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===Foreskin in adolescence===
===Foreskin in adolescence===
The foreskin is in a transitional state during puberty and adolesence in which it is changing from the non-retractile foreskin of childhood to thh fully retractable foreskin of adulthood. Many adolescents complain of a non-retractable foreskin. Many teens need to do manual [[stretching]] to widen the tip of their foreskin if they wish it to retract. They usually achieve full retraction by age 16.
The foreskin is in a transitional state during puberty and adolescence, in which it is changing from the non-retractile foreskin of childhood to the fully retractable foreskin of adulthood. Many adolescents complain of a non-retractable foreskin. Many teens need to do manual [[stretching]] to widen the tip of their foreskin if they wish it to retract. They usually achieve full retraction by age 16. The foreskin facilitates normal masturbation.


===Foreskin in adulthood===
===Foreskin in adulthood===