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{{Construction Site}}'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' (also known as '''pre-ejaculatory fluid''', '''pre-seminal fluid''' or '''Cowper's fluid''', and colloquially as '''''pre-cum''''')<refname="cowpers">{{REFweb
The quantity of pre-ejaculate produced various widely between individuals. Production of pre-ejaculate may be triggered by erotic thoughts alone.
Some observers believe that, on average, [[circumcised]] males tend to produce less pre-ejaculate than [[foreskinned]] males, due to loss of sexual sensation received by the autonomic nervous system from the [[ridged band]] and other nerves of the [[foreskin]].
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[[File:Pre-ejaculate closeup.jpg|thumb|Pre-ejaculate on the glans of the penis]]
|url=https://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Pre-ejaculate
|title=Pre-ejaculate
|date=2005
|accessdate=2023-01-09
}}</ref> is a clear, colorless, very slippery liquid that is produced by the Cowper's glands. <ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Cowper%27s+glands
|title=Cowper's glands.
|date=2005
|accessdate=2023-01-09
}}</ref> and discharged from the [[urethra ]] of males. It collects under the [[foreskin]] in the [[preputial sac]] of normal, [[foreskinned]] males where it functions as a lubricant at times of sexual arousal, [[masturbation]] or [[sexual intercourse]].They are also called the bulbo-urethral glands and are the male equivalent of the Bartholin's Glands.<ref name="cowpers" />
== Function and risks ==
|issue=2
|pages=74–7
|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00499.x
|date=2005-04
|pubmedID=15811067
|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00499.x
|s2cid=32553227
|format=PDF}}</ref> The [[vagina]] is normally acidic, so the deposit of pre-ejaculate before the emission of [[semen ]] may change the vaginal environment to promote sperm survival.<ref name=Chudnovskycite>{{REFjournal
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== Distribution ==
Sexually aroused men tend to secrete pre-ejaculate, which may be distinguished by its slippery quality.
The quantity of pre-ejaculate produced various widely between individuals. Some observers believe that, on average, [[foreskinned]] males tend to produce more pre-ejaculate than [[circumcised]] males,<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/user/WickerMadman/
|title=Does anyone else leak precum through their clothing?
|last=Anonymous
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|date=2025-10-25
|accessdate=2025-10-05
}}</ref> apparently due to the superior sexual sensation received by the autonomic nervous system from the [[ridged band]], [[frenulum]], and other nerves of the [[foreskin]]. [[Restored]] men report increased production of pre-ejaculate after restoration.<ref>{{REFweb
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|title=Benefits of Foreskin Restoration
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Masturbation]]
* [[Penis]]
* [[Preputial sac]]
* [[Semen]]
* [[Vagina]]
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* {{URLwikipedia|Pre-ejaculate|Pre-ejaculate|2023-01-10}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-precum-5085078
|title=What Is Precum?
|last=Lane
|first=S. Nicole
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|publisher=Verywell Health
|date=2022-10-02
|accessdate=2023-01-16
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/1o5u1my/why_is_there_more_precum_during_and_after/?chainedPosts=t3_hh6io1
|title=Why is there more precum during and after restoration?
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|date=2025-10-13
|accessdate=2025-10-17
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