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{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}
==First retraction of the foreskin==
Functions of the [[foreskin]] include protecting the glans penis from abrasion and moistening it with body oils and moisture to keep it moist and sensitive.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal |last=Fleiss |init=P |author-link=Paul M. Fleiss |last2=Hodges |init2=F. |author2-link=Frederick M. Hodges |last3=Van Howe |init3=RS |author3-link=Robert S. Van Howe |title=Immunological functions of the human prepuce |journal=Sex Trans Infect |date=FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998-10 |volume=74 |issue=5 |pages=364-67 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1758142/pdf/v074p00364.pdf |quote= |pubmedID=10195034 |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2020-04-03}}</ref>
It is normal for the glans penis (head of the penis) to be very sensitive to touch when the foreskin is retracted for the first time since birth.