Hi, Im 17 years old. I first retracted my skin when I was about 10-13 years old, it went fine, mom told me to do it... Although I hated doing it It was sensitive and I just thought it was icky, why couldn't I be like other boys? Well, I'm in a serious relationship and have been moving closer towards sexual intercourse, and it got me worried about retraction. So tonight I thought I would try it.I don't have any problems masturbating, although I've noticed the foreskin sort of hangs to one side, and my penis is slightly bent to the left, like a slight curve. I always assumed this was due to me not pulling back my foreskin, but I really didn't like doing it. So I tried it tonight, and after 3-4 attempts, i got it to go back, but the skin didnt simply "glide." I did it slowly and softly, it hurt only a little, but it came back to the ridge. It was pretty sensitive at first and I did not like trying to clean it, but the sensitivity lessened (only some) as I kept cleaning it. I used a q-tip and some water, and then a rag with a little bit of soap and warm water, but it was sore. I got a lot of, althought not all, of the white stuff (smegma?) off. I figured I will try it again in the morning when I take a shower. It went back to the edge of the ridge, but the ridge was a purplish red and sore. Im worried I'll wake up and be extremely sore. Is everything I've described normal? During an erection the tip of the foreskin is right on my penis, I only have like a quarter inch hanging off. Im just worried I wont clean it enough or I'll develop an infection or do something wrong and end up having to get cut, which I do not want. I bought some condoms as well, and I was wondering if there is anything I should worry about when using those, being uncut. Also should I wait a few days before having sex or would I be OK to go right now, after one retraction? I definitely plan on retracting every day and cleaning it! The sensitivity really sucks, and I am worried about the ridge being purplish red... Please tell me if I've done anything wrong.Thanks for your time!
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New Retraction
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Hey bud, things sound fine to me. It may be a little sore because you've worked with it some. Be patient bud, keep retracting it daily and cleaning under there for sure. Its going to be really sensitive to touch the head for a while - but the more you expose it to touch and stimulation, the less sensitive it will be. If its sore today you may want to hold off on sex until it feels better (you want that first time to be fun and you don't need to be worrying about discomfort - you'll have enough going on in your head!) If you decide to go ahead -retract your foreskin and then put the condom on. You may want to work with that alone anyway - condoms and sex take some getting used to. Don't even think circumcision bud, nothing you've told us leads me to believe that you need that. Just keep working with that foreskin some, you'll be fine!
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Alright, thanks a bunch man! It really means a lot. Im glad there are forums like these where teens like me can discuss things without fear of humiliation...
Again, thanks so much
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Well, no sex, but some vigorous playing around... Its a wee bit tender, nothing bad though. Should I worry about tearing something or such? I really, really don't want that to happen, hehe.
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If you do some gentle stretching, not forcing anything, over a couple of months, until it moves back and forth easily, you'll ensure there is no tearing.