Can I live with phimosis?

If daily retraction is enough to loosen the foreskin, then pulling it back gently when bathing or urinating should be enough to keep the penis from any hygiene-related complications. Phimosis can be a serious and painful condition. However, it's treatable, and outcomes are usually very good.
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Can an adult live with phimosis?

It's normal for babies and young boys to have a tight foreskin (phimosis), but adults can also be affected.
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How long can you live with phimosis?

Phimosis is normal for the uncircumcised infant/child and usually resolves around 5-7 years of age, however the child may be older.
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Can you live with a tight foreskin?

Outlook. A tight foreskin can cause discomfort during intercourse, difficulty with urination, and a greater risk of infections. But with successful treatment, those symptoms may disappear completely.
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What happens if you dont treat phimosis?

If you have phimosis, you are more likely to get penile cancer. If left untreated, it can lead to increased swelling, and in extreme cases, gangrene, and eventually the loss of your penis.
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Is phimosis a serious problem?

Phimosis is a condition of the penis that occurs in some adults and children who aren't circumcised. If you have phimosis, your foreskin can't be pulled back (retracted). It may look like your penis has rings around the tip. Having phimosis isn't necessarily a problem.
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Is phimosis normal at 15?

Phimosis will occur in less than 1 percent of teenagers between 16 and 18. It is most likely to occur in older boys with: repeated urinary tract infections. foreskin infection.
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Can a man with phimosis make a woman pregnant?

There is a prevalent fear among men that if they struggle with Phimosis, they will be unable to conceive. However, a man with Phimosis can definitely make a woman pregnant. Hence, this fear among men is false.
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How do you fix adult phimosis?

There are three treatment options:
  1. Continue to “wait and see” if the phimosis will go away on its own.
  2. Use a steroid cream to help stretch the foreskin.
  3. Have surgery to partially or completely remove the foreskin (circumcision).
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Does phimosis affect fertility?

Phimosis only affects the foreskin. It does not cause any problems with sperm or fertility issues. It does not affect tests and semen.
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At what age is phimosis a problem?

Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin can't be retracted (pulled back) from around the tip of the penis. A tight foreskin is common in baby boys who aren't circumcised, but it usually stops being a problem by the age of 3.
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Should I masturbate if I have phimosis?

A man with phimosis might find that he can't retract the foreskin properly. This means as he gets an erection, the foreskin is too tight around the head. Trying to masturbate or have sex can force the foreskin a bit, which then leads to pain.
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Can phimosis cause ED?

Peyronie's (a bending in the erect penis), phimosis (a tight foreskin) or a tight frenulum (the elastic piece of skin that joins the foreskin to the shaft of the penis) can all cause ED.
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Why do Indians have phimosis?

Phimosis in adulthood is caused due to poor personal hygiene, infections, inflammation and scarring. This may also be caused due to rough handling of the foreskin. Paraphimosis is a medical emergency where the foreskin does not go back up to its original location after being retracted.
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Is phimosis surgery painful?

The most common clinical indication for circumcision was phimosis (75% of patients). Postoperative pain was scored as mild to moderate, including a mean of 2.4 on days 1 to 3, 2.1 on day 7 and 0.5 on day 21. Patients younger than 35 years (p = 0.025) and patients with wound infection (p = 0.036) had higher pain scores.
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Can masturbation make phimosis worse?

A man with phimosis might find that he can't retract the foreskin properly. This means as he gets an erection, the foreskin is too tight around the head. Trying to masturbate or have sex can force the foreskin a bit, which then leads to pain.
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Can I get circumcised at 26?

Circumcision may be done at any age. If you were not circumcised as a baby, you may choose to have it done later for personal or medical reasons. Your doctor may suggest circumcision later if: You have repeated infections of the foreskin that do not get better with treatment.
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Can I circumcise at 25?

Some people with an uncircumcised penis have the procedure later in life. Adult circumcision is often a simple procedure, though it's a larger surgery than it is in infants. People who choose to have it done may do so for many of the same reasons parents choose it for their newborns — medical, religious, or social.
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Can I get circumcised at 35?

However, many people are surprised to learn that adults can request the procedure. In fact, at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, we perform somewhere between 50 and 100 adult circumcisions each year. Adult circumcision is a reconstructive procedure that removes excess foreskin from the shaft of the penis.
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