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	The inner and outer adult foreskin together contain about 15 square inches of skin.		The inner and outer adult foreskin together contain about 15 square inches of skin.

			The foreskin is <i>not</i> redundant tissue.<ref name="andersen2025">{{REFjournal
			\|last=Andersen-Giberson
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			\|author-link=Dale Andersen
			\|url=https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/39786/36016
			\|title=Circumcision and forced disability: Routine male neonatal circumcision and the consequences of amputation within a critical disability studies framework
			\|journal=Critical Disability Discourses
			\|date=2025-12
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			\|issue=2
			\|pages=1-37
			\|URL=https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/39786/36016
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			\|quote=In a critical disability studies framework, it is argued that the act of amputating healthy erogenous tissue and the consequences of that amputation cause disability, particularly from a counter-hegemonic lens.
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	===Foreskin in infancy and childhood===		===Foreskin in infancy and childhood===

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	The foreskin is considered to have three parts:		The foreskin is considered to have three parts:
	* The outer foreskin which is ~~coverer~~ with true [[skin]].		* The outer foreskin which is covered with true [[skin]].
	* The inner foreskin and [[ridged band]] which is covered with mucosal membrane. ([[Mucosa]])		* The inner foreskin and [[ridged band]] which is covered with mucosal membrane. ([[Mucosa]])
	* The [[frenulum]] which connects the foreskin to the [[glans penis]] and usually limits retraction.		* The [[frenulum]] which connects the foreskin to the [[glans penis]] and usually limits retraction.

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	==Origin==		==Origin==
	[[Evolution of the foreskin]] over hundreds of thousands of years by natural selection provided better fitness for survival.<ref>{{REFbook		[[Evolution of the foreskin]] over hundreds of thousands of years by natural selection provided better fitness for survival.<ref name="darwin1859">{{REFbook
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	}}</ref> Evolution provided protective functions that protect the [[penis]] from [[trauma]], [[infection]],<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"> and also provided functions that promote reproduction.<ref name="cold-taylor1999" />		}}</ref> Evolution provided protective functions that protect the [[penis]] from [[trauma]], [[infection]],<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"></ref> and also provided functions that promote reproduction.<ref name="cold-taylor1999" />

	== Structure ==		== Structure ==

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	<i>See [[Development_of_retractable_foreskin#Adult_foreskin\| Adult foreskin]].</i>		<i>See [[Development_of_retractable_foreskin#Adult_foreskin\| Adult foreskin]].</i>

	==Physiological functions==		==Physiological functions of the foreskin==

	Antique research by Alfred Kinsey (1948)<ref>{{REFbook		Antique research by Alfred Kinsey (1948)<ref>{{REFbook

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	}}</ref> Evolution provided protective functions that protect the [[penis]] from [[trauma]], [[infection]],<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"/> and also provided functions that promote reproduction.<ref name="cold-taylor1999" />		}}</ref> Evolution provided protective functions that protect the [[penis]] from [[trauma]], [[infection]],<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"> and also provided functions that promote reproduction.<ref name="cold-taylor1999" />

	== Structure ==		== Structure ==

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	===Foreskin length===		===Foreskin length===
	Natural foreskins are found in all lengths from very short to very long. Most appear to fall near the center of the range with very few at the two extremes in accordance with the rules for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution normal distribution]. ~~Longer~~ foreskins appear to perform their [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin\| protective and immunological function]] more satisfactorily. A short or inadequate foreskin may be lengthened by [[tissue expansion]] to improve function and aesthetics.		Natural foreskins are found in all lengths from very short to very long. Most appear to fall near the center of the range with very few at the two extremes in accordance with the rules for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution normal distribution]. [[Long foreskins]] appear to perform their [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin\| protective and immunological function]] more satisfactorily. A short or inadequate foreskin may be lengthened by [[tissue expansion]] to improve function and aesthetics.

	The tapered tip of ~~a longer foreskin~~ that extends beyond the [[glans penis]] is known as the ''[[acroposthion]]''. A very few of the longest foreskins will not remain retracted when released, but will spontaneously [[Gliding action\| glide]] forward to recover the [[glans penis]]. ~~Longer~~ foreskins improve protection and [[gliding action]] and do not usually create an issue. There is no recognized definition of an excessively long or so-called "redundant" foreskin.<ref name="tip2022">{{REFweb		The tapered tip of [[long foreskins]] that extends beyond the [[glans penis]] is known as the ''[[acroposthion]]''. A very few of the longest foreskins will not remain retracted when released, but will spontaneously [[Gliding action\| glide]] forward to recover the [[glans penis]]. [[Long foreskins]] improve protection and [[gliding action]] and do not usually create an issue. There is no recognized definition of an excessively long or so-called "redundant" foreskin.<ref name="tip2022">{{REFweb
	\|url=http://acroposthion.com/the-tip-at-the-end/		\|url=http://acroposthion.com/the-tip-at-the-end/
	\|title=The ‘Tip’ At The End		\|title=The ‘Tip’ At The End

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	* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]		* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
	* [[Living with a foreskin in circumcised America]]		* [[Living with a foreskin in circumcised America]]
			* [[Long foreskins]]
	* [[Longer foreskin is favored]]		* [[Longer foreskin is favored]]
	* [[Pre-ejaculate]]		* [[Pre-ejaculate]]

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			[[Category:Education]]
	[[Category:Foreskin anatomy]]		[[Category:Foreskin anatomy]]
	[[Category:Foreskinned life]]		[[Category:Foreskinned life]]
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	[[Category:Physiology]]		[[Category:Physiology]]
	[[Category:Male sexuality]]		[[Category:Male sexuality]]
	[[Category:~~Education~~]]
			[[Category:Teen]]

	[[Category:From Intactipedia]]		[[Category:From Intactipedia]]

	[[de:Vorhaut]]		[[de:Vorhaut]]

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	The foreskin continues to protect the [[glans penis]] throughout life, keeping it smooth, glossy, moist, [[Foreskin sensitivity\| sensitive]], and free from [[keratinization]] and loss of sensation.		The foreskin continues to protect the [[glans penis]] throughout life, keeping it smooth, glossy, moist, [[Foreskin sensitivity\| sensitive]], and free from [[keratinization]] and loss of sensation. Nature intended the glans penis to be an internal organ that is only exposed briefly. Many men prefer having a foreskin that fully covers and protects the sensitive [[mucosa]] of the glans penis.

	=== Immunological functions ===		=== Immunological functions ===