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shems asked in HealthMen's Health · 7 years ago

White flakes under foreskin?

So i pulled my foreskin back in the show to wash it and noticed it was white flakes in my penis and I went to the doctor and he said just to wash it he said it will hurt when I have sex and I forgot what he called it what is it and is it safe to have sex?

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  • 7 years ago
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    Hi shem:

    You are blessed with an erogenous, highly-innervated foreskin. Many guys would envy your foreskin.

    You are very fortunate to have parents that did not circumcise you. You have a whole, complete penis so you have sex the way nature intended it.

    http://sexasnatureintendedit.com/

    Smegma collects under the foreskin. It is normally white in color. Some people believe that smegma resembles cream cheese.

    Smegma is a natural, normal, harmless, and healthy substance. It is a mixture of exfoliated skin and skin oils. Smegma does NOT cause cancer.

    It won’t hurt if it stays there for a while, but it can get irritating and smelly if it stays for a very long time without being washed away, so it is good practice to wash the smegma away once in a while. Washing with soap should be avoided because it can dry out the mucosal tissue and cause non-specific dermatitis.

    Since smegma is composed of exfoliated skin and skin exfoliation occurs continuously, smegma is continuously forming. You may expect to see a little more every day.

    Accumulated smegma may get hardened and difficult to remove if it stays a long time such as under a foreskin that is not retracted. Olive oil has been recommended for softening and removing hardened smegma.

    http://www.news-medical.net/health/Smegma-what-is-...

    http://www.cirp.org/library/normal/wright1/

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smegma

    http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/cancer/vanhowe...

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    Lv 6
    7 years ago

    White flakes under foreskin?

    So i pulled my foreskin back in the show to wash it and noticed it was white flakes in my penis and I went to the doctor and he said just to wash it he said it will hurt when I have sex and I forgot what he called it what is it and is it safe to have sex?

    I guess your dad never told you what you must do now that you were not butchered when you were a baby?

    Besides the obvious washing with soap and water often, air it out now and then. Peel back the skin when to go to sleep for the night. Try to get use to it during the day while working or in school. You will find masturbating easier because of your 'hoodie'. If you don't keep it clean, you will develop head cheese (smegma) and that will lead to infection and that will lead to forced circumcision.

    Definition of SMEGMA

    the secretion of a sebaceous gland;

    specifically the cheesy sebaceous matter that collects between the glans penis and the foreskin or around the clitoris and labia minora

    Origin of SMEGMA

    New Latin, from Latin, detergent, soap, from Greek smēgma, from smēchein to wash off, clean

    First Known Use: circa 1819

    smeg·ma noun \ˈsmeg-mə\ (Medical Dictionary)

    Medical Definition of SMEGMA

    the secretion of a sebaceous gland;

    specifically the cheesy sebaceous matter that collects between the glans penis and the foreskin or around the clitoris and labia minora

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    You are seeing smegma - a waste product - which is constantly produced under the foreskin. It needs to be washed away at least daily with soap and water (water alone will not do as smegma is oil based). Retract your foreskin fully in the shower (to expose the entire glans and the 'groove' behind it); wash well with a mild soap and then rinse off thoroughly before drying and re-covering the glans.

    If you cannot fully retract your foreskin you need to see a doctor to resolve the phimosis.

    If the smegma seems to be stuck on, you may need to apply a little olive oil to loosen it before washing it all off.

    Circumcised males are fortunate in not having to contend with smegma!

  • 7 years ago

    It's probably smegma, if you wash it everyday you shouldn't have a build up. If your foreskin or penis head gets sore rub some vaseline on it and it will feel better.

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