# Adult Circumcision Options (TMI)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-circumcision-options-tmi/198673>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 30, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-circumcision-options-tmi/198673 "2003-08-30T18:27:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![jmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmonster)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-circumcision-options-tmi/198673/1 "2003-08-30T18:27:57Z")

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Is it possible to just snip the frenulum of an uncircumcised penis so as to give the foreskin more range of motion?

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-circumcision-options-tmi/198673/2 "2003-08-30T21:16:17Z")

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Depends on the degree of adhesions between the glans penis, the foreskin, and the frenulum. Clipping the frenulum alone won’t do much of the glans is stuck to the foreskin in multiple other places, nor if the foreskin is likewise adhesed to itself at other sites.

So should an individual need a foreskin revision secondary to phimosis or other adhesion-related issues, he should hie himself to a nearby urologist, for and individualized assessment.

QtM, MD

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**Author:** ![jmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmonster)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-circumcision-options-tmi/198673/3 "2003-09-02T16:40:26Z")

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I did hire myself a nearby urologist; he diagnosed me with athlete’s penis and has me taking miconazole. In the past week, though, I’ve decided that a frenulum is more trouble than it’s worth, and I wanted to get an opinion before I went back for my followup visit.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Jake4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@Jake4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake4)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2003, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-circumcision-options-tmi/198673/4 "2003-09-02T16:54:52Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jmonster \*  
> **he diagnosed me with athlete’s penis**

Holy crap, is that what they call it?! 😉

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-circumcision-options-tmi/198673/5 "2003-09-03T03:02:02Z")

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AKA Balanitis. A little fungus under the foreskin. Quite common.

If the foreskin can be retracted easily, anti-fungals followed by regular hygiene should keep the balanitis away. If retraction is a problem, then perhaps a little snip for the tip might be in order. But really, a urologist is the best one to render the initial opinion.

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**Author:** ![jmonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmonster)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-circumcision-options-tmi/198673/6 "2003-09-03T05:58:33Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Jake4 \*  
> \*\*Holy crap, is that what they call it?! 😉 \*\*

Well, it keeps exposing itself to lady reporters in the locker room…