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}}</ref> Repeated stimulation of this structure will cause orgasm and ejaculation in some men. In men with spinal cord injury preventing sensations from reaching the brain, for example, the frenulum just below the glans can be stimulated to produce orgasm and peri-ejaculatory response.<ref>{{REFweb | }}</ref> Repeated stimulation of this structure will cause orgasm and ejaculation in some men. In men with spinal cord injury preventing sensations from reaching the brain, for example, the frenulum just below the [[glans]] can be stimulated to produce orgasm and peri-ejaculatory response.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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Cepeda-Emiliani et al (2023) state: | |||
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One circumcision technique [91] has been proposed to protect | |||
as much tissue as possible ventrally due to the sexual functions | |||
attributed to this region. Concerningly and antithetically to the | |||
former technique, the frenular area has been intentionally | |||
targeted during [[adult circumcision]] by some urologists in | |||
the belief that its total and permanent denervation using | |||
monopolar current might be a definitive treatment for lifelong | |||
premature ejaculation. These urologists concluded that | |||
their circumcision technique resulted in “a consistent reduction | |||
in penile sensitivity” and “is a strong weapon in the hands of | |||
urological surgeons, which must be used very carefully, as its | |||
effects on male sexuality can be devastating and irreversible | |||
if performed in the wrong patient. Thus, the caveat must be | |||
right circumcision in the right patient using the correct | |||
surgical technique’”. To the extent that | |||
this type of circumcision may impair sexual function by | |||
denervating a neurologically permissive substrate through which | |||
sexual sensation enters the central nervous system, we agree | |||
with Jannini [93] that denervation of the frenular region is a | |||
potentially dangerous intervention.<ref name="cepeda2023">{{REFjournal | |||
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|author-link=Alfonso Cepeda-Emiliani | |||
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|last6=García-Caballero | |||
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|title=Immunohistological study of the density and distribution of human penile neural tissue: gradient hypothesis | |||
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|journal= Int J Impot Res | |||
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|date=2023-05-02 | |||
|volume=35 | |||
|issue=3 | |||
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|pages=286-305 | |||
|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-022-00561-9 | |||
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|DOI=10.1038/s41443-022-00561-9 | |||
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==Pathology== | ==Pathology== | ||
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|DOI=10.1542/peds.105.3.681 | |DOI=10.1542/peds.105.3.681 | ||
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}}</ref> 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. | }}</ref> 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. | ||
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}}</ref> | }}</ref> | ||
==Protection of the frenulum== | |||
Tearing the frenulum during penetration is not uncommon. Men with a short frenulum should observe precautions when penetrating their partner. When penetration occurs the vaginal wall will tend to push the foreskin to a retracted position and that is likely to strain the frenulum and may cause it to tear. The frenular artery, which supplies blood to the [[glans penis]], passes through the frenulum. If it is torn, significant bleeding may occur. | |||
Men should delay penetration until foreplay has sexually aroused the partner and caused her to be lubricated. If her [[vagina]] does not lubricate, then personal lubricant should be applied prior to penetration. One should penetrate slowly and carefully to avoid placing excessive strain on the frenulum. | |||
== Lack of a frenulum == | == Lack of a frenulum == | ||
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The frenulum may be missing in some males for a few reasons. | The frenulum may be missing in some males for a few reasons. | ||
Rarely, boys are born without a frenulum. This condition causes no issues and permits unusually | Rarely, boys are born with a foreskin but without a frenulum. This condition causes no issues and permits unusually complete retraction of the [[foreskin]]. | ||
It may be missing in men who were [[circumcised]] at birth, as it is often crushed and cut away, or broken during infant [[circumcision]]. Men who are circumcised as adults may specify whether or not they wish to preserve their frenulum. 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"/> | It may be missing in men who were [[circumcised]] at birth, as it is often crushed and cut away, or broken during infant [[circumcision]]. Men who are circumcised as adults may specify whether or not they wish to preserve their frenulum. 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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* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1h5oz1y/how_does_your_frendulum_feel/ | |||
|title=Comments on frenulum sensation | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
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|publisher=REDDIT | |||
|date=2025-01 | |||
|accessdate=2025-08-15 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{REF}} | {{REF}} | ||
[[Category:Penis]] | |||
[[Category:Physiology]] | [[Category:Physiology]] | ||
[[Category:Foreskin anatomy]] | [[Category:Foreskin anatomy]] | ||
[[Category:Foreskinned life]] | |||
[[Category:Penile anatomy]] | [[Category:Penile anatomy]] | ||
[[Category:From Intactipedia]] | [[Category:From Intactipedia]] | ||
[[Category:From IntactWiki]] | [[Category:From IntactWiki]] | ||