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}}</ref> The incidence has been slowly declining ever since. This has resulted in ever-increasing numbers of adult males in the [[United States]] with an [[intact]] [[foreskin]], a portion of which are classifed as '''long foreskins'''.
These men are seeking more and more information about [[foreskin. ]] Unfortunately, it appears that most of the information provided about the [[foreskin]] is provided by [[Circumcised doctors| medical doctors]] who were [[circumcised]] as infants, so it frequently is inaccurate.
This article seeks to answer questions about '''long foreskins'''. Foreskins naturally come in a wide variety of lengths from very short to very long. '''Long forekins''' are in the normal range. Treatment or surgery is ''not'' indicated.
==Definition==
For the purpose of this discussion, '''long foreskins''' are defined as foreskins that are long enough to cover the [[glans penis]] even when the [[penis]] has a full [[erection]]> . They may also be defined as a [[foreskin]] that is classified as CI-9 or CI-10 on the coverage index used by foreskin restorers.<ref>{{REFweb
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==Can it be manually retracted?==
'''Long foreskins ''' do not spontaneously retract, but some can be manually retracted while others will not manually retract, usually due to a narrow tip of the foreskin that will not pass over the [[glans penis]].
If a foreskin cannot be manually retracted, then it indicates a natural variant condition that is called [[phimosis]]. When a retractble long foreskin is retracted, folds typically form at the base of the penis that try to unfold and push the foreskin forward into its normal position.
A manually retractable [[foreskin]] may [[gliding action| glide]] forward to recover and [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| protect]] the [[glans penis]] by itself when it is released.
==Urination==
If a '''long foreskin''' is of the non-retractable variant, its owner, by necessity, will discharge [[urine]] through the tip of the [[foreskin]].
There is much controversy regarding [[urination]] with a retractable [[foreskin]]. Either retraction of the foreskin or non-retraction of the foreskin is possible. Some believe that it is harmful in some way to have [[urine]] in the [[foreskin]]. There is no scientific basis for this view. The foreskin developed over about 1 million years of evolution based on survival of the fittest. If the foreskin made men less fit to survive, the principal of natural selection would have eliminated the foreskin, but it did not do so. The [[preputial sac]] of the foreskin is covered with mucosa, not skin, so it well tolerates the moisture provided by [[urine]]. Some men with a '''long foreskin''' report that it is awkward to retract the foreskin for urination, because the '''long foreskin''' is constantly pushing forward to return to its normal position, so they do not retract their '''long foreskin''' when urinating.
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