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Dr Suks Minhas
London Andrology
What causes a tight foreskin?
Dr Suks Minhas explains that a tight foreskin can be caused by scar tissue, and renders sufferers unable to retract their foreskin or with pain during intercourse. This can be due to a history of previous surgeries or inflammatory conditions, and can often be treated with steroids or creams, but occasionally a circumcision will need to be performed.
Transcript
The causes of tight foreskin are usually phimosis or when there's scar tissue on the foreskin and the patient is unable to retract the foreskin or during intercourse there is pain. There are many causes of this certainly in terms of either a history of previous surgeries or most commonly certain disease stages such as lichen sclerosus or inflammatory conditions of the foreskin. Those can be treated by steroids or creams, but very occasionally a circumcision will need to be performed in order to get rid of the phimosis.
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