What Causes Pain During Retraction Of Foreskin Of Penis?

Posted on Fri, 8 Aug 2014

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Question : OK so when I masturbate and me head skin gets pulled back it hurts a alittle and the frenulum only let's it go back so far and if I try to pull it furthur back it hurts and once it reaches its limit the foreskin becomes very tight and hurts.... is this normal because I thought the foreskin was suppose to go all the way down over the head and my frenulum wont let it ... is this normal what should I do??

Answered by Dr. Dr.Albana Sejdini Greca (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Following causes to your penile pain...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thank you for following up.

The pain you are experiencing, and if you are uncircumcised, is due to:
- irritation to the foreskin when masturbating, especially if trauma occurred
- phimosis
- possible other genital infection
- you have started to masturbate recently and everything that happen do concern you.

I advise to consult with urologist to exclude pathologies of penis and its nearby structures (e.g. phimosis). If phimosis is confirmed, and if you are not circumcised, should discuss with urologist about circumcision.

If no problem, then, should not rush or get worried when masturbating, take it easy. Try not to masturbate too often. Keep a good hygiene of your genitalia.

All the best!
Dr.Albana

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar