Why you need to pull back your foreskin.

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[gutspillage]

Don't know why YT recommended this video, but glad to see someone like Dr. Palmer talking about things boys need to know. I would say it's the dad's job to do it, but it's shocking how many don't.

[DonnieMcDaniel-oi]

I have foreskin as well and when I was younger at first it seemed very tight but as I got older it wasn’t as tight as it was in the beginning and I could pull it back with no problems and it doesn’t bother me anymore but I did at one point consider getting circumcised but I consulted with my doctor and she advised against it

[ellocopeteyt]

Please reply to this comment to give me a daily reminder to pull it back.

[kasnarfburns]

When I was younger, I was told I might want to get circumcized eventually. They never told me why. I never heard of any risk attached to leaving the foreskin in a refracted state though I think it pulls back itself.

[wood]

hi doc i’m 15 i have never pulled back my foreskin, i tried but it feels to awkward and it feels sensitive when i touch my glans. i don’t know if it’s because i am a late developer or something else, i am quite small being only 5’5”

[TheEstevenw]

Had mine removed a few days old, wish I had some say in it.

[neilgodwin]

Wish I could have seen this as a teenager, I was 21 before I consulted a doctor because I couldn't retract my foreskin. He said he could stretch it, which didn't sound like fun, but that was a temporary solution and the best thing was circumcision, which I opted for.
This was decades ago, and I never regretted my choice, but the information provided here would have helped enormously when I was a teenager

[olllk]

I dont know how to pull it back when I try to it hurts so I just stop, any tips so I can pull the skin back. I’m 14 btw

[zen_blade_]

Hey doc, im 15 and i sometimes pull it back before it was fully covering the tip but now one time after i retracted it now it doesn't cover the top fully.is that a problem?

[yossarian]

"Oy, it was such a shandeh fa da goy. I should've NEVER bought gribbenes from a mohel. It was SO chewy..."

[stanrix]

I thought this was common knowledge. Have a shower, pull it back and soap it up! Lol

[Breadloaf]

I have the opposite problem I pull it back but now I can't pull the foreskin back up without rolling

[IronMan-rrjb]

Hi doc, I finally tried and pulled back my tight foreskin at age of 20.
I never pulled it. So I saw my glans for the first time but then again closing the foreskin is difficult.
It doesn't close fully as it was earlier but a small round of glance is still uncovered.
How do I close the glans as it was earlier??

[guillermoramos]

Hi doc, I’m 15 and I want to pull my foreskin back but I’m too scared to do it because one time I retracted my foreskin barely over the tip and I touched the glans and it was really sensitive. I feel that my foreskin might be a little tight as well. Can you help out?

[kenken]

I am just shocked that guys haven't pulled back their foreskin before their teen years. I pull it back to pee or else everything gets wet. And always in the shower.
This is fascinating. Now i understand why some guys have tight foreskins. That’s rough.

[flyinggorilla]

hello doc im 14 i can pull my foreskin its flexible but i do not dare too i dont have the courage and i never want to pull it if there another way to wash it without pulling.

[bradennguyen]

hey doc I am currently 16 years of age and I’m scared to pull back my foreskin. Should I try when I am soft or erect? Or does it not matter?

[BigIndianBindi-jycz]

i do this every time i pee so my stream doesn't spray everywhere.

[smgoated]

doc i try to pull my foreskin back and it hurts it’s to right i need help ASAP please i’m 15 i’m 5’4 i’m scared

[litoboy]

I pulled back at 13 years old and was very painful