Patient's question:
I am a 15-year-old boy, and my armpit hair has been growing for 4 months. Before the armpit hair grew, there was a little bit of the glans exposed, but now there hasn't been any progress. Will it be phimosis? I am very worried now. The help I want to get: What are the dangers of phimosis?Doctor's answer:
Penile phimosis refers to a condition in which the penis skin of an adult man tightly covers the glans, preventing it from fully retracting. It can be divided into true phimosis and false phimosis. True phimosis is when the glans cannot fully retract even when the penis is erect. False phimosis, on the other hand, is when the glans cannot fully retract in a flaccid state but can do so when the penis is erect. The dangers of phimosis include: hindering penile development, interfering with sexual life; accumulating dirt and debris, making it prone to urinary and reproductive tract infections; and leading to conditions such as erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and male infertility.