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What is Phimosis?
Phimosis
It is a very common disorder of the skin covering the head of the penis and cause of much concern and anxiety in parents. There is a serious problem, however treatment can be very traumatic for the child who suffers.
Considerations
It is a condition peculiar to children. The anomaly is the presence of a fibrous ring that causes narrowing or low price elasticity of skin covering the top of the penis, which is known as foreskin, which hinders or prevents its retraction to appear at the top of the male . Most children born with phimosis, but during the first months of life it is disappearing. Their presence is considered normal until age two. After the first three years about 10% continued with the problem, and only a small number (1%) was still held 17 years.
Causes
It is considered that their origin is congenital (born with the problem), but many cases are caused due to ignorance by forcing the foreskin to its retraction. There is also a condition called paraphimosis solely due to inflammation of the foreskin, which has the same manifestations and treatment of phimosis.
Events
In young children the parents or pediatrician are the first to notice the problem. In older children referred pain and effort on urination and inflammation of the foreskin because of the difficulty to remove urine. It is possible that the child has on their genitals and smelly discharge due to repeated infections. In adults apart from the problems in maintaining proper hygiene, which causes frequent infections, is discomfort and difficulty urinating sex rewarding.