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What is ‘phimosis’?

Cian Griffin is a content and community marketer and Gaylgeoiri online. Cian recently got a circu...

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15.01 16 Apr 2026


What is ‘phimosis’?


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15.01 16 Apr 2026


Cian Griffin is a content and community marketer and Gaylgeoiri online. Cian recently got a circumcision due to phimosis.

Phimosis is a common medical condition that occurs in all male children. This is where the foreskin is tight and cannot retract over the head, or glans, of the penis.

It is estimated that in 95% of male children, the foreskin will develop and become retractile by the age of 12, or once the child enters adolescence.

However, this is not always the case, and some men continue to suffer from phimosis into their teens and adulthood…

Cian joins Seán to discuss.


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