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Check Under the Hood

Here is the comment from a reader.

"I love that you remind us all November to get the boys checked out. I did and all is well. But as a suggestion, how about a series on the importance of a foreskin check so those of us who still have one? I had a friend whose foreskin was tight and neither he nor I knew anything about loosening it up, or about checking under it. Mine is loose enough to pull back and keep clean.
I know most of us are circumcised here in the US, so it’s not a big deal, but it’s still a “men’s health issue”." - Anonymous

Phimosis is a foreskin condition wherein it is too tight to retract from the head. The problem is caused by the Phimotic Ring, also called preputial sphincter, a band of tissue which helps the foreskin close over the head.

By Droze99 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0

If this ring is too tight, it can cause hygiene problems. Men should peel the foreskin back and thoroughly wash the area to avoid the buildup of oils, urine, and pre-ejaculate. You need to regularly check under the hood. If these natural body fluids are left the resultant odors aren't pleasant. Infection may set in if left completely unattended. It can make urination difficult.

"Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin of the penis cannot be pulled back past the glans.^[3] A balloon-like swelling under the foreskin may occur with urination.^[3] In teenagers and adults, it may result in pain during an erection, but is otherwise not painful.^[3] Those affected are at greater risk of inflammation of the glans, known as balanitis, and other complications.^{[3]" -}  Wikipedia

Newborns may have the condition naturally, though it typically resolves itself by age three. "Efforts to pull back the foreskin during the early years of a young male's life should not be attempted.^[4] For those in whom the condition does not improve further time can be given or a steroid cream may be used to attempt to loosen the tight skin.^[4] If this method, combined with stretching exercises, is not effective, then other treatments such as circumcision may be recommended.^[4]" - Wikipedia

There is also a condition called paraphimosis where the ring gets trapped along the shaft. The same steroid cream and stretching may resolve the problem. In severe cases, circumcision may (again) be recommended.

If you have either of these conditions, you should make an appointment with a urologist to resolve it.

Love your cock and it will love you.

Cut Cock Makes News (Again)

Circumcision is in the news again. It seems the debate never ends. But, whether you are in favor of it or against it, there are instances when it is medically necessary. And, as illustrated in this article sent to us by Faithful Reader Glenn, it should not take a judge's court order to make it happen.

Mom faces jail time

I may be out of line here, but the photo that accompanies this one bugs me. Just as it bothers me when I see men protesting abortion, it riles me to see women protesting and railing against circumcision - particularly when it has been determined a medical necessity exists.

The second article is brought to my attention by my novelist buddy, who did tons of research while he wrote his two act play, Phallusies. Again, the procedure is caused by a medical issue. Yet, this article focuses on the CDC and those who vehemently oppose the guidelines which were issued this past December.

CDC proposes doctors discuss circumcision

As one Urologist indicates, 90% of these procedures he performs are due to medical issues, the other 10% are for aesthetics.

Both patients require(d) the slicing because of Phimosis - a condition where the foreskin will not retract from the head to piss

 Or for a boner

Paraphimosis is a condition where the foreskin will not slide back into place over the head.

The foreskin should easily slide back from the head of the cock to piss.

Not doing so can lead to serious infection (not to mention it's lazy)

The foreskin should also fully retract for boners. Yes, some guys have very long foreskins which don't leave the head fully exposed,

 but the skin can be easily slid back to expose the head.

Cock Knowledge

As Fluffy33 commented on yesterday's post, the girls are always given the talk. Boys, rarely. Sad, sad, sad. There are things that can be amiss and who would know? Like one young man I had a "conversation" with a couple years ago.

He began experiencing pain, asked his father about it, and without even taking a quick glance at his son's dick he told him not to worry, it would "right itself." Months later, the problem didn't fix itself - it worsened. Boners became more and more painful (jacking off was out of the question) and, as a result, hard-ons appeared less and less often. It would start to rise up, the pain would send him to Limpland. Another plea to his dad, another gruff response to push through until it corrected itself. No further discussion. His father was one of those guys who never explained anything about cock, balls, jerking off, or anything else pertaining to the male experience.

This was about the time this dude was starting college. I encouraged him to go to the medical center on campus, if they had one. Diagnosis: Paraphimosis. The phimotic ring (within the foreskin) was getting tighter and tighter. (As opposed to Phimosis,  a condition where the ring is so tight over the head of the cock it can't be retracted.) Recommendation: Go to a urologist and get it taken care of.

Paraphimosis

Not having access to one, afraid to incur medical expenses, he asked what he could do. We both researched on-line, I consulted my friends at the on-line medical advice sites. He tried every cream and stretching exercise suggested. Nothing was working and now it was getting difficult to even take a leak. Imagine not being able to do take care of the most basic of needs like pissing without straining and pain.

There was nothing for it but to take matters into his own hands. Rather than asking his dad, he told him he was seeing a urologist for his problem. Ultimately, he had a partial circumcision - removal of the phimotic ring - and, after a six-week healing process, everything worked properly. He was back to getting solid boners and enjoying them.

Yet, had his father not been so afraid to talk to his son, to acknowledge his son had a right to know about what he'd been born with, how it should look, feel, and behave, this young man would've been spared months of agony.