Patient's question:
Description of the condition: What are the hazards of phimosis and paraphimosis?History of previous treatment and effectiveness: What are the hazards of phimosis and paraphimosis?
What kind of help do you want: What are the hazards of phimosis and paraphimosis?
Doctor's answer:
Expert in Urology Answers:1. Prone to causing various inflammations. Excessive foreskin can trap dirt and, especially as the foreskin secretes a foul-smelling white discharge. Long-term irritation of the glans penis, particularly the corona, can lead to balanitis and penile inflammation. If bacteria ascend to the upper urinary tract, it may cause cystitis, pyelonephritis, and prostatitis.
2. Likely to induce penile cancer. Chronic irritation from smegma is a cause of penile cancer.
3. Affects sexual life. Repeated foreskin inflammation can lead to adhesion between the glans and foreskin, restricting penile erection and causing painful intercourse. This not only disrupts sexual harmony between partners but may also result in psychological sexual dysfunction.
4. Prone to infertility. Prostatitis caused by smegma infection can impair sperm motility and semen viscosity, potentially leading to infertility.
5. Prone to paraphimosis. When the penis is erect, the foreskin retracts and cannot return, trapping the glans at the foreskin opening, forming paraphimosis. In this case, the glans may swell due to poor blood circulation, and severe cases may lead to glans necrosis.
6. Prone to affecting women's health.