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The efficacy of these various protective functions of the [[foreskin]] have now been demonstrated. Fendereski et al. (2024) reported a massive study using data from a private insurance company database that found that [[circumcised]] boys have three times as many penile issues as compared with [[intact]] boys through age 5. This study matched 852,051 [[circumcised]] boys with 852,051 [[intact]] boys who served as controls,<ref>{{REFjournal
The efficacy of these various protective functions of the [[foreskin]] have now been demonstrated. Fendereski et al. (2024) reported a massive study using data from a private insurance company database that found that [[circumcised]] boys have three times as many penile issues as compared with [[intact]] boys through age 5. This study matched 852,051 [[circumcised]] boys with 852,051 [[intact]] boys who served as controls,<ref name="fendereski2024">{{REFjournal
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