Patient's question:
Once when I was taking a shower, a classmate said I have phimosis and suggested surgery. I was very surprised to hear that because I had never noticed anything like that before, and there were no problems with my penis. I would like to ask what are the symptoms and manifestations of phimosis?Doctor's answer:
1. Postnatal phimosis: Also known as pathological or scarred phimosis. It is characterized by a white, ring-shaped, hardened scarred constriction band at the meatus of the prepuce. If forcibly retracted, it will cause bleeding and pain, and worsen the scar. Scarred phimosis often leads to recurrent balanoposthitis, exacerbating meatal stenosis. In severe cases, it may be accompanied by urethral meatal stenosis, which is one of the symptoms of phimosis.2. Physiological phimosis: In some children, the meatus of the prepuce is narrow, causing the prepuce to swell like a bubble during urination, resulting in incomplete urination and two urination cycles, leading to urination difficulties. It often causes balanoposthitis. Due to irritation of the prepuce and glans, it stimulates secretion and epidermal shedding, forming white smegma, which is often accumulated in the corona sulcus and mistaken by parents as a lump for consultation.
3. Symptom three of phimosis: Phimosis and redundant prepuce in adult males without complications: Generally, there is no obvious discomfort, and urination is not significantly difficult. Severe phimosis may affect the development of the glans, causing deformation, or lead to painful erection and sexual intercourse difficulties. This is also a symptom of phimosis.