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Phimosis

Phimosis: Introduction

Phimosis: Where there is constriction of the male foreskin so that it cannot be pulled back over the glans of the penis. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Phimosis is available below.

Symptoms of Phimosis

• Pain
• Penile swelling
• Penile inflammation
• Penile discharge
• Penile bleeding
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Phimosis

Treatments for Phimosis

• Watchful waiting - the condition often resolves in newborns by age 6 months
• Circumcision
• See also paraphimosis
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Phimosis:

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Phimosis?

• Misdiagnosis of Phimosis
• Failure to diagnose Phimosis
• Undiagnosed: Phimosis

Phimosis: Related Patient Stories

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Phimosis: Deaths

Read more about Deaths and Phimosis.

Phimosis: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Phimosis:

• Difficulty urinating
• Balanitis
• Painful erections
• Paraphimosis
• more complications...»

Causes of Phimosis

• Balanitis xerotica obliterans
• more causes...»

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Disease Topics Related To Phimosis

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Phimosis:

• Undescended testis
• Urinary tract infection
• Priapism
• Peyronie's disease
• Penile cancer
• Penile
• more related diseases...»

Phimosis: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Sexual Disorders & STDs -- serious diseases often undiagnosed:
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Gonorrhea -- Undiagnosed
  • HIV -- Undiagnosed
  • Genital Herpes -- Undiagnosed
  • Hepatitis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Phimosis

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Phimosis:

• Urinary Health (Urology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Phimosis, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Statistics for Phimosis

• Medical statistics for Phimosis
• Death and Mortality statistics for Phimosis
• Society statistics for Phimosis

Phimosis: Broader Related Topics

• Foreskin conditions
• Men only conditions
• Men's health conditions
• more types...»

Types of Phimosis

Phimosis Message Boards

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  • More user stories

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• I can not get a diagnosis. Please help.
• Tell us your medical story.
• Share your misdiagnosis story.
• What is the best treatment for this?
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Definitions of Phimosis:

The inability to retract the foreskin over the glans penis due to tightness of the prepuce. - (Source - Diseases Database)

An abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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