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[[File:Phimosis.jpg|thumb|An erect penis with a case of phimosis]]

'''Phimosis''' (''fɪˈmoʊsɨs'' or ''faɪˈmoʊsɨs'', from the Greek ''phimos'' (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the [[penis]] where the [[foreskin]] cannot be fully retracted over the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Phimosis|Phimosis|2019-09-25}}</ref> Phimosis is a condition, not a disease. ~~Phimosis~~ may ~~or may not require treatment~~. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin. They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children.

'''Phimosis''' (''fɪˈmoʊsɨs'' or ''faɪˈmoʊsɨs'', from the Greek ''phimos'' (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the [[penis]] where the [[foreskin]] cannot be fully retracted over the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Phimosis|Phimosis|2019-09-25}}</ref> Phimosis is a condition, not a disease, so it does not threaten health. Men may elect to treat it. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin. They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children.

Beaugé (1997) states that adult phimosis is caused by unusual methods of [[masturbation]] that fail to stretch the narrow foreskin of [[Foreskin#Foreskin_in_infancy_and_childhood| childhood]].<ref name="beauge1997">{{REFjournal

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|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/beauge2/

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}}</ref> The condition may be treated by changing one's method of masturbation according to Beaugé.

}}</ref> The condition may be treated by changing one's method of [[masturbation]] according to Beaugé.

There are three possible causes of non-retractile foreskin:<ref name='hill2012">{{REFweb

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Adequate lubrication has been recommended when penetrating with a non-retractile foreskin covered [[penis]].

Adequate lubrication has been recommended when penetrating the [[vagina]] with a non-retractile foreskin covered [[penis]].

This option preserves the [[foreskin]], its appearance, and most of the protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual [[https://en.intactiwiki.org/wiki/Foreskin#Physiological_functions physiological functions]], but does not make the foreskin retractable.

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-'''Phimosis''' (''fɪˈmoʊsɨs'' or ''faɪˈmoʊsɨs'', from the Greek ''phimos'' (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the [[penis]] where the [[foreskin]] cannot be fully retracted over the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Phimosis|Phimosis|2019-09-25}}</ref> Phimosis is a condition, not a disease. Phimosis may or may not require treatment. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin.  They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children.
+'''Phimosis''' (''fɪˈmoʊsɨs'' or ''faɪˈmoʊsɨs'', from the Greek ''phimos'' (φῑμός "muzzle"), is a condition of the [[penis]] where the [[foreskin]] cannot be fully retracted over the [[glans penis]].<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Phimosis|Phimosis|2019-09-25}}</ref> Phimosis is a condition, not a disease, so it does not threaten health. Men may elect to treat it. Some men live their entire lives with a non-retractile foreskin.  They are able to have sexual intercourse and father children.
 Beaugé (1997) states that adult phimosis is caused by unusual methods of [[masturbation]] that fail to stretch the narrow foreskin of [[Foreskin#Foreskin_in_infancy_and_childhood| childhood]].<ref name="beauge1997">{{REFjournal
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   |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/beauge2/
   |accessdate=2020-04-20
-}}</ref> The condition may be treated by changing one's method of masturbation according to Beaugé.
+}}</ref> The condition may be treated by changing one's method of [[masturbation]] according to Beaugé.
 There are three possible causes of non-retractile foreskin:<ref name='hill2012">{{REFweb
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 }}</ref>
-Adequate lubrication has been recommended when penetrating with a non-retractile foreskin covered [[penis]].
+Adequate lubrication has been recommended when penetrating the [[vagina]] with a non-retractile foreskin covered [[penis]].
 This option preserves the [[foreskin]], its appearance, and most of the protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual [[https://en.intactiwiki.org/wiki/Foreskin#Physiological_functions physiological functions]], but does not make the foreskin retractable.