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}}</ref><ref name="collins2004">{{REFweb
|last=Anonymous
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pheromone
|title=Pheromone
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Fleiss et al. (1998) reported that the moisture found under the [[foreskin ]] contains pheromones such as androsterone and others.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal |last=Fleiss |init=PM |author-link=Paul M. Fleiss |last2=Hodges |init2=FM |author2-link=Frederick M. Hodges |last3=Van Howe |init3=RS |author3-link=Robert S. Van Howe |title=Immunological functions of the human prepuce |journal=Sex Trans Infect |date=FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998-10 |volume=74 |issue=5 |pages=364-67 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1758142/pdf/v074p00364.pdf |quote= |pubmedID=10195034 |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2021-06-11}}</ref>
Androsterone is found in the human axilla and [[skin ]] as well as in the [[urine]]. It may also be secreted by human sebaceous glands. It is described as having a musky odor similar to that of androstenol. Androsterone has been found to affect human behavior when smelled.<ref>{{REFbook
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|last2=Langthaler
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|year=1992
==Conclusion==
Many find the musky aroma fragrance of the [[intact]] human [[foreskin ]] to be attractive, stimulating, and even arousing, not only because of the musk, but because of the pheromones which also are present.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.quora.com/Is-the-musky-smell-of-the-male-genital-area-attractive-or-pleasant?share=1
|title=Is the musky smell of the male genital area attractive or pleasant?
|website=Quora
|accessdate=2021-06-12
}}</ref> While the evidence accumulated to date is not strong, there is evidence that the [[foreskin]] does emit pheromones.<ref>{{REFweb |url= https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1nnil5g/does_anyone_else_like_the_taste_and_smell_of/ |title=Does anyone else like the taste and smell of unwashed foreskin? |last=Anonymous |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-09-19 |accessdate=2025-10-07}}</ref> Several manufactures offer musk-scented cologne for men.
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
* [[Preputial sac]]
* [[Smegma]]
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/lies-and-deception/202409/the-scent-of-truth-the-mystery-of-human-pheromones
|title=The Scent of Truth: The Mystery of Human Pheromones
|last=Sun
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|publisher=<i>Psychology Today</i>
|date=2024-09-29
|accessdate=2025-02-02
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* {{REFweb
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|title=Uncut aroma
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|date=2025-08-17
|accessdate=2025-08-20
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1pglgir/that_smell/?chainedPosts=t3_1pg6gh9
|title=That smell
|last=Anonymous
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|publisher=REDDIT
|date=2025-12-07
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[[Category:Foreskinned life]]
[[Category:Male sexuality]]
[[Category:Physiology]]
[[Category:Term]]
[[de:Pheromon]]