So im 17 and im not even really sure what retracting my forskin is supposed to be. Im worried its going to affect when I actually DO have sex. What should I do? Im really worried...
Hi Hon: Retracting, just mean being able to pull it back over the head of your penis. Hopefully you have been doing this everytime you have a bath or a shower. I taught both my boys to do it since they were 4/5 years old. So if you can do that easily and keep the area clean, you will have no problems at all with sex. NOW if you cannot easily bring the skin over the head, or it is tight, you can keep trying - usually in the shower or bath, and just try and pull it back each day - there should NEVER be pain, if it starts to twinge, stop! If it is really hard to do, use some olive oil and rub it around the tip of the foresking and gently try to bring it back. IF after several days of trying there is no movement, you will need your doctor to make an appointment with a urologist, he might either have to snip the tip of your foreskin OR just give you an all out circumcision o.O Most boys however, have been taught to keep that area clean, hopefully you have been one of them. Hope this helps!