Odd Stretching "?" + hygeine concern

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I'm 19 years old, uncut and I'm not unfamiliar with stretching (would be terrible if i were at 19 lol) but I do have a few questions

as far as retracting the foreskin, how far are you supposed to go? I can only retract it as far as behind the glans (head) but are you suppose to continue further down the shaft or...?

In another thread regarding stretching, a fellow posted and uploaded a pic onto the thread showing one stretching back the foreskin. one thing I had noticed was the small bumps that were on the penis.
heres the link, its on this same website.

http://www.afraidtoask.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/262/page/1/fpart/3

I happen to have the same thing and was wondering what exactly they were, they never caused any problems, they're just a bit akward and well..

I figure its most likely "dirt" that has been trapped under the skin due to lack of cleaning, but the main problem is, that my skin is practically "grown" onto my penis behind the glans (head) making further stretching almost impossible it seems. These bumps are along the shaft, If this is normal among uncut men i would like to know, if not, then I spose i should consider circumcision for my hygeine. When i was younger I did not make a habit of stretching since I was generally not told or directed to do so very often. when youre 7 8 yrs old being told this sort of extremely embarassing thing every blue moon, you really dont understand at least I didnt at first, only until I started doing it, I noticed I could not stretch it any further down the shaft once I was able to get it past the head, so i just assumed that that was normal, to not retract the skin any further. a few years later i started to notice those bumps appearing near the base of my penis up along the shaft, and stop appearing enar the head, (which I can only assume that thats because I can keep the head clean since I can stretch the foreskin that far)

Any help on this topic is greatly appreciated. I been told many times to just go consult a doctor, But to simply even have an appointment is very expensive, and its just something I cant do right now.

I took a look at the male genitilia forum and found this http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/slm-maa/slides/normvar/images/hel006.jpg

This was what I was speaking of as far as spots, is this normal? are they're any posts showing the underside of the penis with these same spots? because it looks slightly different on the underside than the topside (darker skin and larger spots)

Hi Rick89, welcome to A2A.If you can retract to behind the head, that's fine. Some guys retract a bit further but it's not necessary. I'm not sure what you mean by the skin being grown onto your penis behind the glans. Sometimes the foreskin sticks to the glans, especially the rim, at some point and that is called an adhesion. On the underside, however, there is a flap of skin that should be attached to your glans - that is the frenulum and it is normal.Those small bumps are not dirt, they are sebaceous glands. You have them over nearly all of your body, but they are mostly buried in the skin at hair follicles and you don't see them. Their purpose is to produce sebum, a white greasy gunk that is the body's natural skin moisturiser. On the genitals the skin is much thinner and they often become visible at puberty, when they enlarge. (This is why acne is common at puberty - zits are infected sebaceous glands.) Frequently people don't notice them until some time after puberty, and then they think they are some sort of disease. They are not, they are perfectly normal.

aaah thx for the post! yeah when I took a look at the "male genitalia" forum, I came across descriptions of such and sebaceous glands was listed, took a look and noticed it was very similar to what I had. I was greatly relieved that this is common among all who are uncircumsized (or is it not) and is of nothing to be fearful about but I'll still go by a doctor sometime to confirm that that is all it is >.<Mmm I guess adhesion was a better word for it yes lol, and yeah I do know the part known as a frenulum, but the "adhesion is most noticeable on top and sides and comes to meet out with the frenulum on the underside. but the skin i guess is adheded to the penis, its not a matter of being able to stretch the skin, but it just simply wont go further back due to that part just behind the head, where the skins seems attached below the head of the penis. not that I want to be required to pull it back any further! I was just curious if whether or not you were suppose to or not (I thought the bumps were due to bad hygiene, which led me to believe that quite possibly you were suppose to pull the skin back further to reach those bumps and clean underneath the skin and such.)I'm glad thats not the case thoughBut one other thing that concerns me, is something thats a bit associated with the frenulum i suppose. theres a small yet noticeable line that runs from the frenulum down along the shaft to the base, on the underside of the penis. the line looks more like one long, yet small wrinkle running down the underside. and outside on boths sides of that wrinkle, the skin is slightly darker, pinker that the rest of the skin surrounding the penis. Is this just yet another feature of the frenulum? Thx for the post, I'm actually quite grateful to have found this forum, from time to time I'v searched forums and such, but never quite came across the answers i was looking for. Thx once again

All types of penis can have visible sebaceous glands - they can also be visible on your scrotum too. (Everyone has them all over, but where they are visible varies a bit.)Of course the inside of the foreskin should be attached to the glans right around right under the rim, otherwise the shaft there would have no skin. But if it is attached anywhere else, yes, that would be an adhesion. If you are going to show the doctor you could ask him/her about that. Adhesions can be broken under local anaesthetic if you want.That line down the shaft is a raphe - it's the scar from how the penis was put together when you were a foetus. The embryo's genitalia start out looking female, and then if you are a male the proto-vaginal lips fuse together to make the penis and scrotum. Where that fusion takes place there is sometimes a visible line. It's often visible on the scrotum, too.

yes along the scrotum I have noticed it as wellMmm after I read that last paragraph of yours i was thinking, now that one heck of a reason for it to be there XDthx for all your help, you've helped rid me of unneccessary stress on my part lol, just nd to go for a checkup, physical nonetheless sometime soon. thx once again ^_^