Development of retractable foreskin: Difference between revisions

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 == Current view ==
-Almost all boys are born with the foreskin fused with the underlying glans penis by the [[synechia]]. Most also have a narrow foreskin that cannot retract. Non-retractile foreskin is normal at birth and remains common until after puberty (age 18). Some boys develop retractile foreskin earlier, and about 2 percent of males have a non-retractile foreskin throughout life. Non-retractile foreskin is not a disease and does not require treatment.
+Almost all boys are born with the inner [[foreskin]]  mucosa fused with the underlying glans penis by the [[synechia]]. Most also have a narrow foreskin that cannot retract. Non-retractile foreskin is normal at birth and remains in the normal range until after puberty (age 18). The non-retractile foreskin is nature's way of protecting the young boy from [[meatal stenosis]] and [[infection]] in the [[preputial sac]].
+Some boys develop retractile foreskin earlier, and about 2 percent of males have a non-retractile foreskin throughout life. Non-retractile foreskin is not a disease and does not require treatment.
 There are three possible conditions that cause non-retractile foreskin: