Preputial sac: Difference between revisions

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}}</ref> It also is customary to wash before and after sex.
}}</ref> It also is customary to wash before and after sex.


If the [[foreskin]] is non-retractable, then a [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rubber%20bulb%20ear%20syringe rubber-bulb ear syringe] may be used to squirt warm water into the [[foreskin]] to flush it out for an occasional washing. Washing is recommended before and after sex and as needed to remove accumulated [[smegma]].
If the [[foreskin]] is non-retractable, then a [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=rubber%20bulb%20ear%20syringe rubber-bulb ear syringe] may be used to squirt warm water into the [[foreskin]] to flush it out for an occasional washing.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.nocirc.org/publish/pamphlet8.html
|title=Answers To Your Questions About Care of the Intact Penis in the Geriatric / Disabled Population
|last=Milos
|first=
|init=M
|author-link=Marilyn Fayre Milos
|publisher=NOCIRC
|date=2004-01
|accessdate=2026-03-15
}}</ref> Washing is recommended before and after sex and as needed to remove accumulated [[smegma]].


<b>Soap, body wash, and shampoo should not be used inside the preputial sac, because they remove the beneficial skin oil.</b>
<b>Soap, body wash, and shampoo should not be used inside the preputial sac, because they remove the beneficial skin oil.</b>