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Phimosis
Phimosis is a condition in which the foreskin of the penis cannot stretch to allow it to be pulled back past the glans. A balloon-like swelling under the foreskin may occur with urination. In teenagers and adults, it may result in pain during an erection, but is otherwise not painful. Those affected are at greater risk of of the glans, known as balanitis, and other .
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Unable to pull the foreskin back past the glans
Causes — why it happens
- ·Normal, balanitis, balanitis xerotica obliterans
Treatment
- · cream, stretching exercises, preputioplasty circumcision
Complications
- ·Balanitis, penile cancer, retention
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