Examination of the foreskin

I was 6-7 and I had a diagnosis of phimosis. To cut a long story short, less than a year after my foreskin was gone and thus no more examinations there. Perhaps there would have been occasions during physical when such an examination would have been done on an intact male, I don't know about this.

I have a friend who owns a construction company. Part of their physical exam protocol is for an exam of the foreskin with retraction. I think its important for it to be completed. But the men need reassurance and have it done with modesty.

More of your outladish BS, I see.

I have a friend who owns a construction company. Part of their physical exam protocol is for an exam of the foreskin with retraction. I think its important for it to be completed. But the men need reassurance and have it done with modesty.

Not being flippant here, but what part of construction work requires that (male) workers be able to retract their foreskin? In what way would it be important for the job? And reassurance for what?

Its not so much required. Its just apart of their wellness exam protocol. I personally dont see anything wrong with it. All men need and deserve to have a full exam.

Its not so much required. Its just apart of their wellness exam protocol. I personally dont see anything wrong with it. All men need and deserve to have a full exam.

I try to not comment on such matters and leave it to others, but occasionally, someone says something that makes it very challenging.

To answer the above point, it is not an employer's business to insist on any examination more intrusive than the job requirements indicate. The reason you are saying males 'need' or 'deserve' such examinations is actually that you enjoy the idea of it - and not that there is any medical justification.

I try to not comment on such matters and leave it to others, but occasionally, someone says something that makes it very challenging.

To answer the above point, it is not an employer's business to insist on any examination more intrusive than the job requirements indicate. The reason you are saying males 'need' or 'deserve' such examinations is actually that you enjoy the idea of it - and not that there is any medical justification.

ThIs person (djboy) is an attention seeking man child who cannot function in an adult world. He lives within a delusional drenched fantasyland with no grip on reality at all. I have challenged his outlandish posts only to be met with radio silence. Nut up or Shut up, boy.

My last examination of the foreskin was in September 2024 during urological check-up. Actually, the foreskin was not examined, only retracted. The glans and the urethral opening were examined.

When I was a child, the foreskin was always retracted during the check-up. During sports examinations, the Tanner classification was also carried out during puberty, every 6 months.

The foreskin was only thoroughly examined once by the dermatologist as part of the check-up. Otherwise, it is only retracted and the glans is the object of the examination.

I believe it was checked during my school exam in 7th grade and at my draft exam when I was 17. since my foreskin retracts very easily it’s not a big issue. When I saw my urologist last March I had my foreskin already pulled back, it often stays that way, so there was no need for him to retract it. Although I wouldn’t mind. I can’t recall for my determatologist exam. I think I had to retract it for the skin to be checked.

This is going back some time but yes I am sure at the annual check up the foreskin of the patient was retracted a little to expose the urethral meatus/ helmet.

I can't recall it was every time or maybe less frequency.

I would assume this was a standard affair.

@Sopaysophie Er… you attended male examinations?

Even though I’m circumcised, my penis was examined almost every time I had an appointment. I believe it mostly stopped around the time childhood RTs stopped- between ages 4 & 5.

During pre school exam, she pulled down my slip, retract the foreskin multiple times, and now I'm here.

I have always been fastidious about penile hygiene, and so I have never had an exam SPECIFICALLY for the foreskin that I can remember. It was a regular thing for pediatric exams, and it is always retracted and inspected along with the glands during a genital exam. Closer attention has been paid to it during any urological exam, obviously.

My pediatrician last examined my foreskin when I was 11, due to a forced retraction. I was then circumcised, and it was no longer necessary.

My foreskin was forcibly retracted when I was aged 4. This was in the 1960s and was prior to catheterisation for a VCUG.

My mum sat beside me whilst a nurse carried out the retraction. She carried on talking to the doctor as if nothing was happening.

Not a pleasant experience.

The last time I had my foreskin retracted was after 15 at a medical at school.