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Are There Methods Other Than Complete Circumcision?
Hi,
I am a 26 year old male.
I have been diagnosed with Phimosis and a Frenulum Breve.
I have been prescribed a complete circumcision by my surgeon.
I'd be happy to go for it because sex is rather too painful for me.
But I have read elsewhere on the internet that circumcision depletes the sensitivity of the penus especially for adult males. Is that true? I'd rather like to keep my foreskin if it can be helped.
Are there other methodologies other than complete circumcision that I could undergo? Perhaps make a cut on my prepuce for Phimosis and elongate my frenulum using Frenuloplasty?
Again, i don't expect a cure, but rather some expert opinions on whether conservative surgery can be applicable on such cases.
Other facts:-
1. My penis would be 5,5 inches when erect.
2. A tight ring does form when I slide the foreskin down the head of penis, even when it is not erect.
3. The ring becomes extremely tight if I witness an erection and the frenulum hurts.
I am a 26 year old male.
I have been diagnosed with Phimosis and a Frenulum Breve.
I have been prescribed a complete circumcision by my surgeon.
I'd be happy to go for it because sex is rather too painful for me.
But I have read elsewhere on the internet that circumcision depletes the sensitivity of the penus especially for adult males. Is that true? I'd rather like to keep my foreskin if it can be helped.
Are there other methodologies other than complete circumcision that I could undergo? Perhaps make a cut on my prepuce for Phimosis and elongate my frenulum using Frenuloplasty?
Again, i don't expect a cure, but rather some expert opinions on whether conservative surgery can be applicable on such cases.
Other facts:-
1. My penis would be 5,5 inches when erect.
2. A tight ring does form when I slide the foreskin down the head of penis, even when it is not erect.
3. The ring becomes extremely tight if I witness an erection and the frenulum hurts.
Tue, 23 Jun 2015
Hello
Thanks for query .
You have tight Phimosis .The best treatment option for tight Phimosis is to get circumcised .This will give you permanent cure and helps to have enjoyable sex through out the life .
The other option that is available is to do dorsal slit where foreskin is opened dorsally so that foreskin can be retracted over glans penis .But the cosmetic results of this surgery are not acceptable by most of the female partners.
As regards your doubt about sensitivity of glans penis ,circumcision does reduce the sensitivity of glans penis but it gets accustomed to this as you can see most of the people from Muslim community who get circumcised in early childhood do enjoy sex .
Dr.Patil.
Thanks for query .
You have tight Phimosis .The best treatment option for tight Phimosis is to get circumcised .This will give you permanent cure and helps to have enjoyable sex through out the life .
The other option that is available is to do dorsal slit where foreskin is opened dorsally so that foreskin can be retracted over glans penis .But the cosmetic results of this surgery are not acceptable by most of the female partners.
As regards your doubt about sensitivity of glans penis ,circumcision does reduce the sensitivity of glans penis but it gets accustomed to this as you can see most of the people from Muslim community who get circumcised in early childhood do enjoy sex .
Dr.Patil.
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