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The [[foreskin ]] has the duty of protecting the [[glans penis ]] and [[meatus]], so boys are born with a [[foreskin]] that does not retract.<ref name="agarwal2005">{{REFjournal
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* The tip of the foreskin is too narrow to pass over the [[glans penis]].
* The inner layer of foreskin is fused with the underlying glans penis by a [[synechia]].
These developmental conditions are normal and expected in infancy and childhood.
[[Forced foreskin retraction]] is harmful and must be avoided.