common

Phimosis

is a condition in which the 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 , and other .

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Unable to pull the back past the glans

Causes — why it happens

·Normal, , balanitis xerotica

Treatment

· cream, stretching exercises, preputioplasty

Complications

·, penile cancer,

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