Care of intact, foreskinned boys: Difference between revisions

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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' provides parents with basic information on the care of [[intact]] boys.

The foreskin has the duty of protecting the glans penis and meatus, so boys are born with a [[foreskin]] that does not retract~~. There are two reasons that the foreskin of infant boys does not retract:~~

The foreskin has the duty of protecting the glans penis and meatus, so boys are born with a [[foreskin]] that does not retract.<ref name="agarwal2005">{{REFjournal

* The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]].

* The inner layer of foreskin is fused with the underlying glans penis by a [[synechia]].<ref name="agarwal2005">{{REFjournal

|last=Agarwal

|first=

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|DOI=10.4103/0971-9261.16468

|accessdate=2024-06-26

}}</ref>

}}</ref> There are two reasons that the foreskin of infant boys does not retract:

* The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]].

* The inner layer of foreskin is fused with the underlying glans penis by a [[synechia]].

[[Forced foreskin retraction]] is harmful and must be avoided.

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}}</ref> Therefore, it has been necessary to establish an educational program for both parents and physicians on the normal care of the [[intact]] [[penis]].<ref name="bollinger2007" />

Parents of [[intact]] boys in the [[United States]] have an additional responsibility of protecting their [[intact]], [[foreskinned]] son from harmful, painful [[Forced foreskin retraction| premature forcible foreskin retraction]] (PFFR) by ignorant doctors and nurses.

Parents of [[intact]] boys in the [[United States]] have an additional responsibility of protecting their [[intact]], [[foreskinned]] son from harmful, painful [[Forced foreskin retraction| premature forcible foreskin retraction]] (PFFR) by ignorant doctors and nurses.<ref>{{REFweb

|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-parents/help-with-forcible-foreskin-retraction/

|title=Wrongful Foreskin Retraction

|last=Anonymous

|first=

|init=

|author-link=

|publisher=Doctors Opposing Circumcision

|date=1916

|accessdate=2024-06-27

}}</ref>

==Discussion==

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 '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' provides parents with basic information on the care of [[intact]] boys.
-The foreskin has the duty of protecting the glans penis and meatus, so boys are born with a [[foreskin]] that does not retract. There are two reasons that the foreskin of infant boys does not retract:
+The foreskin has the duty of protecting the glans penis and meatus, so boys are born with a [[foreskin]] that does not retract.<ref name="agarwal2005">{{REFjournal
-* The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]].
-* The inner layer of foreskin is fused with the underlying glans penis by a [[synechia]].<ref name="agarwal2005">{{REFjournal
   |last=Agarwal
   |first=
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   |DOI=10.4103/0971-9261.16468
   |accessdate=2024-06-26
-}}</ref>
+}}</ref> There are two reasons that the foreskin of infant boys does not retract:
+* The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]].
+* The inner layer of foreskin is fused with the underlying glans penis by a [[synechia]].
 [[Forced foreskin retraction]] is harmful and must be avoided.
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 }}</ref> Therefore, it has been necessary to establish an educational program for both parents and physicians on the normal care of the [[intact]] [[penis]].<ref name="bollinger2007" />
-Parents of [[intact]] boys in the [[United States]] have an additional responsibility of protecting their [[intact]], [[foreskinned]] son from harmful, painful [[Forced foreskin retraction| premature forcible foreskin retraction]] (PFFR) by ignorant doctors and nurses.
+Parents of [[intact]] boys in the [[United States]] have an additional responsibility of protecting their [[intact]], [[foreskinned]] son from harmful, painful [[Forced foreskin retraction| premature forcible foreskin retraction]] (PFFR) by ignorant doctors and nurses.<ref>{{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-parents/help-with-forcible-foreskin-retraction/
+ |title=Wrongful Foreskin Retraction
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |first=
+ |init=
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=Doctors Opposing Circumcision
+ |date=1916
+ |accessdate=2024-06-27
+}}</ref>
 ==Discussion==