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===Other risks===
[[Phimosis]] has been implicated as a risk factor in sexually active males, because a non-retractile [[foreskin]] may result in poor hygiene, and because men with [[phimosis]] are at higher risk for lichen sclerosus (also known as [[balanitis xerotica obliterans]]), which may also be a risk factor.<ref name="Rickwood">{{REFjournal
|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080513042221/http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/321/7264/792
|REM=http://web.archive.org/web/20080513042221/http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/321/7264/792#110919
|archived=yes
|title=Rapid Responses for Rickwood et al.
|last=Various authors
|first=
|journal=BMJ
|volume=321
|issue=7264
|pages=792-3
|accessdate=2022-03-13
}}</ref> Adult males with a non-retractable [[foreskin]] who are sexually active may want to have the phimotic condition corrected. (For conservative treatment options, see [[phimosis]].)
 
===Circumcision as a risk factor===
Bissada et al. (1986) report reported cancer forms on the [[circumcision scar]].<ref name="bissada1986">{{REFjournal
|last=Bissada
|init=NK
|DOI=10.1016/s0022-5347(17)45614-x
|accessdate=2020-02-10
}}</ref> The [[circumcision scar]] may provide an entry point for HIV. [[Circumcision may ]] should now be considered a risk factor for penile cancer. ===Other risks===[[Phimosis]] has been implicated as a risk factor in sexually active males, because a non-retractile [[foreskin]] may result in poor hygiene, and because men with [[phimosis]] are at higher risk for lichen sclerosus (also known as [[balanitis xerotica obliterans]]), which may also be a risk factor.<ref name="Rickwood">{{REFjournal |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080513042221/http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/321/7264/792 |REM=http://web.archive.org/web/20080513042221/http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/321/7264/792#110919 |archived=yes |title=Rapid Responses for Rickwood et al. |last=Various authors |first= |journal=BMJ |volume=321 |issue=7264 |pages=792-3 |accessdate=2022-03-13}}</ref> Adult males with a non-retractable [[foreskin]] who are sexually active may want to have the phimotic condition corrected. (For conservative treatment options, see [[phimosis]].)
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