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The general ignorance of the human [[foreskin]] in the American medical community and the prevailing poor quality of care provided to [[foreskinned]] boys has led to the creation of the '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}'''. | The general ignorance of the human [[foreskin]] in the American medical community and the prevailing poor quality of care provided to [[foreskinned]] boys has led to the creation of the '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}'''. | ||
The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' is maintained on the website of [[Your Whole Baby]]. The names of intact-friendly doctors is provided by parents who had a good experience with the doctor. | |||
The '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' may be accessed at [https://www.yourwholebaby.org/doctors Intact-friendly doctors list]. | |||
According to Doctors Opposing Circumcision, such physicians: | |||
* respect the natural developmental process of the [[foreskin]], and its variability. They know not to hurry the process nor worry about normal variations like [[Balooning of the foreskin| ballooning]], [[smegma]], etc. | |||
* know that the average age for full retractability of the [[foreskin]] is about age 10,<ref name="Thorvaldsen">{{REFjournal | |||
|last=Thorvaldsen | |||
|init=MA | |||
|last2=Meyhoff | |||
|init2=H | |||
|title=Patologisk eller fysiologisk fimose? | |||
|trans-title=Pathological or physiological phimosis? | |||
|language=Danish | |||
|journal=Ugeskr Læger | |||
|volume=167 | |||
|issue=17 | |||
|pages=1858-1862 | |||
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/normal/thorvaldsen1/ | |||
|quote= | |||
|pubmedID= | |||
|pubmedCID= | |||
|DOI= | |||
|date=2005 | |||
|accessdate=2023-05-06 | |||
}}</ref> and that it is completely normal for some boys not to be retractable until after puberty. | |||
* know that [[Forced foreskin retraction| forcible retraction of the foreskin]] is harmful, and that it is not necessary for cleaning, examination, or catheterization. | |||
* know that foreskin care in the young child is very simple: “Only clean what is seen” and “Leave it alone!” | |||
* Should foreskin or urinary tract problems occur, they use non-invasive treatments, make every effort to preserve and protect genital wholeness, and know that [[circumcision]] of children is rarely, if ever, needed. | |||
{{REF} | |||
[[Category:Parental information]] | |||
[[Category:Physicians]] | |||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||