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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' has been a mystery to many healthcare professionals, especially in the [[United States]], since the great majority of men have been [[circumcised]] for several generations. | '''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' has been a mystery to many healthcare professionals, especially in the [[United States]], since the great majority of men have been [[circumcised]] for several generations. | ||
[[Intact]] elderly men may require regular care by healthcare professionals, if they have become incapacitated by advancing age or because of dementia. These [[foreskinned]] men may be likely to reside in a home for the elderly. Some care providers have expressed concern that they do not have guidance on the care of [[intact]] elderly men. | [[Intact]] elderly men may require regular care by healthcare professionals, if they have become incapacitated by advancing age or because of dementia. These [[foreskinned]] men may be likely to reside in a home for the elderly. Some care providers have expressed concern that they do not have guidance on the care of [[intact]] elderly men, who still have a [[foreskin]] and a [[preputial sac]], but may no longer be able to care for themself. | ||
[[Marilyn Fayre Milos]], R. N., the executive director of NOCIRC provided a guidance for caretakers of elderly men, which is the best guidance available on this topic. | |||