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Originally posted by 123Jason
now...i have a question...if you're not circumcised, does the foreskin start out still attached to the head and "roll back early in life"??? never heard of that before...how early, what would be a common age for that occurrance?
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yes, and i dont recall what age. i would imagine around 11 perhaps?
The foreskin should be left alone until itcan be pulled back easily. In fact, the head of the penis does not need to be cleaned until a child reaches puberty. Since the foreskin is normally attached to the head of the penis at birth, trying to pull it back too soon may cause pain, bleeding, infection and scar tissue formation. The tissues slowly separate on their own as the boy grows older, and as they do white pieces of dead skin (that may look like pus) can be seen on thehead of the penis. These will fall off on their own.