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Occasionally a male reaches adulthood with a non-retractile foreskin. Some men with a non-retractile foreskin happily go through life and father children. Other men, however, may want to make their foreskin retractile.
===Fixing a narrow foreskin===
The foreskin can be made retractable by:
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===Fixing a fused foreskin===
In a few cases, the synechial fusion of childhood lingers past puberty. After puberty, the synechial fusion should be about ready to spontaneously release the foreskin from the glans penis. One may try gently peeling the foreskin away from the glans penis by using one's thumbs. It may take one several tries to get it all separated. If one is unsuccessful, then one may need to consult a urologist.
===Issues with circumcision as treatment===
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
* [[Phimosis]]
* [[Synechia]]
* [[Risks and complications]]
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