Hello, I'm 14 years old and recently I've becoming increasingly worried about several weird 'things' going on with my sexual health, please hear me out and give a little bit of your time.
when I was 11 or 12, I tried masturbating for the first time. Bear with me while I try to describe how this 'thing' appears... When I masturbated, I never ejaculated but two 'veins' (of skin?) on the underside of my penis began to stretch from the head (I'm uncircumcised) and split about a quarter inch apart and go all the way down between my testicles and to the anus. the patch of skin created is slightly darker than the rest, and there are small craters (not large by any means) and a lot of hair shafts scattered on the edge of the two 'veins' of skin. I was scared, didn't ask my parents or my doctor out of embarrassment for myself, and didn't masturbate again.
About a year ago(maybe more or less) I tried masturbating again and it went fine, until about 2 months later a small pimple or bump appeared on my scrotum, about a 1/4 of a rice kernel. Lately though, I was told that being uncircumcised I have to retract the skin of the head and clean it. I haven't done this a single time! And now, I'm scared to hell if it's too late or if the process will hurt or what the future holds. Is it cancer, a dysfunction, what is it?!
I'm sorry for the long read, but I'm scared out of my mind and I don't know what to do. I don't have the most understanding parents, and I really don't want to talk to my doctor either. Please help, thank you.
P.S: The weird patch of skin has never hurt or really been itchy too much, neither has the pimple on my scrotum. I'm still worried, though.
Hi John,
First off, you may not be able to retract the head, yet. It is NORMAL for you to not be able to pull back your foreskin until about 16 or so. You need to stretch the foreskin so it will retract and you can start now. Get an erection and pull down on the shaft skin so that your glans (head of penis) spreads the opening OR use your fingers to spread the opening. The more you do it the sooner you can retract your foreskin. You will find the glans sensitive - that's normal too. It will become less sensitive in time. You may find it easier to stretch your foreskin in the shower - warm water helps soften the skin.
Yes you should clean under your foreskin. If you can't pull it back just flush it with water as best you can as you shower.
I believe that you are describing the penile raphe. It can look like a seam, it's where the penis joined during development. It can also appear to have more hair follicles and is often darker than the rest of your penis - it's NORMAL.
Don't worry about the pimple either. It is VERY COMMON to get pimples "down there."
You're normal John. Hope it helps -- and keep stretching!