Patient's question:
I was doing nothing last night when I watched a pornographic movie, and then I had sex while taking a bath. Afterward, when I was about to wash my private parts, I noticed that my foreskin and glans were a bit stuck together, which was very uncomfortable. I looked up some information on this topic and found that foreskin adhesion is bad for health. I don't know how to treat this.Doctor's answer:
Most boys have phimosis before they reach puberty, and a small portion of them have paraphimosis. During urination, the foreskin swells like a balloon, and after urination, a small amount of urine often remains in the foreskin cavity. The accumulation of lipids and epithelial debris gradually forms a block of smegma, which is an excellent medium for bacterial growth. Long-term chronic irritation can cause inflammation of the foreskin and lead to balanoposthitis. Repeated episodes can result in adhesion of the foreskin cavity. Due to smegma, urine often flows in a spiral pattern, slowly and thinly like hair, and with age, it may cause difficulty in urination. Like you, if the foreskin can be retracted without issues, a little adhesion is not a congenital deformity and there is no need to worry. There is a fold of skin in the middle of the penis that connects the glans to the penile body.