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==Description==
==Description==
When boys are born, the preputial sac is sealed shut by a [[synechia]] called the ''balanopreputial lamina'', so it cannot be infected. The preputial sac will remain closed for a variable number of years.  
When boys are born, the preputial sac is sealed shut by a [[synechia]] called the ''balanopreputial lamina'',,<ref name="deibart1933">{{REFjournal
|last=Deibart
|init=GA
|title=The separation of the prepuce in the human penis
|journal=Anat Rec
|date=1933
|volume=57
|issue=
|pages=387-99
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/deibert/
|quote=
|DOI=https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1090570409
|accessdate=2023-05-23
}}</ref> so it cannot be infected. The preputial sac will remain closed for a variable number of years.  


The preputial sac is lined with [[mucosa]] as is appropriate for an internal organ where moisture is present.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> Urine and other sources of moisture are not harmful to it.
The preputial sac is lined with [[mucosa]] as is appropriate for an internal organ where moisture is present.<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref> Urine and other sources of moisture are not harmful to it.