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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' provides parents with basic information on the care of [[intact]] boys.
'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' provides parents with basic information on the care of [[intact]] boys.
==Video==
 
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<youtube>rpN13irwvGk</youtube>
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==Discussion==
==Discussion==
The intact [[foreskin]] has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the foreskin is left alone.
The intact [[foreskin]] has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the foreskin is left alone.
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  |date=2005
  |date=2005
  |accessdate=2019-11-14
  |accessdate=2019-11-14
}}</ref> Øster (1968) reported that a few boys may not retract until after puberty.<ref name="Øster1968">{{REFjournal
}}</ref> Øster (1968) reported that some boys will not develop retractable foreskin until after puberty.<ref name="Øster1968">{{REFjournal
  |last=Øster
  |last=Øster
  |first=Jakob
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  |url=https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/how-care-your-childs-foreskin
  |url=https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/how-care-your-childs-foreskin
  |title=How To Care For Your Child's Foreskin
  |title=How To Care For Your Child's Foreskin
  |publisher=KidsHealth
  |publisher=KidsHealth of New Zealand
  |date=2020-06-04
  |date=2020-06-04
  |accessdate=2023-01-25
  |accessdate=2023-01-25
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
The foreskin has many [[Meissner's corpuscles]], which are specialized nerves that sense motion and stretching as pleasurable. Such behavior is normal and parents need not be concerned.
The foreskin has many [[Meissner's corpuscles]], which are specialized nerves that sense motion and stretching as pleasurable. Such behavior is normal and parents need not be concerned.


==Not recommended==
==Not recommended==
Mayo Clinic provides information on the care of [[foreskinned]] boys. This advice is ''not'' recommended. The language indicates Midwestern prejudice against [[intact]] boys, a lack of understanding of the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immmunological and protective functions]], and lack of current information on [[Development of retractable foreskin| development of foreskin retraction]].
Mayo Clinic provides information on the care of [[foreskinned]] boys. This advice is ''not'' recommended. The language indicates Midwestern prejudice against [[intact]] boys, a lack of understanding of the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immmunological and protective functions]], and lack of current information on [[Development of retractable foreskin| development of foreskin retraction]].
==Video==
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<youtube>rpN13irwvGk</youtube>
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{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Ballooning of the foreskin]]
* [[Ballooning of the foreskin]]
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