2019•Canadian Medical Association JournalOpen access

Foreskin care in childhood

Ryan McLarty, DARCIE A. KIDDOO

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Knowledge of foreskin care is important for both practitioners and parents. Physiologic phimosis (nonretractable foreskin) is normal in childhood. At birth, the inner foreskin is fused to the glans penis; this is termed “physiologic” and rarely requires treatment. Pathologic phimosis occurs in

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Knowledge of foreskin care is important for both practitioners and parents. Physiologic phimosis (nonretractable foreskin) is normal in childhood. At birth, the inner foreskin is fused to the glans penis; this is termed “physiologic” and rarely requires treatment. Pathologic phimosis occurs in

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Knowledge of foreskin care is important for both practitioners and parents. Physiologic phimosis (nonretractable foreskin) is normal in childhood. At birth, the inner foreskin is fused to the glans penis; this is termed “physiologic” and rarely requires treatment. Pathologic phimosis occurs in

Key concepts: Foreskin, Glans penis, Medicine, Glans, Penis, Dermatology, Surgery, Biology

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