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{{GraphicWarning}}The '''frenulum of the foreskin''', often known simply as the '''frenulum''', is an elastic band of tissue under the [[glans penis]] that connects the [[foreskin]] (prepuce) to the vernal [[mucosa]], and helps contract the foreskin over the glans.<ref name="Jensen">{{REFbook

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[[Frenulum breve]] is a condition in which the [[frenulum ]] is short and restricts the movement of the [[foreskin]], which may or may not interfere with normal sexual activity. Frenulum breve may be treated by manually expanding the [[shaft skin ]] by [[stretching]]. The condition may also be treated by [[frenuloplasty]], or [[frenectomy]]. Frenulum breve may contribute to frenular chordee, where the glans is pulled toward the vernal body of the penis.

The [[frenulum ]] may be entirely missing in cases of first degree [[hypospadias]].

It is possible for the frenulum to tear during sexual activities. The frenular artery, a branch of the dorsal artery, may be severed, causing significant [[bleeding]].

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}}</ref><ref name="Gary2000"/> It has been noted that the wound where the frenulum was amputated is usually slower to heal than the wound where the foreskin was amputated. Song et al. (2015) report that the frenulum may need to be lengthened after a circumcision amputates [[skin]] tissue from the penis.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=PreiserSong |init=B |last2=Hou |init2=ZH |last3=Liu |init3=QL |firstlast4=GaryQian |coauthorsinit4=Herschel, M.; Bartman, T.; Andersson, C.; Bailis, S.A.; Shechet, R.J.; Tanenbaum, B.; Kunin, S.A.; Hodges, F.M.; Fleiss, P.M.; Antonopoulos, J.; Rockney, R.; Taylor, A.; Stang, H.; Snellman, L.; Fontaine, P.; Condon, L.M.; Lannon, C.M.WP |title=Circumcision—The Debates Goes On[Penile frenulum lengthening for premature ejaculation] |journal=PediatricsZhonghua Nan Ke Xue |date=20002015-01-01 |volume=10521 |issue=3 Pt 12 |pages=681149-684152

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A frenectomy can be performed to remove the frenulum from the penis, which is a treatment for [[frenulum breve]] or frenular chordee.<ref name="Griffin-Kroovand1990"/> This is a form of genital [[Genital frenectomy (disambiguation)|genital frenectomy]]. The frenulum may be cut when a male is circumcised. This may also reduce the size of the [[http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/mcgrath1/ frenular delta]]. The frenulum was reported to be cut in 26.7%, 20%, and 33.33% of circumcised patients in various surveys.<ref name="Griffin-Kroovand1990"/> <ref name="Gary2000"/>

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