Intact versus Circumcised Baby Care: Difference between revisions

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== How do I care for my young son's intact penis? ==

The [[intact]] penis needs no special care.

The [[intact]] [[penis]] needs no special care.

The [[foreskin]] should never be retracted by force.

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During the first few years of a male's life, the inside fold of his [[foreskin]] is attached to his [[glans]] by the [[synechia]], very much the way the eyelids of a newborn kitten are sealed closed. The tissue that connects these two surfaces dissolves naturally over time — a process that should never be hurried.

The foreskin can be retracted when its inside fold separates from the [[glans]] and its opening widens. This usually happens by age 18. Even if the glans and foreskin separate by themselves in infancy, the foreskin still may not be retractable then because the opening of a baby's foreskin may be just large enough to allow for the passage of [[urine]].

The [[foreskin]] can be retracted when its inside fold separates from the [[glans]] and its opening widens. This usually happens by age 18. Even if the [[glans]] and foreskin separate by themselves in infancy, the foreskin still may not be retractable then because the opening of a baby's foreskin may be just large enough to allow for the passage of [[urine]].

The first person to retract a child's [[foreskin]] should be the child himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal

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 == How do I care for my young son's intact penis? ==
-The [[intact]] penis needs no special care.
+The [[intact]] [[penis]] needs no special care.
 The [[foreskin]] should never be retracted by force.
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 During the first few years of a male's life, the inside fold of his [[foreskin]] is attached to his [[glans]] by the [[synechia]], very much the way the eyelids of a newborn kitten are sealed closed. The tissue that connects these two surfaces dissolves naturally over time — a process that should never be hurried.
-The foreskin can be retracted when its inside fold separates from the [[glans]] and its opening widens. This usually happens by age 18. Even if the glans and foreskin separate by themselves in infancy, the foreskin still may not be retractable then because the opening of a baby's foreskin may be just large enough to allow for the passage of [[urine]].
+The [[foreskin]] can be retracted when its inside fold separates from the [[glans]] and its opening widens. This usually happens by age 18. Even if the [[glans]] and foreskin separate by themselves in infancy, the foreskin still may not be retractable then because the opening of a baby's foreskin may be just large enough to allow for the passage of [[urine]].
 The first person to retract a child's [[foreskin]] should be the child himself.<ref name="Wright1994">{{REFjournal