Question

To care for the uncircumcised penis, parents should be taught to:

a. Retract the foreskin with each diaper change.
b. Wash under the foreskin as far as it will retract when the child is older.
c. Use an emollient cream to hasten foreskin separation.
d. Avoid putting soap on the foreskin before separation.

Answer 1

The best answer is "B"

Wash under the foreskin as far as it will retract when the child is older.

Step-by-step explanation:

When a male child is born, there is usually a covering (foreskin) over the tip of the penis. circumcision is mainly removal of the foreskin. This is a decision that is taken by the parent and this is done for different reasons example religion, preference and whatever.

For an uncircumcised penis, there are several ways to take care of it and among which is washing under the foreskin as far as it will retract when the child is older.

Foreskin retraction is the separation of the foreskin from the glan. Sometimes it happens immediately after birth when the child is still tender but for some it happen when they are old say 18 years old.

Answer 2

the correct option is : "Wash under the foreskin as far as it will retract when the child is older."

Step-by-step explanation:

the correct option is considered that, since in this way we avoid the development of anaerobic microorganisms that can generate inflammation in the epidermis of the penis. That is why it is important to wash the area well and consider it as a habit on the part of man.