Foreskin

Foreskin, inflammation of the: Inflammation of the foreskin of the penis (the prepuce) is called posthitis.
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Foreskin functions
The main function of the foreskin is as a physical barrier. It protects the head of the penis (glans penis) from damage that may occur when clothes rub against it.
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Foreskin (prepuce)
Groove behind the head of the penis (coronal sulcus)
Shaft of the penis ...
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If the foreskin of the penis is so tight that it can't be pulled back, the condition is known as phimosis (fim-O-sis). It is seen most frequently in children.
Causes ...
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Redness of foreskin or penis
Other rashes on the head of the penis
Foul-smelling discharge
Painful penis and foreskin ...
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- A hood-like foreskin, rather than a foreskin that covers the glans completely
- Undescended testicles. (This occurs in about 1 to 10 boys with hypospadias.)
GETTING HELP
Call your doctor if: ...
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bulging of the foreskin during urination
inability to completely retract the foreskin by age 3 (in some children this process may take longer)
Paraphimosis: ...
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Doctors call this fold of skin a prepuce, or foreskin, and the surgical removal of this skin is called circumcision. It has been practiced in many cultures for many centuries, often because of religious reasons.
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Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis, for religious and medical reasons, performed on 60% of newborn males in the United States. Increasing controversy surrounds this procedure.
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In an uncircumcised male, the head of the penis is covered by a sheath of skin known as the foreskin. Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin is tightly stretched around the head of the penis and cannot be pulled back freely.
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For lesions limited to the foreskin, wide local excision with circumcision may be adequate therapy for control.
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A man should retract the foreskin, if present, and clean the head of his penis thoroughly with medicated towelettes or swabs.
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Circumcision is a surgical procedure that involves removing the skin (foreskin) covering the head of the penis. There is much debate about whether circumcision enhances or diminishes sexual pleasure in adult males.
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Circumcision: Removal of the foreskin of the penis of a baby.
Contraction: Also called labor pain; tightening of the uterine muscle that dilates the cervix during labor.
Demand Feeding: Feeding the baby whenever he or she is hungry.
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It is made up of spongy tissue and blood vessels. The shaft of the penis surrounds the urethra and is connected to the pubic bone. The foreskin covers the head (glans) of the penis. The foreskin is removed if the boy is circumcised.
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In men, the yeast can cause swelling and redness on the penis and foreskin. Yeast infections of the penis are more common when the penis is uncircumcised.
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