Posts by hakunangovi

It sounds to me that your son has a "hooded" foreskin.  This usualy occurs in conjunction with hypospadias - where the urethral opening is not located at the tip of the penis, but further down, or even somewhere along the...

Quote: Originally Posted by SpringBabyMama   I guess I'm feeling a little guilty--that I may have put my son in this situation. Wish I had more support. My mother told me I should have circumcised at birth...I...

My DS had one UTI and antibiotics cleared it up in a day.  It is not that big a deal - some girls get them quite frequently.    Good luck with the appointment!

I'm not sure that there is even such a thing as a "redundant prepuce".  What ever foreskin he has is what he should have.  The average age of retraction (in cultures where they do not mess with the foreskin) is 10 1/2. To...

I never liked Dr Oz because of his pro-circumcision stance.  I still won't unless and until he reverses his opinion and actualy becomes pro-intact. Sitting on the fence in an attempt to appease everyone does not cut it.

Sad that they feel the need to burn up the tax payers money on services that have nothing to do with improving health.

  Quote: Originally Posted by seraf   My biggest question is when will his pee go straight? Right now it goes at a 90 degree angle to where I would expect it to go. He will get used to aiming it, whatever...

I think this is fairly common, but I can't answer your original question about the alignment of the frenulum. The 'seam' is called a "raphe" or probably a "penile raphe".  You might find some info by googling that.

He is a lot more eloquent than I could ever be.   I will be interested to see if any of the politicians and medical bodies have the ethics to grace him with an answer.

Completed both - I look forward to seeing the results.   Incidentaly, I seem to remember that a few years ago, someone in the U.K. was doing research into penis envy as related to circumcision status. Does anyone remember...