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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' has been a mystery to many healthcare professionals, especially in the [[United States]], where the great majority of men have been [[circumcised]] for several generations. The percentage of males in the United States being circumcised is constantly declining so one may expect a higher percentage of elderly [[intact]] men in the future geriatric population.
'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' has been a mystery to many healthcare professionals, especially in the [[United States]], where the great majority of men have been [[circumcised]] for several generations. The percentage of males in the [[United States]] being [[circumcised]] is constantly declining, so one may expect a higher percentage of elderly [[intact]] men in the future geriatric population.


Although the human [[foreskin]] is naturally provided with numerous [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological and protective functions]], normal, [[intact]] elderly men may require regular care by healthcare professionals, if they have become incapacitated by advancing age or because of dementia.  These [[foreskinned]] men may be likely to reside in a home for the elderly. Some care providers have expressed concern that they do not have guidance on the care of [[intact]] elderly men, who still have a [[foreskin]] and a [[preputial sac]], but may no longer be able to care for themselves.
Although the human [[foreskin]] is naturally provided with numerous [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological and protective functions]], normal, [[intact]] elderly men may require regular care by healthcare professionals, if they have become incapacitated by advancing age or because of dementia.  These [[foreskinned]] men may be likely to reside in a home for the elderly. Some care providers have expressed concern that they do not have guidance on the care of [[intact]] elderly men, who still have a [[foreskin]] and a [[preputial sac]], but may no longer be able to care for themselves.


[[Marilyn Fayre Milos]], R. N., the executive director of NOCIRC and a registered nurse, provided a nursing guidance for caretakers of elderly men, which remains the best guidance available on this topic.
[[Marilyn Fayre Milos]], {{RN}}, the executive director of NOCIRC and a registered nurse, provided a nursing guidance for caretakers of elderly men, which remains the best guidance available on this topic.


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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Care of intact, foreskinned boys]]
* [[Jojoba]]
* [[Preputial sac]]
* [[Smegma]]
* [[United States of America]]
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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/hygiene/
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|title=Penile hygiene for intact (non-circumcised) males
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|language=English
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|publisher=Circumcision Reference Library
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|date=2004-08-08
|accessdate=2020-05-28
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|quote=Excessive washing and the use of soap generally should be avoided15 because it may cause balanoposthitis or yeast overgrowth.
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  |title=Intact Care of Elderly Men in Nursing Homes
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  |quote=It is true that nursing programs (and medical school programs) in the [[United States]] have a long way to go in teaching proper [[intact]] care and development.
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[[Category:Medical information]]
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[[Category:Penis]]


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