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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? ==
|date=2021-09-01
|accessdate=2024-04-07
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://drpaulo.com.br/en/phimosis-hinder-sex/
|title=Does Phimosis Hinder Sex? 5 Myths and Facts About the Condition
|last=Egydio
|first=Paulo
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Egydio Medical Center
|date=2024-06-25
|accessdate=2025-04-08
}}
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