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==Video==<br><youtube>rpN13irwvGk</youtube><br>
The foreskin has many [[Meissner's corpuscles]], which are specialized nerves that sense motion and stretching as pleasurable. Such behavior is normal and parents need not be concerned.
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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' provides parents with basic information on the care of [[intact]] boys.
==Discussion==
The intact [[foreskin]] has [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protective and immunological functions]] that work best when the foreskin is left alone.
|date=2005
|accessdate=2019-11-14
}}</ref> Øster (1968) reported that a few some boys may will not retract develop retractable foreskin until after puberty.<ref name="Øster1968">{{REFjournal
|last=Øster
|first=Jakob
|url=https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/how-care-your-childs-foreskin
|title=How To Care For Your Child's Foreskin
|publisher=KidsHealthof New Zealand
|date=2020-06-04
|accessdate=2023-01-25
}}</ref>
==Not recommended==
Mayo Clinic provides information on the care of [[foreskinned]] boys. This advice is ''not'' recommended. The language indicates Midwestern prejudice against [[intact]] boys, a lack of understanding of the [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immmunological and protective functions]], and lack of current information on [[Development of retractable foreskin| development of foreskin retraction]].
==Video==
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Ballooning of the foreskin]]