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From a medical standpoint, an otherwise symptom-free [[phimosis]], even after dissolution of preputial adhesions, does not require any treatment before the child enters puberty. The widespread notion that full retractability has to be achieved by a certain age, derives from obsolete assumptions and studies which only covered children's development until they entered school, but not beyond that point. | From a medical standpoint, an otherwise symptom-free [[phimosis]], even after dissolution of preputial adhesions, does not require any treatment before the child enters puberty. The widespread notion that full retractability has to be achieved by a certain age, derives from obsolete assumptions and studies which only covered children's development until they entered school, but not beyond that point. | ||
Even though the data from [[Jakob Øster]]'s studies have been known for 51 years,<ref name="Øster1968">{{ | Even though the data from [[Jakob Øster]]'s studies have been known for 51 years,<ref name="Øster1968">{{OesterJ1968}}</ref> some check lists for school doctors‘ examinations still erroneously refer to physiological phimosis as an abnormality. | ||
In most cases, only watchful waiting is necessary, not surgery or other treatment. Parental reassurance is the only treatment required.<ref name="shahid2012" /> | In most cases, only watchful waiting is necessary, not surgery or other treatment. Parental reassurance is the only treatment required.<ref name="shahid2012" /> | ||