I have three intact sons, ages 9 and 5 year old twins.
Starting when he was about 4 years old my oldest son was under the care of a pediatric urologist (for incontinence and spastic bladder, which has since worked itself out with herbal treatment). The urologist, of course, pressured us to speed along the retraction of his foreskin, threatening that he would need surgery if it didn't happen soon. We used steroid cream on it for 2-3 weeks and his foreskin became easily retractable and has remained that way since.
My twins, who are turning 5 next week, have foreskins that are quite tight and are nowhere near retractable. I tried the steroid cream for a few days, but their foreskins are not loosening up nearly as quickly as their older brother's did. At this point, their foreskins only come back far enough to expose probably 4 mm of the head and there is a little strip (probably 1 mm wide) of tissue at the 6 o'clock position that is tethering the foreskin to the head.
I am a little concerned about this because it won't be all that long before it becomes inappropriate for me to be dealing with the intimate details of their personal hygiene and I would like them to be well practiced at retracting their foreskins and cleaning underneath by then.
I know that if I seek medical advice about this I will get "I told you so" -- we live in an area when intact boys are rare.
Any thoughts about how to deal with this?
Starting when he was about 4 years old my oldest son was under the care of a pediatric urologist (for incontinence and spastic bladder, which has since worked itself out with herbal treatment). The urologist, of course, pressured us to speed along the retraction of his foreskin, threatening that he would need surgery if it didn't happen soon. We used steroid cream on it for 2-3 weeks and his foreskin became easily retractable and has remained that way since.
My twins, who are turning 5 next week, have foreskins that are quite tight and are nowhere near retractable. I tried the steroid cream for a few days, but their foreskins are not loosening up nearly as quickly as their older brother's did. At this point, their foreskins only come back far enough to expose probably 4 mm of the head and there is a little strip (probably 1 mm wide) of tissue at the 6 o'clock position that is tethering the foreskin to the head.
I am a little concerned about this because it won't be all that long before it becomes inappropriate for me to be dealing with the intimate details of their personal hygiene and I would like them to be well practiced at retracting their foreskins and cleaning underneath by then.
I know that if I seek medical advice about this I will get "I told you so" -- we live in an area when intact boys are rare.
Any thoughts about how to deal with this?
the urologist that gave you that advice was dead wrong and your first ds is very lucky that he became retractable or I bet the Dr. would have pressured you until you gave in to a totally unnecessary circ.
