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Meatitis occurs in circumcised male infants because of the loss of the [[Immunological_and_protective_function_of_the_foreskin#The_protective_and_hygienic_function_of_the_foreskin| natural protection]] provided by the [[foreskin]].<ref name="vanhowe2006">{{REFjournal |last=Van Howe |init=RS |author-link= |title=Incidence of meatal stenosis following neonatal circumcision in a primary care setting |journal=Clin Pediatr (Phila) |volume=45 |issue=1 |pages=49-54 |url=https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/33656363/Van_Howe_Clin_Ped_2006.pdf?1399573860=&response-content-disposition=inline%3B+filename%3DIncidence_of_Meatal_Stenosis_following_N.pdf&Expires=1602974532&Signature=c0vLOP5QyE~Gr-b3jxTxkHKho3-7JVFlzjQExgZDyf89M46AiiA7N6QedyvRdVokUiR~6gmFBmPLZLmP756vHGfnnLaxZBAvjYWLyf7JrmXopbbGMrEqu2tKHdpapwWFPMKJYZZTv26iWp39EjE1q~W17F9E1qz8YOVrkFVHJvdH-Uc57VGD2o06lsjrSfxufT8uCvYeviWVjOIo3gO4hkVQSguSx4-X0c-55FfXjuYSmxlGaXSwgw704QztZfr04m~lAWvlqAf0rqZrZqxI9q9NMzQxDjCPipIcIe-c4eMNFZzFILgZb6f66DlIhtmF3opM4Bs1i86On8wSx0NwPg__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA |quote= |pubmedID=16429216 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1177/000992280604500108 |date=2006-01 |accessdate=2020-01-09 |note=Jan-Feb 2006}}</ref>