Development of retractable foreskin: Difference between revisions

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[[Image:Side by side retraction.png|right|thumb|A human penis before and after retraction of the foreskin.]]

In the majority of adult men, the [[foreskin]] normally retracts to reveal the head of the penis. In newborns, it is common for the foreskin to be fused to the head of the penis by the [[synechia]], thus rendering it non-retractable. The foreskin usually separates from the glans and becomes retractable with age. There is much uncertainty among health care workers about when the foreskin of a boy should become retractable.<ref>{{REFjournal

In the majority of adult men, the [[foreskin]] normally retracts to reveal the head of the penis. In newborns, it is common for the foreskin to be fused to the head of the penis by the [[synechia]], thus rendering it non-retractable. The foreskin usually separates from the glans and becomes retractable with increasing age. There is much uncertainty among health care workers about when the foreskin of a boy should become retractable.<ref>{{REFjournal

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Male circumcision is outmoded as a treatment for non-retractile foreskin, but it is still recommended by many urologists because of lack of adequate information, and perhaps because of the profit to the doctor associated with circumcision. Nevertheless, circumcision should be avoided because of pain, trauma, cost,<ref name="Van Howe">{{REFjournal

Male circumcision is outmoded as a treatment for non-retractile foreskin, but it is still recommended by many urologists because of lack of adequate information, and perhaps because of the [financial incentive| profit to the doctor] associated with circumcision. Nevertheless, circumcision should be avoided because of pain, trauma, cost,<ref name="Van Howe">{{REFjournal

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 [[Image:Side by side retraction.png|right|thumb|A human penis before and after retraction of the foreskin.]]
-In the majority of adult men, the [[foreskin]] normally retracts to reveal the head of the penis. In newborns, it is common for the foreskin to be fused to the head of the penis by the [[synechia]], thus rendering it non-retractable. The foreskin usually separates from the glans and becomes retractable with age. There is much uncertainty among health care workers about when the foreskin of a boy should become retractable.<ref>{{REFjournal
+In the majority of adult men, the [[foreskin]] normally retracts to reveal the head of the penis. In newborns, it is common for the foreskin to be fused to the head of the penis by the [[synechia]], thus rendering it non-retractable. The foreskin usually separates from the glans and becomes retractable with increasing age. There is much uncertainty among health care workers about when the foreskin of a boy should become retractable.<ref>{{REFjournal
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-Male circumcision is outmoded as a treatment for non-retractile foreskin, but it is still recommended by many urologists because of lack of adequate information, and perhaps because of the profit to the doctor associated with circumcision. Nevertheless, circumcision should be avoided because of pain, trauma, cost,<ref name="Van Howe">{{REFjournal
+Male circumcision is outmoded as a treatment for non-retractile foreskin, but it is still recommended by many urologists because of lack of adequate information, and perhaps because of the [financial incentive| profit to the doctor] associated with circumcision. Nevertheless, circumcision should be avoided because of pain, trauma, cost,<ref name="Van Howe">{{REFjournal
   |last=Van Howe
   |first=RS