Patient's question:
Does excessive foreskin have any effects?Doctor's answer:
Hello, according to your description, when the foreskin is too long, the secretions of the sebaceous glands under the foreskin cannot be expelled, and gradually form foul-smelling smegma. Smegma is conducive to bacterial growth, so it can cause inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin. Inflammation at the urethral orifice, if healed, can lead to narrowing of the urethral orifice, causing difficulty in urination. Long-term stimulation of the glans penis by smegma may also lead to penile cancer. It is reported that about 85%-95% of penile cancer patients have a history of phimosis or excessive foreskin. Additionally, cervical cancer in wives may also be related to the stimulation of their husband's smegma.