Posts by hakunangovi

There may well be a natural remedy of some sort.  I am clueless in that area.  In my own case the pain was often a bit more than mild.  As usual I waited at least a month to see if it resolved itself, as often that...

I had epididymitis a few years ago and went on a course of antibiotics for a month. It had eased up by then, but came back with a vengeance as soon as I stopped taking the medication.  I went back on it for over 6 weeks, and that...

Good for you, Ellie!!  Stay strong, and I hope have an easy time.

Kassandra, thank you for posting your story.  You are the kind of partner that every man should have.  Your DH is a lucky man.  Like spacediver, I can identify with all the emotional turmoil that he been through. ...

Lots of good advice above.  The bottom line is that the penis in question belongs to your son.  It is he who should have the option of keeping his foreskin.  Absolutely no one else has the right to make that decision on...

Pam,  hugs to you!  You were not to blame, our uninformed and ignorant medical system is.  My son was born in '81 and I was adamant that he remain intact.  We had no opposition from the doctor with regard to that,...

So glad you had a happy ending!  And a good thing you were smart enough not to trust your ped.   The ped urologist you saw sounds excellent, although even he, is a bit early on the age of retraction.  In cultures...

Well said.  I managed to keep my son intact when he was born, but sadly he was circumcised for phimosis at the age of 11. When I got access to the internet I discovered a whole lot of information, and realised that the...

You have nothing to be concerned about. Sadly your doctor and the urologist are both very ignorant of normal male genitalia.  Circumcision should never be the remedy for a tight foreskin.  You mentioned being prescribed...

Good for you for keeping your son intact.  As a pp suggested, his pain during urination is most likely due to the separation process whereby the synecchia are breaking down and releasing the bond between inner foreskin and...