Care of intact, foreskinned boys: Difference between revisions

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}}</ref> which are specialized nerves that sense motion and [[stretching]] as pleasurable. Such behavior is normal and parents need not be concerned.

[[Intact]], [[foreskinned]] boys should give their (usually non-retractile) [[foreskin]] a gentle tug away from their body to get the wrinkles out prior to [[urination]], so that the [[urine]] flows out in a smooth, controlable stream.

==Urination==

===Pain during urination===

==Pain during urination==

The inner foreskin is fused from birth with the [[glans penis]] by a [[synechia]]. The synechia spontaneously disintegrates to release the foreskin.<ref name="deibart1933" /> The disintegration usually occurs in childhood but will persist into adolescence in a few cases.

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}}</ref> It does not require a visit to a doctor or any kind of care.

===Control of urination===

Some parents complain because their [[intact]] son cannot control where the stream of [[urine]] goes. ''Some'' adult [[intact]] men report that tugging on their [[foreskin]] to get the wrinkles out before starting to urinate helps to get a smooth, controllable stream.

If an [[intact]] boy gives his [[foreskin]] a gentle tug to get the wrinkles out before he starts to urinate, this ''may'' help to get a splatter-free urination.

==Mayo Clinic information should be rejected==

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 }}</ref> which are specialized nerves that sense motion and [[stretching]] as pleasurable. Such behavior is normal and parents need not be concerned.
-[[Intact]], [[foreskinned]] boys should give their (usually non-retractile) [[foreskin]] a gentle tug away from their body to get the wrinkles out prior to [[urination]], so that the [[urine]] flows out in a smooth, controlable stream.
+==Urination==
+===Pain during urination===
-==Pain during urination==
 The inner foreskin is fused from birth with the [[glans penis]] by a [[synechia]]. The synechia spontaneously disintegrates to release the foreskin.<ref name="deibart1933" /> The disintegration usually occurs in childhood but will persist into adolescence in a few cases.
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   |accessdate=2023-08-15
 }}</ref> It does not require a visit to a doctor or any kind of care.
+===Control of urination===
+Some parents complain because their [[intact]] son cannot control where the stream of [[urine]] goes. ''Some'' adult [[intact]] men report that tugging on their [[foreskin]] to get the wrinkles out before starting to urinate helps to get a smooth, controllable stream.
+If an [[intact]] boy gives his [[foreskin]] a gentle tug to get the wrinkles out before he starts to urinate, this ''may'' help to get a splatter-free urination.
 ==Mayo Clinic information should be rejected==