Hello.. I have a problem... I have quite tight foreskin. I am not able to retract it, unless I am quite aroused then I am able to get it back quite aways. Then there is also something impeding it from retracting all the way. I have done some research and it seems that there is still nerve tissue connecting the head of my penis to the foreskin. I was a late bloomer and I have found that this is supposed to disparate around puberty. Some people find that this doesn't leave sometimes until around 18, and I am almost 18 and I am wondering if I should talk to a doctor a try and wait it out. I am able to clean very well so it doesn't smell really bad but I am some what of a hypocondriate.

Thanks.

Since you are almost 18 and it is still not able to retract fully without a lot of effort, you may want to talk to your doctor about ways to stretch it, or you could talk to him about circumcision if that sort of thing is more along the lines of what you want to do.

First, what's the problem... meaning I understand what you are saying, but if you are comfortable when sexually aroused, and you experience no pain when hitting orgasm, it really isn't so much an issue. Or is it?

I'm circumcied, my son isn't. Don't want this to be a circumcision debate, but I can tell you I didn't circumcise my son for the nerve endings you mentioned. I believe our bodies aren't broken and needing "fixed"... and the common maladies of cancer, UTI's, etc tied to circumcision are not supported. Neither the AMA or the american academy of pediatrics recommend circumcision as a medical procedure. It is a ritualistic practice, per their official policy.

So... you don't get the retraction you think you need. OK. Why is this a problem? Do you hurt getting to orgasm or during sexual stimulation, be it by self stim or with another?

If you aren't hurting when hitting orgasm, id not worry one damn bit. We get in our own ways much too often concerning sex. If its just a mental thing, let it go. Every person is their own worst critic about their own body.

If there is something I'm missing concerning this, please explain.