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}}</ref> Most of the rest develop a retractable [[foreskin]] in their teenage years.<ref name="Øster1968"/> An estimated two percent of adult males live with a non-retractable [[foreskin]] | }}</ref> Most of the rest develop a retractable [[foreskin]] in their teenage years.<ref name="Øster1968"/> An estimated two percent to 5 percent of adult males live with a non-retractable [[foreskin]],<ref name="shahid2012" /> in which retraction did not spontaneously develop, which is a normal variant. | ||
If treatment is elected, the application of topical steroid ointment to assist manual [[stretching]] is the most cost-effective treatment.<ref name="vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal | If treatment is elected, the application of topical steroid ointment to assist manual [[stretching]] is the most cost-effective treatment.<ref name="vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal | ||