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'''Phimosis''' (''fɪˈmoʊsɨs'' or ''faɪˈmoʊsɨs'', from the Greek ''phimos'' (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the [[penis]] where the [[foreskin]] cannot be fully retracted over the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Phimosis|Phimosis|2019-09-25}}</ref> Phimosis is a condition, not a disease. Phimosis may or may not require treatment. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin. They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children. | '''Phimosis''' (''fɪˈmoʊsɨs'' or ''faɪˈmoʊsɨs'', from the Greek ''phimos'' (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the [[penis]] where the [[foreskin]] cannot be fully retracted over the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Phimosis|Phimosis|2019-09-25}}</ref> Phimosis is a condition, not a disease. Phimosis may or may not require treatment. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin. They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children. | ||
Beaugé (1997) states that adult phimosis is caused by unusual methods of masturbation that fail to stretch the narrow foreskin of childhood.<ref name="beauge1997">{{REFjournal | Beaugé (1997) states that adult phimosis is caused by unusual methods of [[masturbation]] that fail to stretch the narrow foreskin of childhood.<ref name="beauge1997">{{REFjournal | ||
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|first=Michel | |first=Michel | ||
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}}</ref> The condition may be treated by changing one's method of masturbation according to Beaugé. | }}</ref> The condition may be treated by changing one's method of masturbation according to Beaugé. | ||
There are three possible causes of non-retractile foreskin: | There are three possible causes of non-retractile foreskin:<ref name='hill2012">{{REFweb | ||
|url=https://genitalwholeness.wordpress.com/article/phimosis-2y9nanfagw8nr-11/ | |||
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|title=Phimosis: Non-retracticle foreskin | |||
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|author-link=George Hill | |||
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|date=2012-05-28 | |||
|accessdate=2020-12-06 | |||
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|quote=Development of retractile foreskin in boys is very gradual and occurs over a period of years._The membrane that fuses the foreskin and the glans penis spontaneously disintegrates and the foreskin separates from the glans penis._Also, the opening at the tip becomes wider with increasing maturity. | |||
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* The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]]. | * The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]]. | ||
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* The [[frenulum]] is too short to permit retraction. The medical name for this condition is ''[[frenulum breve]]''. | * The [[frenulum]] is too short to permit retraction. The medical name for this condition is ''[[frenulum breve]]''. | ||
All may be conservatively treated without [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]]. | All may be conservatively treated without [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]].<ref name='hill2012" /> | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
* Circumcision permanently and irreversibly amputates the [[foreskin]], so its multiple protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual physiological functions are destroyed and has many [[risks and complications]]. The sensitive head of the [[penis]] will be permanently exposed so the head will rub against clothing. Many men find this to be very painful. | * Circumcision permanently and irreversibly amputates the [[Foreskin sensitivity| highly innervated]], erogenous [[foreskin]], so its multiple protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual physiological functions are destroyed and has many [[risks and complications]]. The sensitive head of the [[penis]] will be permanently exposed so the head will rub against clothing. Many men find this to be very painful. | ||
* Most men report a permanent loss of sexual sensation. | * Most men report a permanent loss of sexual sensation. | ||
* Circumcision results in a permanent [[circumcision scar]]. | * Circumcision results in a permanent [[circumcision scar]]. | ||
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|DOI=10.1007/s003450050120 | |DOI=10.1007/s003450050120 | ||
|accessdate=2022-06-16 | |accessdate=2022-06-16 | ||
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