pulling back foreskin? ouch?

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Anonymous

ok, thanks for that link. cleared up a lots of things. I have a question though (I have an uncircumsised penis, btw):

The second last picture shows the frenulum. I can pull my foreskin back but am afraid, wouldn't the frenulum break while having sex? It could cause bleeding/pain etc etc :frown:

or does it not break and stays the same way after having sex as well.

also, how far can you take the foreskin back in an uncircumsised penis? all the way or only till the frenulum?

BUMP. Someone answer this.

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Anonymous #6

You should completely be able to pull back the foreskin when erect and non-erect. My doctor told me you didn't, but he referred me to a urologist. You have probably got a tight foreskin and/or short frenulm. See your doctor.

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Vetinari

Do us a favour guys (and gals) - don't post anonymously. Is there really any need?

Anonymous

or does it not break and stays the same way after having sex as well.

also, how far can you take the foreskin back in an uncircumsised penis? all the way or only till the frenulum?

Here is a picture of the frenulum of the penis from that page. See how the foreskin has 'rolled' back until the frenulum is the only thing keeping it from unrolling further? If you frenulum is "normal" (like in the picture) then the foreskin will have 'rolled back' until it no longer covers any part of the head (called the glans, I believe) of the penis. It will generally have retracted a short way further down the shaft of the penis too to the extent that the 'join' between the forskin and the shaft is visible. (though im not sure if that was very well described).

The frenulum shouldn't break during sex, but will no doubt be pulled tight. Just be careful - breaking it is apparently both painful and very bloody. As long as you aren't too rough you shouldn't have any problems here. :smile:

If you are attempting to roll back your foreskin and the frenulim is pulling tight then stop trying so hard. Gentle masturbation will, over time, make the frenulum more stretchy I think. If, as someone above suggested, you have a particularly short frenulum then the risk of too much tension snapping the frenulum is increased, so a visit to a urologist may be a good idea if you are really worried. :smile:

Guys don't have to manually roll back their foreskin before sex - the extension of the penus during an erection causes the foreskin to roll back anyway.

If you are having sensitivity issues causing pain when the penis is touched then just try to carefully masturbate more frequently, as this will reduce the sensitivity over time.

Another Anonymous poster...

does sex feel different for the guy if they dont roll back their foreskin?

I'm sure it probably does, but not necessarily a huge amount. Because the underside of the foreskin likely rarely gets touched, it will be quite sensitive. Because of this, unprotected sex with an unrolled foreskin will feel different. However most of the nerve endings are concentrated around the head of the penis rather than in the foreskin. Either way, the motion during sex is going to keep moving the foreskin against the shaft whether its unrolled or not... so there isn't a massive difference I shouldn't think.

Come on guys - be brave and post without clicking anonymous! You can do it! :smile:

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Anonymous #1

Vetinari

Guys don't have to manually roll back their foreskin before sex - the extension of the penus during an erection causes the foreskin to roll back anyway.
:smile:

this is to some degree reassuring because I have never attempted to role it back myself before. I have always just put a johnny on and stuck it in! is it advisable to start practicing rolling it back then?

or will i be ok just puttin a johnny on when I have got an erect penis and not have to worry about manually rolling back my foreskin like some places have been saying to be doing?

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Jacktion

Um, I can't imagine not having the foreskin back, it would be much less sensitive and, well, less good.

Reply 25

Vetinari

Anonymous

Y'see now we're leaving the realm of my experience and entering into areas that I can only make educated guesses at. :wink:

Manually rolling your foreskin back before putting a condom on sounds unnecessary. Your erection should retract your foreskin to some degree. I don't think it would be a very comfortable idea to roll your foreskin back as far as it will go, and then put the condom on - a lot of the pleasure and stimulation is due to the foreskin and skin on the shaft of the penis moving backwards and forwards along the shaft itself. If you consider that the motion of inserting you penis is likely to drag your foreskin away from penis's head, and withdrawing will push the foreskin back towards the head, starting in a 'pulled back as far as it will go' position may cause more tension to be put on the frenulum than usual when inserting your penis.

So no, I wouldn't think you should attempt to roll back your foreskin before you put your condom on... but bear in mind that an erection should be doing this anyway. If for whatever reason your erection didn't cause this then you may want to manually roll back your foreskin some way. As Jack suggested - not having the foreskin back may reduce sensitivity and therefore stimulation. Just make sure you aren't pulling back to a position where any more strain would be painful. :smile:

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Anonymous #8

I miss my foreskin!! It feels weird being circumcised! :frown:

Reply 29

Duck and Cover

Kk ill be brave and wont post anonymous Vetinari!

Basically, mine doesn´t really like in those pics, but it´s not as if it´s totally closed either, not at all!! Still feels good :biggrin:

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Anonymous #9

My boyfriend was the same, and went to the doctor when he was younger about it (as in his foreskin didn't go back when he had an erection) and the doctor just said he had too much skin and it would pull back eventually.

He was a virgin when he slept with me, and the first time he was winching in pain!! Which made me worry just a tad! Ended up that sex helped pulling back the skin and the first few times (about 2/3) he said it was uncomfortable and after that he's been fine!

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Anonymous #10

I don't know why (might be completely wrong), but I always thought you should pull it back when using a condom, otherwise it won't work as well - isn't the girl more likely to get pregnant if the foreskin isn't pulled back properly? Isn't that what they say to do in the instructions?

Reply 32

Vetinari

Duck - I guess you may just be in the same situation as Anon 9's boyfriend. It'll probably loosen up and roll back further over time. :smile:

And congratulations on not posting anonymously. :wink:

Anon 10 - Hmm, well as I said - I'm not as much help if we are talking about sex alone. If they do instruct you to roll back your foreskin it's probably because most guys' foreskins will roll back anyway. As to whether they are advising it to increase stimulation, or whether its for any particular health or cleanliness reasons I don't know... I certainly can't see how you could do any damage to yourself by not rolling it back. I also can't see how not rolling it back would increase the risk of pregnancy... perhaps just because you are less likely to expell all of the semen from your penis and therefore once the condom is removed there may be a risk through carelessness?

Anon 8 - What was your reason for getting circumcised?

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Anonymous #5

I have heard that if you don't roll back your foreskin then the condom is more likely to break, I don't know why, and I don't know how true it is.

I havn't had a condom break on me yet and I don't/can't comfortable roll back my foreskin. I found it hard on the first few times to reach an orgasm (infact I didn't the first time) and I belive this is because of a) I was abit nervous and b) because if you don't roll back your foreskin there is apparently less sensitivity. But to be hoenst, its better for my girlfriend cos I can last quite a while!

At this moment in time, we are using condoms and the pill so even if the condom does break, shes protected by the pill. But using condoms also means that my foreskin doesn't roll all teh way back (Which I assume it will when I try and enter without a condom) but we can still have sex fine as it is. When the time comes for sex without a condom, if its painful, i'll just go see the doc. At the moment it isn't casuing a problem - if it aint broke don't fix it is the way I see it! When the time comes, if I need a frenuloplasty (Which is what I think I need) then i'll have it done, but sex for me, is fine with my foreskin over the head of my penis.

Lol...i've just re-read that, sorry if its a bit graphic but I know that before I had sex, I knew I had problems with my foreskin/frenulum and I was worried sick that I wouldn't be able to do it. But just so everyone knows, its perfectly possible with a condom, no complications what-so-ever.

Hope that helped someone ^^^^

Reply 34

Vetinari

Maybe the risk of breaking the condom is because the foreskin might take up too much space at the end of the condom causing the semen to build up and potentially burst the end of the condom? It's a possibility! :p:

Reply 35

Rahamahatta

Anonymous

my foreskin is incredibly stretchy, it is just the last little hole where my penis ends and when I pull this back it really hurts. should I do it when not erect or erect or is there not a best time to do it?

When you can see that hole, there is no more to pull back!! I really don't see why so many people have a problem with understanding their penis. Surely, when the penis is erect, the foreskin will be automatically/naturally pulled back by itself. If you can see the hole, your foreskin is already "pulled back", If you pull that hole.. then you're going to start ripping your dick apart.

How old are you?

cheers for replies guys. the user that said wen her and her bf first had sex he was in pain - was it excruciating pain as in he could barely cope.

problem is now. since I read about all this the other night I haven't been able to get an erection even wen tryin too!

if someone cud ans my abuv post that wud b gd.

thing is aswell that I am becomin too scared to roll it back myself and I sort of want it to do itself naturally.

will this be wrong/ painful? cheerss all

Reply 38

mipmapped

I know it's crude, but go look at some porn. Thats how it should look. Your penis won't break. Lube it up and pull it back until the foreskin 'pops' over the glans (bell-end if you like). Couldn't be easier.