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I'm a 20 year old male and I have never been able to fully retract my foreskin. I can get about halfway before what looks like a strip of skin on the bottom of the head connected to the foreskin stops me. Over the past few months I have been attempting to stretch it slightly further each time I masturbate (about once every two days) but this instead resulted in the strip of skin becoming sore. Does this have a name and how would I go about fixing it? Is it something that can be fixed?

Hey there it's difficult to say without seeing your foreskin but it sounds like you have what's called a frenulum Breve or short frenulum. Sometimes stretching can help but that usually leads to tearing  or making the foreskin sore .i You can have what's called a frenulumotomy or frenulumectomy where the frenulum is cut or removed 

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Thanks mate. I googled short frenulum and that is exactly what I have. I take it for the frenulumotomy/frenulumectomy I'd have to go through my GP for that?
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Yup and they would refer you to general surgery or urology
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Ah OK, thank you so much for this. You've been very helpful.
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You are very welcome good luck , keep me posted and if you have any other questions or concerns just let me know
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