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[[Foreskinned]] men sometimes ask, "do I have to retract my [[foreskin]] for [[urination]]?"<ref>Some men with abundant overhanging foreskin find it awkward and difficult to retract and keep retracted their [[foreskin]] because the foreskin is constantly pushing to glide forward to return to its normal position of covering and protecting the [[glans penis]].</ref> They may have been heard myths that it is unhealthy to have [[urine]] inside the [[foreskin]], however there is no factual basis for that claim. Urine has a healthy microbiome<ref name="cold-taylor1999" /> when it leaves the urethra and is helpful for flushing out the [[foreskin]] and keeping it clean. The presence of urine in the preputial sac is ''not'' unsanitary and does not do harm. Nature has planned for this condition. Boys by necessity pee through their [[foreskin]] because the juvenile foreskin does not retract and men with [[phimosis]] also pee through their [[foreskin]] because the foreskin does not retract. It does no harm so it is not necessary to pull back when you pee.
The [[foreskin]] overhang or [[acroposthion]] may be used as a hose nozzle to control and direct the stream and may be adjusted as necessary to achieve a smooth stream. It may help to stretch one's [[foreskin]] out from one's body. One man said, "When I need to pee, I open my fly, pull my foreskin out and give it a tug to get any wrinkles out, then I hold my foreskin with the thumb and forefinger of both hands and use the overhang of my foreskin as a nozzle to direct my stream. When I finish, I milk it a bit to get any residual pee out of my [[penis]]."
[[Foreskinned]] men may enjoy feeling a slight tickling sensation as the [[urine]] flows out through their [[acroposthion]].<ref>{{REFweb
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One may retract or not retract for [[urination]]. The human [[foreskin]] is highly flexible and stretchable. It may be stretched as desired laterally and/or lengthwise to cause [[mitosis]] and [[tissue expansion]] to resolve issues.
There is enormous natural variation among [[foreskinned]] males in the length and tightness of the [[foreskin]], so men report a wide range of different experiences with their foreskin in [[urination]]. What works best depends to some extent on individual anatomy. Either way is okay.
===Use of urinal===
A plastic urinal that one may purchase from a drug store can be helpful in extreme cases. One may instert one's [[penis]] into the urinal prior to urinating. The walls of the urinal will catch any errant drops or streams of urine. The urinal may be emptied and rinsed after each use.
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== Urination by foreskinned men==
The epithelium text of all tissue in the preputial sac is [[Mucosa| mucosal membrane]] (similar this section has been relocated to the inside of your mouth), which likes to be wet, so no damage or threat to health or well-being is caused by having [[urine]] inside the [[foreskin]]its own article. The sphincter action of the preputial orifice functions as a one way valve, blocking the entry of contaminants and pathogens while allowing the passage of urine.<ref name="fleiss1998" /> The Please see [[urine]] will serve to flush contaminants and pathogens out of the [[foreskin]]. A few individuals may experience [[ballooning of the foreskinUrination by foreskinned men]], which is harmless.
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* [[Autocircumcision]]