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}}</ref> Forcible foreskin retraction is extremely harmful, painful, and [[trauma| traumatic]] to the child.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Romberg
|first=Rosemary
|init=
|author-link=Rosemary_Romberg
|year=2021
|title=Circumcision: The Painful Dilemma
|url=
|work=
|editor=Ulf Dunkel
|edition=Second, Revised
|volume=
|chapter=Care of the Intact Penis
|scope=
|page=452
|pages=
|location=
|publisher=Kindle
|ISBN=23:979-8683021252
|quote=
|accessdate=2023-08-30
|note=
}}</ref> Forced foreskin retraction is extremely inappropriate in the health care of young boys.


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"At birth, the [[foreskin]] is fused to the [[Glans penis|glans]] (head) of the [[penis]] by a membrane known as the balano-preputial lamina. This membrane, in the fullness of time, will dissolve naturally, allowing the [[foreskin]] to retract from the [[Glans penis|glans]] when desired by the male.
"At birth, the [[foreskin]] is fused to the [[Glans penis|glans]] (head) of the [[penis]] by a membrane known as the balano-preputial lamina. This membrane, in the fullness of time, will dissolve naturally, allowing the [[foreskin]] to retract from the [[Glans penis|glans]] when desired by the male.


The age at which the [[foreskin]] can easily retract varies widely: some boys are retractable in their late toddler years, but many are well into teen years before the membrane dissolves fully. Virtually all medical practicioners in countries that do not practice [[RIC|routine infant circumcision]] understand this process and know that to force back the [[foreskin]] before it is ready HURTS, opens the [[penis]] to infection, and can damage the [[foreskin]] itself, causing a lifetime of woe.
The age at which the [[foreskin]] can easily retract varies widely: some boys are retractable in their late toddler years, but many are well into teen years before the membrane dissolves fully. Virtually all medical practitioners in countries that do not practice [[RIC|routine infant circumcision]] understand this process and know that to force back the [[foreskin]] before it is ready HURTS, opens the [[penis]] to [[infection]], and can damage the [[foreskin]] itself, causing a lifetime of woe.


In the [[United States]], many healthcare workers are ignorant of these facts. Indeed, due to the prevalence of [[circumcision]] in decades of the past, healthcare providers have lost a generation of knowledge regarding proper care of the natural [[penis]]. As a result, scores of young boys have been traumatized and injured by those very professionals pledged to protect them. Some professionals remain stubbornly blind to the facts of proper penile care, and some are merely uninformed. Either way, as caregivers to an [[intact]] boys, we must continue to promote correct standard of care."<ref>{{REFweb
In the [[United States]], many healthcare workers are ignorant of these facts. Indeed, due to the prevalence of [[circumcision]] in decades of the past, healthcare providers have lost a generation of knowledge regarding proper care of the natural [[penis]]. As a result, scores of young boys have been [[Trauma| traumatized]] and injured by those very professionals pledged to protect them. Some professionals remain stubbornly blind to the facts of proper penile care, and some are merely uninformed. Either way, as caregivers to an [[intact]] boys, we must continue to promote correct standard of care."<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.doctorsopposingforcibleretraction.org/
  |url=https://www.doctorsopposingforcibleretraction.org/
  |title=Doctors Opposing Forcible Retraction
  |title=Doctors Opposing Forcible Retraction
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Wright (1994) advises that the first person to retract a child's [[foreskin]] should be the child himself.<ref name="wright1994">{{REFjournal
[[John V. Geisheker| Geisheker]] (2011) reports, "a well-patient visit to the doctor is the greatest danger for an [[intact]] boy."<ref name="geisheker2011">{{REFjournal
|last=Geisheker
|init=JV
|author-link=John V. Geisheker
|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/moral-landscapes/201110/what-is-the-greatest-danger-for-an-uncircumcised-boy
|title=What Is the Greatest Danger for an Uncircumcised Boy?
|journal=Psychology Today
|date=2011-10-23
|volume=
|issue=
|pages=
|accessdate=2026-03-20
}}</ref>
 
Forced foreskin retraction is forbidden by the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]].<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Memorandum_of_Evidence_Based_Medicine_PFFR_2014.pdf
|title=Memorandum of Evidence-based Medicine
|last=Anonymous
|publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics
|format=PDF
|date=2014
|accessdate=2026-03-20
 
}}</ref>
 
Wright (1994) advised that the first person to retract a child's [[foreskin]] should be the child himself.<ref name="wright1994">{{REFjournal
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{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
 
* [[Circumcised doctors]]
* [[Foreskin Care for Boys]]
* [[Foreskin Care for Boys]]
* [[Retraction of the foreskin]]
* [[Development of retractable foreskin]]
 
* [[DoNoHarm.report]]
* [[United States of America]]
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*{{REFweb
|url=https://babyology.com.au/health/baby-health/why-retracting-your-uncircumcised-baby-boys-foreskin-is-not-a-good-idea/
|title=Why retracting your intact baby boy’s foreskin is not a good idea
|last=Taylor
|first=Susan
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Babyology
|date=2018-10-15
|accessdate=2024-08-02
}}
This link provide a photo of the [[lymphoedema]] that can happen after a premature forcible foreskin retraction (PFFR), followed by [[paraphimosis]].  
This link provide a photo of the [[lymphoedema]] that can happen after a premature forcible foreskin retraction (PFFR), followed by [[paraphimosis]].  


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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/premature-foreskin-retraction
|title=Premature foreskin retraction
|last=Carmack
|first=Adrienne
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Your Whole Baby
|date=
|accessdate=2024-09-26
}}
* {{REFweb
|title=Forcible Foreskin Retraction
|url=https://intactamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2018-FFR-Survey.pdf
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|language=
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Intact America
|website=https://intactamerica.or
|date=2024
|accessdate=2026-01-07
|format=PDF
|quote=
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/the-daycare-risk-for-intact-uncircumcised-babies-and-boys-forcible-foreskin-retraction/
|title=The Daycare Risk for Intact, Uncircumcised Babies and Boys: Forcible Foreskin Retraction
|last=Ashford
|first=Jeannie
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2024-09-12
|accessdate=2025-01-01
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/newborns/comments/1regc6n/pediatrician_retracted_2mo_foreskin_uncircumcised/
|title=Pediatrician retracted 2mo foreskin - uncircumcised advice
|last=Anonymous
|publisher=Reddit
|date=2026-02-26
|accessdate=2026-02-26
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Crunchymom/comments/1svrzp8/rn_retracted_my_3_month_olds_foreskin/
|title=RN retracted my 3 month old’s foreskin
|last=Anonymous
|publisher=Reddit
|date=2026-04-25
|accessdate=2026-04-26
}}
}}
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