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Boys are born with a non-retractile foreskin.<ref name="agarwal2005" /> The [[foreskin]] gradually becomes retractable over a variable period of time ranging from birth to 18 years or more.<ref name="Øster1968"/><ref name="thorvaldsen2005"/> There is no “right” age for the foreskin to become retractable. Non-retractile foreskin does not threaten health so no intervention is necessary. Many boys only develop a retractable foreskin after [[puberty]]. Education of concerned parents usually is the only action required.<ref>{{REFjournal | Boys are born with a non-retractile foreskin.<ref name="agarwal2005" /> The [[foreskin]] gradually becomes retractable over a variable period of time ranging from birth to 18 years or more.<ref name="Øster1968"/><ref name="thorvaldsen2005"/> There is no “right” age for the foreskin to become retractable. Non-retractile foreskin does not threaten health, so no intervention is necessary. Many boys only develop a retractable foreskin after [[puberty]]. Education of concerned parents usually is the only action required.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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* [[Forced retraction]] | * [[Forced retraction]] | ||
* [[Foreskin Care for Boys]] | * [[Foreskin Care for Boys]] | ||
* [[Foreskin comment]] | |||
* [[Foreskin sensitivity]] | * [[Foreskin sensitivity]] | ||
* [[Fusions and adhesions]] | * [[Fusions and adhesions]] | ||