Development of retractable foreskin: Difference between revisions

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== Current view ==

Almost all boys are born with the inner [[foreskin]] mucosa fused with the underlying [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]].<ref name="agarwal2005" /> Most also have a narrow [[foreskin]] that cannot retract. Non-retractile foreskin is normal at birth and remains in the normal range until after puberty (age 18).<ref name="agarwal2005" /> The non-retractile [[foreskin]] is nature's way of protecting the young boy from [[meatal stenosis]] and [[infection]] in the [[preputial sac]].

Some boys develop retractile foreskin earlier, and about 2 percent of males have a non-retractile foreskin throughout life. Non-retractile foreskin is not a disease and does not require treatment.

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Non-retractile [[foreskin]] is the normal, expected, and more usual condition in this age group.<ref name="~~agawal2005~~" /> [[Ballooning of the foreskin]] may occur in this age group.

Non-retractile [[foreskin]] is the normal, expected, and more usual condition in this age group.<ref name="agarwal2005" /> [[Ballooning of the foreskin]] may occur in this age group.

== School-age and adolescence ==

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 == Current view ==
-Almost all boys are born with the inner [[foreskin]]  mucosa fused with the underlying [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]].<ref name="agarwal2005" /> Most also have a narrow [[foreskin]] that cannot retract. Non-retractile foreskin is normal at birth and remains in the normal range until after puberty (age 18).<ref name="agarwal2005" /> The non-retractile [[foreskin]] is nature's way of protecting the young boy from [[meatal stenosis]] and [[infection]] in the [[preputial sac]].
+Almost all boys are born with the inner [[foreskin]] mucosa fused with the underlying [[glans penis]] by the [[synechia]].<ref name="agarwal2005" /> Most also have a narrow [[foreskin]] that cannot retract. Non-retractile foreskin is normal at birth and remains in the normal range until after puberty (age 18).<ref name="agarwal2005" /> The non-retractile [[foreskin]] is nature's way of protecting the young boy from [[meatal stenosis]] and [[infection]] in the [[preputial sac]].
 Some boys develop retractile foreskin earlier, and about 2 percent of males have a non-retractile foreskin throughout life. Non-retractile foreskin is not a disease and does not require treatment.
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-Non-retractile [[foreskin]] is the normal, expected, and more usual condition in this age group.<ref name="agawal2005" /> [[Ballooning of the foreskin]] may occur in this age group.
+Non-retractile [[foreskin]] is the normal, expected, and more usual condition in this age group.<ref name="agarwal2005" /> [[Ballooning of the foreskin]] may occur in this age group.
 == School-age and adolescence ==