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The efficacy of these various protective functions of the [[foreskin]] have now been demonstrated. Fendereski et al. (2024) reported a massive study using data from a private insurance company database that found that [[circumcised]] boys have three times as many penile issues as compared with [[intact]] boys through age 5. This study matched 852,051 [[circumcised]] boys with 852,051 [[intact]] boys who served as controls,<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Comparing Penile Problems in Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised Boys: Insights From a Large Commercial Claims Database With a Focus on Provider Type Performing Circumcision
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|journal=J Pediatr Surg
|date=2024-11
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}}</ref> so it is very strong statistically.
== The protective and hygienic function of the foreskin ==