Care of intact, foreskinned boys: Difference between revisions
m wikify DOC |
WikiModEn2 (talk | contribs) m Update. |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
The [[foreskin]] has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the foreskin is left alone. | The [[foreskin]] has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the foreskin is left alone. | ||
The [[preputial mucosa]] of the foreskin is fused with the [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]] in infancy and childhood so the foreskin cannot be retracted. No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is harmful. Wright (1994) advises that the first person to retract the boy’s foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal | The [[preputial mucosa]] of the [[foreskin]] is fused with the [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]] in infancy and childhood so the foreskin cannot be retracted. No attempt to retract the foreskin should be made. Forcible retraction is harmful. Wright (1994) advises that the first person to retract the boy’s foreskin should be the boy himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Wright | |last=Wright | ||
|init=JE | |init=JE | ||
| Line 62: | Line 62: | ||
* [[Development of retractable foreskin]] | * [[Development of retractable foreskin]] | ||
* [[Synechia]] | * [[Synechia]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Intact versus Circumcised Baby Care]] | ||
{{LINKS}} | {{LINKS}} | ||