Instructions to a mother of an uncircumcised male infant should include which of the following?
a. Instruct her to use a cotton swab to clean under the foreskin.
b. Instruct her to clean the penis by retracting the foreskin.
c. Instruct her to clean the penis with alcohol.
d. Instruct her not to retract the foreskin.
ANS: d
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a. Use of cotton swabs or retracting the foreskin can damage the inner layer of the foreskin and cause adhesions.
b. Retracting the foreskin can damage the inner layer of the foreskin and cause adhesions.
c. Use of alcohol is irritating and painful.
d. Parents should not retract the foreskin. The foreskin will fully retract on its own around 5 years of age.
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