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===Other risks===
[[Phimosis]] has been implicated as a risk factor in sexually active males, because a non-retractile [[foreskin ]] may result in poor hygiene, and because men with [[phimosis ]] are at higher risk for lichen sclerosus (also known as [[balanitis xerotica obliterans]]), which may also be a risk factor.<ref name="Rickwood">{{REFjournal
|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080513042221/http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/321/7264/792
|REM=http://web.archive.org/web/20080513042221/http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/321/7264/792#110919
|pages=792-3
|accessdate=2022-03-13
}}</ref> Adult males with a non-retractable [[foreskin ]] who are sexually active may want to have the phimotic condition corrected. (For conservative treatment options, see [[phimosis]].)
===Circumcision as a risk factor===