Penis: the elephant in the room

The size, penile fractures and more…  let’s talk about the male reproductive organ.

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00:00Penile fractures, yes it exists. Penis size, fertility, the ability to maintain an erection

00:07is also not affected in either one of those. Let's discuss a little bit about the male

00:12reproductive organ, the penis. Wait for it. What is a circumcised or cut penis?

00:18The penis's head or glands as we call it has a skin layer called the foreskin.

00:24Now for personal reasons, religious beliefs or medical conditions like phimosis,

00:28the foreskin can be surgically removed. Now this is a circumcised or a cut penis.

00:34If the foreskin is intact and not removed, it is an uncircumcised or uncut penis.

00:40Now a major doubt which a lot of people get is,

00:42what is better? Is circumcised better than uncircumcised when it comes to sex?

00:47Well to put your mind at ease, they're both the same. One is not superior to another. Penis size,

00:53fertility, the ability to maintain an erection is also not affected in either one of those.

00:59But there's one point, people with uncircumcised penises should make it a point to clean under

01:05their foreskin every day when they're in the shower to maintain proper hygiene.

01:09So let's talk about maintaining penis hygiene. A very basic but a very important question that

01:15I keep getting as a doctor, how do I clean my penis? First of all, you do not need a specific

01:21intimate wash. A mild, preferably unscented body wash will do the trick. If it's not there,

01:27then lukewarm water is also enough. Now what to do is, start cleaning from the head of the penis,

01:32along the shaft, include the balls and the groin area. For people with uncircumcised penises,

01:38gently retract the foreskin and clean under the foreskin. Very important.

01:43This is cleaning. Now remember, you have to change your briefs, boxers, trunks,

01:47whatever you wear every day and twice a day if you sweat a lot or if you work out.

01:52Bumps on the penis. Now sometimes what happens is, people start seeing small bumps on the head

01:57of their penis. So what is it? They are most likely pearly penile papules, which are small

02:02skin colored bumps, usually around the head of the penis. Now they don't carry any symptoms and

02:07they're harmless. But for the peace of your mind, you can go and get it checked. And once diagnosed

02:12as pearly penile papules, they require no treatment. But if you want to get rid of them,

02:17treatment options are available. Similarly, there are different types of bumps called

02:21faux-dye spots, which usually occur around the lips, inside the cheeks, on the penis,

02:26and scrotum. These are also harmless and not an indication of any disease.

02:31Penile fractures. Yes, it exists. Did you know the penis does not have a bone in it,

02:37but it can still get fractured? Now what happens is, inside the penis, there are two spongy

02:42ciliatrical tissues called corpora cavernosa, which are covered by a sheet of tissue called

02:47tunica albigenia. Now when you're aroused, blood rushes into corpora cavernosa and results in what

02:52you see as an erection. Now when this erect penis experiences sudden trauma or bending,

02:58for example, if penis slips out of the vagina and accidentally thrusts into the pelvis,

03:02or if you're changing positions with penis inside the vagina, or even rolling and falling

03:07onto an erect penis, this can cause the tunica albigena and sometimes even the

03:12corpora cavernosa to rupture. And this is a penile fracture. Very painful.

03:18Most importantly, this is a medical emergency. Don't waste time. Run to the hospital.