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== Discussion ==
== Discussion ==


Boys usually are born with a non-retractile foreskin. The foreskin gradually becomes retractable over a variable period of time ranging from birth to 18 years or more.<ref name="Øster1968"/><ref name="Thorvaldsen"/> There is no “right” age for the foreskin to become retractable. Non-retractile foreskin does not threaten health in childhood and no intervention is necessary. Many boys only develop a retractable foreskin after puberty. Education of concerned parents usually is the only action required.<ref>{{REFjournal
Boys usually are born with a non-retractile foreskin. The [[foreskin]] gradually becomes retractable over a variable period of time ranging from birth to 18 years or more.<ref name="Øster1968"/><ref name="Thorvaldsen"/> There is no “right” age for the foreskin to become retractable. Non-retractile foreskin does not threaten health in childhood and no intervention is necessary. Many boys only develop a retractable foreskin after puberty. Education of concerned parents usually is the only action required.<ref>{{REFjournal
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* [[Gliding action]]
* [[Gliding action]]
* [[Forced retraction]]
* [[Forced retraction]]
* [[Penis]]
* [[Phimosis]]
* [[Phimosis]]
* [[Synechia]]
* [[Synechia]]