For Sqad ...please?

[ethelburga]

Shouldnt my grandson be able to retract his foreskin, without, as he says, it stinging, at 8 years old?

I am worried that he may have to be circumcised?

[ChillDoubt]

I'm no expert but I believe your grandson shouldn't be attempting to retract it at that age anyway.
Or are you saying that he has retracted it and is now unable to return it himself back over the glans(tip)?
If it's the latter, he may be suffering a paraphimosis, which can sometimes require medical intervention and possible circumcision.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraphimosis

[ChillDoubt]

Apologies to Sqad for answering on a thread addressed to him, just thought I'd add what miniscule knowledge I have while he's not about.

From a link elsewhere on the net:

Thorvaldsen and Meyhoff (2005)

Thorvaldsen conducted a survey of young men in Denmark. They found that the average age of first foreskin retraction is 10.4 years.

Can you give us any further info please ethelburga?

[ethelburga]

No not got any other info, but he was sore the other day, and I had perhaps the mistaken belief that little boys should retract their foreskins from about aged six. Thanks for your care, and perhaps I'm worrying unnecessarily ...hope I am....

[ChillDoubt]

No problem. As long as he's not sore now then it's probably nothing.
If he does suffer pain though I'd err on the side of caution and have him examined, he may have a tightening that may require a circumcision, but that can be planned as elective surgery.
Hope that helps.

[Sqad]

ethel......no big deal and i agree with Chill's last post.

If it is not causing any distress, then leave well alone.

Yes, he may have to be circumcised, but only time will determine.

[ethelburga]

Thanks, so much Sqad, I feel happier now.

[ethelburga]

I love it Sqad that you call me Ethel! Ethelburga was a Queen and the name of the school I went to, in Harrogate, a few moons ago now! But Ethel brings a strange image, I suspect to many, imagining a very elderly maiden aunt, maybe! Such is life.

[sandyRoe]

Hardly a maiden aunt, didn't she have a son, Ham Burga?

[Sqad]

ethel...?? Harrogate Ladies College?

[craft1948]

http://www.qe.org/

Good school..........

[Sqad]

crafty.......well spotted.

[craft1948]

We wanted to send the daughter there, she wanted to go to the local comp with her mates :-(

[Sqad]

Right^^

[ethelburga]

No not the ladies college. Queen Ethelburgas! We were up on the hill, nearest neighbours, the Army Apprentice School! Hmmm, many pranks, but it was a while ago! Innocent compared to anything that goes on today!

[ladybirder]

Harrogate? Love it. Luck you.

[ethelburga]

Love how this thread has gone! Great! Circumcision ....... to a/my school in around 1959!