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In the absence of the foreskin about ten to twenty percent of [[circumcised]] boys suffer urethral stricture ([[meatal stenosis]]) requiring further treatment.<ref name="frisch2016">{{REFjournal
|last=Frisch
|first=Morten
|DOI=10.1016/j.surge.2016.11.002
|accessdate=2019-10-23
}}</ref> Frisch & Simonsen (2016) reported the incidence of meatal stenosis to be 3.7 times higher in [[circumcised ]] boys.<ref name="frisch2016"/>
The foreskin continues to protect the [[glans penis ]] throughout life, keeping it smooth, glossy, moist, [[Foreskin sensitivity| sensitive]], and free from [[keratinization]] and loss of sensation.
=== Immunological functions ===