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}}</ref> A foreskin will not retract when the tip of it is too narrow to [[Gliding action| glide]] back over the [[glans penis]],<ref name="phimosis2016" /> so that the glans penis is exposed. Phimosis is classified as a condition, not a disease. It does not threaten health, so treatment of it is elective.
In newborn boys and toddlers, [[phimosis]] is natural and normal. It protects the [[glans penis]] from injuries and contamination. This natural phimosis, which is an adhesion of the foreskin to the glans due to [[synechia]], usually resolves by [[puberty]], and in some men even later.
== Can I have sex with phimosis? ==