Is dark purple a normal colour for an uncircumcised five year old boy penis?

[Nellibelly]

Sorry for this subject matter but I don't want to rush to the doctor unnecessarily. Recently I have discovered that my son has a dark purple penis head, I am a little shocked at the colour. He doesn't complain of any pain but I am so worried about the colour. Is it normal? A few mothers have suggested I tell him to pull the skin back in the bath, but I don't understand why it won't just stretch over by itself. (my husband is circumcised so he doesn't know what to do either really.)

[DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen]

Leave well alone and monitor

[SuburbanRhonda]

Take him to the GP.

[orangepudding]

I would ask his GP to have a look.

My sons foreskin doesn't retract, I've been advised not to tell him to pull it back.

[BathshebaDarkstone]

I'd go to the GP.

[needsadrinky]

Go to the gp but your ds should be pulling back his foreskin gently at this age to clean in the bath, we've had issues with ds1 & ds3 foreskin and this is what the doctor told us to do from 2 years to prevent the need to see a specialist and a circumcision.

[dementedpixie]

Do you mean when he pulls the foreskin back the head of his penis is purple? My ds's was like that too so I don't think it's an issue. Some foreskins don't retract until puberty so it's not an problem if it doesn't retract at age 5

[dementedpixie]

Or do you mean the foreskin is stuck in the retracted position, in which case you should see a GP quickly

[ConscienceConstellator]

it mens healthy circulation, its norml it has to do with th vasculatur of that area, like a big blu vein, & may get more skin colored over time as keratinization (toughening/making like skin) can happen because of exposure
(just part of the time that it may happen, he shouldn't keep it back all day, or keep it dry)
like a tongue held outside the mouth for weeks getting tougher, also most kids at birth have their prepuce(foreskin)s fused to the glans with the same connection as fingernails, & it shouldn''t dissolve until from 2-3 years, to even as late as a ways into maturity, or even indefinitely until loss of virginity/intentional separation, & about 50% are separated by 10, all of which is ok, & because it's fused there's no space to get dirty so this cleaning thing is bs, in fact premature separation can cause damage including scar which can cause phimosis; inability to retract. im concerned for how ur abl to tel its color, neither u or he should b retracting it until its ready, & he'll likely b able to tell, & naturally discover it.

i dont want to b creepy, mine changes from skin colored to purple, pink; it has moods, his is probably fine