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== Prevention ==

Education concerning proper care and development of the prepuce is the most effective way of preventing paraphimosis from occurring. Parents, doctors, and other caretakers should be instructed to never [[forced retraction|forcibly retract]] a boy's foreskin. In older males, the forcible retraction of a narrow [[foreskin]] should be avoided.<ref name="Reynard" /> The [[~~foresk~~ should be returned to the forward position after cleaning or sexual intercourse.<ref name="Choe">Choe JM. [http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001215/2623.html Paraphimosis: current treatment options]. ''Am Fam Physician'' 2000;62:2623-28.</ref> <ref name="Berk"/>

Education concerning proper care and development of the prepuce is the most effective way of preventing paraphimosis from occurring. Parents, doctors, and other caretakers should be instructed to never [[forced retraction|forcibly retract]] a boy's foreskin. In older males, the forcible retraction of a narrow [[foreskin]] should be avoided.<ref name="Reynard" /> The [[foreskin]] should be returned to the forward position after cleaning or sexual intercourse.<ref name="Choe">Choe JM. [http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001215/2623.html Paraphimosis: current treatment options]. ''Am Fam Physician'' 2000;62:2623-28.</ref> <ref name="Berk"/>

Some doctors recommend [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] as prevention, but there is no evidence in the medical literature to support this recommendation. Furthermore, this sacrifices the prepuce, where patients may seek to preserve its [http://www.intactaus.org/information/functionsoftheforeskin/ function] and value, and protection of the individual from unnecessarily radical surgery is always a doctor's prerogative.

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 == Prevention ==
-Education concerning proper care and development of the prepuce is the most effective way of preventing paraphimosis from occurring. Parents, doctors, and other caretakers should be instructed to never [[forced retraction|forcibly retract]] a boy's foreskin. In older males, the forcible retraction of a narrow [[foreskin]] should be avoided.<ref name="Reynard" /> The [[foresk should be returned to the forward position after cleaning or sexual intercourse.<ref name="Choe">Choe JM. [http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001215/2623.html Paraphimosis: current treatment options]. ''Am Fam Physician'' 2000;62:2623-28.</ref> <ref name="Berk"/>
+Education concerning proper care and development of the prepuce is the most effective way of preventing paraphimosis from occurring. Parents, doctors, and other caretakers should be instructed to never [[forced retraction|forcibly retract]] a boy's foreskin. In older males, the forcible retraction of a narrow [[foreskin]] should be avoided.<ref name="Reynard" /> The [[foreskin]] should be returned to the forward position after cleaning or sexual intercourse.<ref name="Choe">Choe JM. [http://www.aafp.org/afp/20001215/2623.html Paraphimosis: current treatment options]. ''Am Fam Physician'' 2000;62:2623-28.</ref> <ref name="Berk"/>
 Some doctors recommend [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] as prevention, but there is no evidence in the medical literature to support this recommendation. Furthermore, this sacrifices the prepuce, where patients may seek to preserve its [http://www.intactaus.org/information/functionsoftheforeskin/ function] and value, and protection of the individual from unnecessarily radical surgery is always a doctor's prerogative.
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 [[Category:Medical condition]]
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 [[Category:From IntactWiki]]