foreskin questions ? - Men's Health Message Board

Gine2D · 08-01-2003, 06:45 AM

I can't believe all of the questions.

Don't the parents teach their sons how to pull the skin back daily to wash under it?

This should be done front the time of the first baths by the mother & father with the son. Then it continues until they are old enough to do it them selves.

Maybe the parents are afraid of the PC thought police in America. They might be accused of child molestation, incest, or lusting in their heart for a son. Who knows?

I taught my sons from the earliest baths to do this daily to keep clean.

G

Lance2 · 08-01-2003, 09:10 AM

You would think wouldn't you? I feel like we need to develop an "owners manual" for the uncut penis and just let the docs hand them out at birth!

sdp2 · 08-01-2003, 11:40 AM

I agree with you Gine2D, however, I don't believe pulling the foreskin back before puberty is really necessary. Especially at young ages, the foreskin and glans are almost bonded together. Forcing the skin back can create tears which can cause scar tissue and problems later on. Generally by puberty, the adhesion should separate and daily cleaning should take place.

jim1 · 08-02-2003, 03:15 PM

I have to agree that the number of foreskin questions is amazing. Granted, this is a board for guys to get help when they need it--so we should expect most or many posts to concern trouble--but even so, I can't get over the number who can't retract/have never retracted/don't know basic guy hygiene/are so tight they can't function, and so forth. Maybe I was just lucky, but thankfully, I never had problems like these. Are parents (especially dads) doing THAT bad a job these days teaching their boys? It's great to provide help here, but it makes you wonder why so many have no idea of basics.

german30 · 08-02-2003, 07:19 PM

I agree with all of you, I have posted several times about the many problems young men have with their foreskins and can only conclude that it's doctors and parents neglecting to train these boys to properly take care of personal hygiene! I also never had my parents show or teach me how to retract my foreskin, I sort of learned while exploring my body and trying to masturbate,it hurt like everything until I could retract past my glans, after that it was a piece of cake. Come on doctors and parents,help these young guys!!!