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===Foreskin in infancy and childhood=== | ===Foreskin in infancy and childhood=== | ||
Baby boys are born with the foreskin fused with the glans penis by a [[synechia| synechial membrane]]. The tip of the foreskin is usually too narrow to allow [[retraction of the foreskin]]. The preputial cavity is closed and cannot be infected.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"/> | Baby boys are born with the foreskin fused with the [[glans penis]] by a [[synechia| synechial membrane]]. The tip of the foreskin is usually too narrow to allow [[retraction of the foreskin]]. The preputial cavity is closed and cannot be infected.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"/> | ||
Thorvaldsen & Meyhoff (2005) conducted a survey of 4,000 boys in Denmark. They report that the mean age of first foreskin retraction is 10.4 years in Denmark.<ref name="Thorvaldsen-meyhoff2005">{{REFjournal | Thorvaldsen & Meyhoff (2005) conducted a survey of 4,000 boys in Denmark. They report that the mean age of first foreskin retraction is 10.4 years in Denmark.<ref name="Thorvaldsen-meyhoff2005">{{REFjournal | ||
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===Foreskin in adulthood=== | ===Foreskin in adulthood=== | ||
The foreskin (also known as the prepuce) is the double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue, blood vessels, neurons, skin, and [[Preputial mucosa| mucous membrane]] part of the penis that covers and protects the glans penis and the urinary meatus.<ref name="cold-taylor1999"/> The adult foreskin measures about 3 inches by 5 inches or 15 square inches.<ref name="taylor1996">{{REFjournal | The foreskin (also known as the prepuce) is the double-layered fold of smooth muscle tissue, blood vessels, neurons, skin, and [[Preputial mucosa| mucous membrane]] part of the penis that covers and protects the [[glans penis]] and the urinary meatus.<ref name="cold-taylor1999"/> The adult foreskin measures about 3 inches by 5 inches or 15 square inches.<ref name="taylor1996">{{REFjournal | ||
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