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}}</ref> Most of the rest develop a retractable foreskin in their teenage years.<ref name="Øster1968"/> About two percent of adult males live with a non-retractable foreskin.<ref name="shahid2012" /> | }}</ref> Most of the rest develop a retractable foreskin in their teenage years.<ref name="Øster1968"/> About two percent of adult males live with a non-retractable foreskin.<ref name="shahid2012" /> | ||
If treatment is deemed necessary, the application of topical steroid ointment is the most cost-effective treatment.<ref name="vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal | If treatment is deemed necessary, the application of topical steroid ointment to assist manual stretching is the most cost-effective treatment.<ref name="vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal | ||
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Teen intact boys with a non-retractable foreskin may benefit by manual stretching.<ref name="beauge1997" /> | Teen [[intact]] boys with a non-retractable [[foreskin]] may benefit by manual [[stretching]].<ref name="beauge1997" /> | ||
==Treatment options== | ==Treatment options== | ||