Patient's question:
I have had phimosis since I was a child. My parents believed it had no significant impact because many male elders in our family were like that, so they never took me to the hospital for a circumcision. What are the hazards of phimosis?Doctor's answer:
1. Causes inflammation of the penis foreskin: The inner lining of the foreskin has many secreting glands, and their secretions can serve as a lubricant. The accumulation of these secretions, which cannot be thoroughly cleaned through normal washing, can lead to foreskin inflammation.2. Affects penis development: During puberty, when the glans penis is tightly covered by the foreskin, it cannot receive the necessary external stimulation, severely restricting the growth and development of the glans. This results in a significantly smaller circumference of the glans crown after the sexual organs have matured, impacting sexual pleasure.
3. May even lead to cancer: Excessive foreskin and phimosis can increase the risk of penile cancer.