Care of intact, foreskinned boys: Difference between revisions

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  |quote=An ulcerated meatus in the circumcised child only is a frequent symptom.
  |quote=An ulcerated meatus in the circumcised child only is a frequent symptom.
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}}</ref> The ammonia will attack the meatus and cause [[meatitis]] and [[meatal stenosis]] which requires an operation to treat it.
}}</ref> If the foreskin does not cover and protect the meatus, then the ammonia will likely attack the meatus and cause [[meatitis]] and [[meatal stenosis]].  


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