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" Question My eight-year-old son is unable to pull back his foreskin on his penis.  My three year old does this regularly and the older was trying to copy him and came to me when he couldn&amp;#039;t (he was worried).  I don&amp;#039;t know if this is normal or not &amp;amp;#8211;- my husband says that he couldn&amp;#039;t pull his back until he was much older, but I am now concerned.   Answer  I would not get too concerned just yet.  A great many boys aged below 12 still have problems being able to retract their foreskin, and you should not judge your two boys together &amp;amp;#8211; some can, some can&amp;#039;t!  Making an issue of it at this age can be counter productive so I would suggest you encourage your elder boy to keep trying to gently retract his foreskin while in the bath, but not to worry if he cannot.  If he was to be having problems urinating because of a tight foreskin then circumcision may be needed now, but I would leave it at least a year or two yet before seeking an opinion, especially if his father had a similar problem at his age. Yours sincerely The NetDoctor Medical Team   Other Qs &amp;amp; As A cyst on the foreskin of my penis Adhesions of the foreskin of the penis After a circumcision Blood under the foreskin Broken frenulum Can I extend my foreskin? Circumcision for tight foreskin Creamy discharge under the foreskin Dissatisfied with the results of my circumcision Foreskin hairs &amp;amp;#8211; are they normal? I&amp;#039;m circumcised &amp;amp;#8211; can my foreskin be restored? Is circumcision healthier? I&amp;#039;ve got phimosis but am scared of circumcision My foreskin has shrunk and gone white My foreskin is too long for my penis My foreskin won&amp;#039;t go back Pain from ripped foreskin Problems with the foreskin Problems with the frenulum Questions after circumcision Ripped foreskin Small cut across the frenulum Small white blotches on the top of the foreskin Sore foreskin The string which keeps my foreskin in place has torn The tip of my foreskin keeps tearing Tight foreskin Will my foreskin heal naturally? Worried by a &amp;#039;ring&amp;#039; under my foreskin   Last updated 20.05.2015 "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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