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Men [[Intact]] men sometimes ask, "do I have to retract my foreskin when I pee?" They may have been told heard myths that it is unhealthy to have [[urine]] inside the foreskin. There is no factual basis for that claim. Urine is normally sterile when it leaves the urethra. Boys by necessity pee through their [[foreskin]] because it does not retract. Phimosed men also pee through their foreskin because the foreskin does not retract. It is not necessary to pull back when you pee.
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If the [[foreskin]] is non-retractable, then a rubber-bulb ear syringe may be used to squirt warm water into the [[foreskin]] to flush it out for an occasional washing. Washing is recommended before and after sex and as desired to remove accumulated [[smegma]].
== Urination==
Everything in the preputial sac is covered with [[Mucosa| mucosal membrane]] (similar to the inside of your mouth), which likes to be wet, so no damage or threat to health is caused by having urine inside the foreskin.