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==Penile care for adolescents and teens== | ==Penile care for adolescents and teens== | ||
By the onset of [[puberty]], most, but not all boys, have a retractable [[foreskin]]. Boys with a retractable foreskin should retract and wash their foreskin when they bathe. Excessive washing and use of soap, shampoo, and body wash on the [[mucosa]] inside the foreskin should be avoided because it dries the oils from the [[mucosa]]l tissue.<ref name="birley1993" /> Warm water is sufficient for cleaning, which should not be done to excess. Overwashing is more likely to cause health issues than underwashing.<ref name="birley1993" | By the onset of [[puberty]], most, but not all boys, have a retractable [[foreskin]]. Boys with a retractable foreskin should retract and wash their foreskin when they bathe. Excessive washing and use of soap, shampoo, and body wash on the [[mucosa]] inside the foreskin should be avoided because it dries the oils from the [[mucosa]]l tissue.<ref name="birley1993" /> Warm water is sufficient for cleaning, which should not be done to excess. Overwashing is more likely to cause health issues than underwashing.<ref name="birley1993" /> | ||
==Video== | ==Video== | ||