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At birth the [[Foreskin#Foreskin_in_infancy_and_childhood| infant boy's foreskin ]] is almost always [[synechia| fused]] to his [[glans]] as his penis is not fully developed and one protective function of the foreskin is to keep feces and other foreign substances from the meatal opening and the urinary tract of the infant and toddler. That is why the only care for the intact penis is to leave it alone, completely alone. No doctor, nurse, parent or any other care provider should ever investigate, probe or examine his foreskin, especially any forced retraction which will tear foreskin from glans. The undisturbed glans and inner foreskin [[preputial mucosa| mucosa]] is uncontaminated and any such trespasses may introduce that which the foreskin is designed to keep out.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal