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>Hi Robin Stuart and all, > >I'm a Portuguese researcher studying phimosis in YOUNG >ADULTS and the statistics provided in your website are >excellent! I just need to clear some additional >doubts. As far as I could read from your review of >several studies of young adults (Scholerbein, Osmonde, >Saitmacher, Barkash), the prevalence of phimosis >observed at a moment in large cohorts of men was >8-12%. But this should NOT be called an incidence, >rather it's a prevalence. > >I'm interested to know what is the expected ANNUAL >INCIDENCE from this, that is, what percentage of men >not having it, start to have it in a given year. I >would also be interested in knowing what's the rate >with which phimotic young men ask for treatment. Do >they ask it immediately, 1 or 2 years after onset, or >they usually stay many years without worrying and >asking treatment? > >Best >Joćo

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