Not circumcision okay?

The article is expertly consulted by Master, Doctor Le Phuc Lien - Urologist - Department of General Surgery - Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.

Circumcision should only be performed when there are problems in the foreskin that can lead to the risk of complications such as penile cancer, prostate cancer... The foreskin is not decisive. to prolong sexual intercourse.

The main role of the foreskin is to protect the head of the penis from injuries and daily rubbing against clothes, to help lubricate the tip of the penis during sex and to increase pleasure because there are many nerve receptors located in this area. Therefore, men should be circumcised only when recommended or indicated.

Men should go to the doctor and get treatment when they see the foreskin with abnormal signs such as:
Diseases of the foreskin: The foreskin is narrowed (a condition in which a man cannot retract the foreskin). ; foreskin constriction, foreskin lengthening, recurrent balanitis, foreskin with warts, foreskin is too long to cover the glans,... The penis is hard to erect every time there is an erection lust. Difficulty urinating, urine stream does not flow. In addition, men should go to the doctor to check the foreskin if sex feels painful, not satisfying.
In these cases, circumcision can bring many benefits such as avoiding dysuria, painful urination, painful urination, burning and hot urination, lymphatic drainage, penile edema; avoid urinary tract infections, balanitis; reduce the risk of penile cancer due to narrowing of the foreskin; reduce the risk of prostate cancer.

In addition to the above cases, people with normal foreskin should not be circumcised.
Currently, many adult men are circumcised due to the advantages of reducing the complications of penile cancer in men with foreskin disease and limiting premature ejaculation during sex. However, before deciding to have surgery, men should consider both aspects.
Many men think that premature ejaculation during sex is due to the foreskin. However, in reality, the foreskin is not the culprit that causes this condition. The foreskin contains many nerve receptors that help increase pleasure during sex. However, it does not determine the prolongation of ejaculation time.
Although circumcision reduces the risk of penile cancer in men with foreskin disease. However, after the surgery, the patient still has to take good care of the penis to limit complications such as recurrent narrowing of the foreskin, narrowing of the urethral opening, bad scars that cause cosmetic loss.
Some other thoughts that make men want to go circumcised such as not being circumcised will make the penis not grow, will be infertile later, not circumcised will cause entanglements in the wife relationship husband. However, cutting should only be done when there are real problems with the foreskin that affect daily activities.
Resident doctor Le Phuc Lien has more than 12 years of experience in the field of urology and specialized urology, successfully performing many high-technologies such as urological endoscopy, female urology, urodynamics, bladder cystoscopy. nerve. Currently, he is a Urologist at the Department of General Surgery, Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital.