply be due to the remaining tissue bundles that connect the foreskin and glans at birth. It can also be caused by phimosis, which results from a small foreskin opening. Phimosis may be congenital, but sometimes it can also be caused by scar tissue resulting from recurrent balanitis or attempts to forcibly retract the foreskin. Boys with phimosis are more prone to urinary tract infections. If phimosis recurs, the narrowed foreskin opening can lead to: the foreskin swelling or a thin urine stream when the child urinates. After a thorough examination, if the child has phimosis, the doctor may recommend circumcision.