Patient's question:
I recently have itchy glans penis and it is very difficult to urinate. My family took me to see a doctor, and the doctor said it was caused by phimosis, and I need to be careful about inflammation and should have a small surgery as soon as possible. What is phimosis?Doctor's answer:
Penile phimosis can be divided into true phimosis and false phimosis. True phimosis refers to a condition where the glans cannot fully expose even when the penis is erect. False phimosis, on the other hand, means the glans cannot fully expose in a flaccid state but can do so when the penis is erect. Both phimosis and excessive prepuce cover the entire glans. Phimosis is when the prepuce cannot be retracted or pushed back, with a very small opening. Excessive prepuce can be manually retracted to reveal the glans.