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ok...my intact boy is now 10. At 3 and 4 I could look and tell if it was retracting but now...not so much. I'm not sure. My inclination is just to trust that everything is growing and progressing normally. But the curiosity drives me nuts. I'm dying to know if he can retract it. I guess I just want to know that as he enters puberty...is it gonna hurt?

do you guys think that by the time you are 10 that it is fully retractable?


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post #2 of 4
it may be, maybe not. You could just ask him, in a "remember to clean down there" kind of way. If not, once the hormones start kicking in it will - something like 99% of boys are retractable by the end of puberty.
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Only 50% of boys are retractable by age 10. If he is not retracting he will by the end of puberty.

***Rarely, a man will not be retractable after puberty has finished puberty. If he is not experiencing any discomfort then nothing needs to be done but if he is having discomfort then he can simply use steroidal cream to help it become retractable.
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