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In the majority of adult men, the [[foreskin]] normally retracts to reveal the [[glans penis| head of the penis]]. In newborns, it is common for the foreskin to be fused to the head of the penis by the [[synechia]], thus rendering it non-retractable. The preputial cavity is sealed by the [[synechia]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal |last=Taylor |init=JR |author-link=John R. Taylor |last2=Lockwood |init2=AP |author2-link= |last3=Taylor |init3=AJ |title=The prepuce: specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision |journal=Brit J Urol |date=TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996 |volume=77 |issue= |pages=291-5 |url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.85023.x/full |quote= |pubmedID=8800902 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.85023.x |accessdate=2019-12-02}}</ref> The foreskin usually separates from the glans and becomes retractable with increasing age. There is much uncertainty among health care workers about when the foreskin of a boy should become retractable.<ref>{{REFjournal