Guitar Boy
February 17th 04, 11:31 PM
My 8-year-old son, who's uncircumcised, has been complaining that his
glans (the head of his penis under the foreskin) is too sensitive to
be washed. It doesn't *look* irritated, and he's able to retract his
foreskin OK, but he claims that touching it, even gently, hurts. His
11-year-old brother, also uncircumcised, has never complained about
anything like this. I'm circumcised, so I am not sure if I'm qualified
to judge what's "too sensitive" for an uncircumcised kid's penis. I'm
afraid that if he doesn't keep up on hygiene, he'll get an infection
or something. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do?
glans (the head of his penis under the foreskin) is too sensitive to
be washed. It doesn't *look* irritated, and he's able to retract his
foreskin OK, but he claims that touching it, even gently, hurts. His
11-year-old brother, also uncircumcised, has never complained about
anything like this. I'm circumcised, so I am not sure if I'm qualified
to judge what's "too sensitive" for an uncircumcised kid's penis. I'm
afraid that if he doesn't keep up on hygiene, he'll get an infection
or something. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do?