Sex with phimosis: Difference between revisions

Line 1:

[[Phimosis]] is a word that came into English from Greek. It is the name given to the condition of having a [[foreskin]] that does not retract. A foreskin will not retract when the tip of it is too narrow to [[Gliding action| glide]] back over the [[glans penis]] so that the glans penis is exposed. Phimosis is classified as a condition, not a disease. It does not threaten health, so treatment of it is elective.

[[Phimosis]] is a word that came into English from Greek. It is the name given to the condition of having a [[foreskin]] that does not retract.<ref>{{REFweb

|url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/phimosis

|title=phimosis

|last=Anonymous

|first=

|init=

|publisher=The Free Dictionary by Farlex

|date=2016

|accessdate=2024-04-08

}}</ref> A foreskin will not retract when the tip of it is too narrow to [[Gliding action| glide]] back over the [[glans penis]] so that the glans penis is exposed. Phimosis is classified as a condition, not a disease. It does not threaten health, so treatment of it is elective.

In newborn boys and toddlers, [[phimosis]] is natural and normal. It protects the [[glans penis]] from injuries and contamination. This natural phimosis, which is an adhesion of the foreskin to the glans due to [[synechia]], usually resolves by puberty, and in some men even later.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-[[Phimosis]] is a word that came into English from Greek. It is the name given to the condition of having a [[foreskin]] that does not retract. A foreskin will not retract when the tip of it is too narrow to [[Gliding action| glide]] back over the [[glans penis]] so that the glans penis is exposed. Phimosis is classified as a condition, not a disease. It does not threaten health, so treatment of it is elective.
+[[Phimosis]] is a word that came into English from Greek. It is the name given to the condition of having a [[foreskin]] that does not retract.<ref>{{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.thefreedictionary.com/phimosis
+ |title=phimosis
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |first=
+ |init=
+ |publisher=The Free Dictionary by Farlex
+ |date=2016
+ |accessdate=2024-04-08
+}}</ref> A foreskin will not retract when the tip of it is too narrow to [[Gliding action| glide]] back over the [[glans penis]] so that the glans penis is exposed. Phimosis is classified as a condition, not a disease. It does not threaten health, so treatment of it is elective.
 In newborn boys and toddlers, [[phimosis]] is natural and normal. It protects the [[glans penis]] from injuries and contamination. This natural phimosis, which is an adhesion of the foreskin to the glans due to [[synechia]], usually resolves by puberty, and in some men even later.