Care of intact, foreskinned boys: Difference between revisions

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==Discussion==

The ~~intact~~ [[foreskin]] has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the [[foreskin]] is left alone~~. Only~~ the outside of the [[foreskin]] should be washed as one washes a finger.

The human [[foreskin]] is nature's protection against injury and [[infection]] of the [[penis]]. Since it has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the [[foreskin]] is left alone, only the outside of the [[foreskin]] should be washed as one washes a finger.

The [[preputial mucosa]] of the [[foreskin]] is fused with the [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]] in infancy and childhood so the [[foreskin]] cannot be retracted. No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is ~~harmful~~. Wright (1994) ~~advises~~ that the first person to retract the boy’s foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal

The [[preputial mucosa]] of the [[foreskin]] is fused with the [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]] in infancy and childhood so the [[foreskin]] cannot be retracted. No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is traumatic and painful. Wright (1994) advised that the first person to retract the boy’s [[foreskin]] should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal

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}}</ref> Øster (1968) reported that some boys will not develop retractable foreskin until after puberty.<ref name="Øster1968">{{OesterJ 1968}}</ref>

}}</ref> [[Jakob Øster| Øster]] (1968) reported that some boys will not develop retractable [[foreskin]] until after puberty.<ref name="Øster1968">{{OesterJ 1968}}</ref>

==Behavior of young intact boys==

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 ==Discussion==
-The intact [[foreskin]] has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the [[foreskin]] is left alone. Only the outside of the [[foreskin]] should be washed as one washes a finger.
+The human [[foreskin]] is nature's protection against injury and [[infection]] of the [[penis]]. Since it has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the [[foreskin]] is left alone, only the outside of the [[foreskin]] should be washed as one washes a finger.
-The [[preputial mucosa]] of the [[foreskin]] is fused with the [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]] in infancy and childhood so the [[foreskin]] cannot be retracted. No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is harmful. Wright (1994) advises that the first person to retract the boy’s foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal
+The [[preputial mucosa]] of the [[foreskin]] is fused with the [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]] in infancy and childhood so the [[foreskin]] cannot be retracted. No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is traumatic and painful. Wright (1994) advised that the first person to retract the boy’s [[foreskin]] should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal
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-}}</ref> Øster (1968) reported that some boys will not develop retractable foreskin until after puberty.<ref name="Øster1968">{{OesterJ 1968}}</ref>
+}}</ref> [[Jakob Øster| Øster]] (1968) reported that some boys will not develop retractable [[foreskin]] until after puberty.<ref name="Øster1968">{{OesterJ 1968}}</ref>
 ==Behavior of young intact boys==