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Foreskin retracting?

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WineGetsMeThroughIt · 04/05/2021 18:33

Please forgive me if this is a stupid question, but when is the skin on a boys penis supposed to retract?

My DS will be 10 soon and the skin on his penis does not retract. I've obviously not tried to do it myself but my son has occasionally complained that it's itchy down there (although not for at least 6 months), but I would encourage him to wash it in the bath and try and pull the skin down a bit as that's what I was always told guys do to clean it. Problem is he cannot do this. He says it hurts. I've asked my husband about it and he's not worried at all. But I am! I've heard stories about boys who have not been able to retract the skin to expose the head and as a result have had to have surgery when they're older.

I'm worried that he'll either be prone to infections because the skin doesn't retract, or that he'll eventually become self conscious of this as he gets older and possibly be criticised for it once he starts having sex.

Can anyone share any similar experiences or words of wisdom was this has been weighing on me and I'm worrying

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dementedpixie · 04/05/2021 22:09

It can take until puberty to fully retract
Sometimes a cream can be prescribed along with stretching exercises to help. Maybe if worried talk to a gp

Archiduchesse · 04/05/2021 22:32

I would see the GP and see what they think. My DS was unable to retract his foreskin and was diagnosed with severe BXO. He was circumcised and it was discovered that the BXO had also caused his urethra to narrow. I wish we had done something about it sooner before his urethra was affected but we kept reading that it was normal for it not to retract until they were older.

WyldStallions · 07/05/2021 13:49

My husband's foreskin is very tight and as a rule never retracts fully unless we are DTD. Not caused him any issues, we have several children.

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