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== Current view ==
Almost all boys are born with the inner [[foreskin]] mucosa fused with the underlying [[glans penis ]] by the [[synechia]]. Most also have a narrow [[foreskin ]] that cannot retract. Non-retractile foreskin is normal at birth and remains in the normal range until after puberty (age 18). The non-retractile [[foreskin ]] is nature's way of protecting the young boy from [[meatal stenosis]] and [[infection]] in the [[preputial sac]].
Some boys develop retractile foreskin earlier, and about 2 percent of males have a non-retractile foreskin throughout life. Non-retractile foreskin is not a disease and does not require treatment.