Attachment of the foreskin: Difference between revisions

(3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)

Line 14:

|DOI=https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1090570409

|accessdate=2023-05-09

}}</ref> which is a thin sheet of connective tissue. The balano-preputial lamina seals the [[preputial sac]] and prevents [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> It spontaneously breaks down over a widely-variable span of years (from about 6 to 17) and releases the foreskin from the glans penis. The average age of first foreskin retraction in Danish boys was found to be 10.4 years of age. One half were earlier and one half were later. <ref name="Thorvaldsen">{{REFjournal

}}</ref> which is a thin sheet of connective tissue. The balano-preputial lamina seals the [[preputial sac]] and prevents [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> It spontaneously breaks down over a widely-variable span of years (from about 6 to 17) and releases the [[foreskin]] from the [[glans penis]]. The average age of first foreskin retraction in Danish boys was found to be 10.4 years of age. One half were earlier and one half were later. <ref name="Thorvaldsen">{{REFjournal

|last=Thorvaldsen

|init=MA

Line 35:

}}</ref>

Fusion of the foreskin in boys is normal, natural, healthy, and does ''not'' indicate need for treatment. It is erroneous to mischaracterize fusion as an adhesion.

Fusion of the [[foreskin]] in boys is normal, natural, healthy, and does ''not'' indicate need for treatment. It is erroneous to mischaracterize fusion as an adhesion.

==Adhesion==

Line 62:

}}</ref>

To effect a circumcision of a newborn boy, the natural healthy fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant [[foreskin]] and the [[glans penis]], which leaves both surfaces in a raw state. The foreskin is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw glans penis and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].

To effect a [[circumcision]] of a newborn boy, the natural healthy fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant [[foreskin]] and the [[glans penis]], which leaves both surfaces in a raw state. The [[foreskin]] is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw [[glans penis]] and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].

An adhesion may form in adults when a foreskin is not retracted for a very long time.

Line 122:

|date=2012

|accessdate=2023-05-10

}}</ref> The [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]], often known simply as the frenulum (from Latin: frēnulum, lit. 'little bridle'), is a thin elastic strip of tissue on the underside (ventral side) of the glans and the neck of the human penis. In men who are not [[circumcised]], it also connects the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] and the ventral [[mucosa]].

}}</ref> The [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]], often known simply as the frenulum (from Latin: frēnulum, lit. 'little bridle'), is a thin elastic strip of tissue on the underside (ventral side) of the [[glans]] and the neck of the human [[penis]]. In men who are not [[circumcised]], it also connects the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] and the ventral [[mucosa]].

The frenulum has several important functions. The [[frenular artery]], which supplies blood to the [[glans penis]], passes through the frenulum. The frenulum serves to limit retraction of the [[foreskin]]. The frenulum is erogenous tissue important for penile erection.<ref>{{REFjournal

The frenulum has several important functions. The [[frenular artery]], which supplies blood to the [[glans penis]], passes through the frenulum. The [[frenulum]] serves to limit retraction of the [[foreskin]]. The frenulum is erogenous tissue important for penile erection, so stretching of the [[frenulum]] also may induce orgasm.<ref>{{REFjournal

|last=Song

|first=

Line 152:

}}</ref>

The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a ~~normal~~, natural part of the penis, which is normal and supposed to be there.

The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a functional, natural part of the [[penis]], which is normal and supposed to be there.

* [[Development of retractable foreskin]]

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
   |DOI=https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.1090570409
   |accessdate=2023-05-09
-}}</ref> which is a thin sheet of connective tissue. The balano-preputial lamina seals the [[preputial sac]] and prevents [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> It spontaneously breaks down over a widely-variable span of years (from about 6 to 17) and releases the foreskin from the glans penis. The average age of first foreskin retraction in Danish boys was found to be 10.4 years of age. One half were earlier and one half were later. <ref name="Thorvaldsen">{{REFjournal
+}}</ref> which is a thin sheet of connective tissue. The balano-preputial lamina seals the [[preputial sac]] and prevents [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> It spontaneously breaks down over a widely-variable span of years (from about 6 to 17) and releases the [[foreskin]] from the [[glans penis]]. The average age of first foreskin retraction in Danish boys was found to be 10.4 years of age. One half were earlier and one half were later. <ref name="Thorvaldsen">{{REFjournal
   |last=Thorvaldsen
   |init=MA
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 }}</ref>
-Fusion of the foreskin in boys is normal, natural, healthy, and does ''not'' indicate need for treatment. It is erroneous to mischaracterize fusion as an adhesion.
+Fusion of the [[foreskin]] in boys is normal, natural, healthy, and does ''not'' indicate need for treatment. It is erroneous to mischaracterize fusion as an adhesion.
 ==Adhesion==
@@ Line 62: / Line 62: @@
 }}</ref>
-To effect a circumcision of a newborn boy, the natural healthy fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant [[foreskin]] and the [[glans penis]], which leaves both surfaces in a  raw state. The foreskin is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw glans penis and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].
+To effect a [[circumcision]] of a newborn boy, the natural healthy fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant [[foreskin]] and the [[glans penis]], which leaves both surfaces in a  raw state. The [[foreskin]] is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw [[glans penis]] and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].
 An adhesion may form in adults when a foreskin is not retracted for a very long time.
@@ Line 122: / Line 122: @@
   |date=2012
   |accessdate=2023-05-10
-}}</ref> The [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]], often known simply as the frenulum (from Latin: frēnulum, lit. 'little bridle'), is a thin elastic strip of tissue on the underside (ventral side) of the glans and the neck of the human penis. In men who are not [[circumcised]], it also connects the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] and the ventral [[mucosa]].
+}}</ref> The [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]], often known simply as the frenulum (from Latin: frēnulum, lit. 'little bridle'), is a thin elastic strip of tissue on the underside (ventral side) of the [[glans]] and the neck of the human [[penis]]. In men who are not [[circumcised]], it also connects the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] and the ventral [[mucosa]].
-The frenulum has several important functions. The [[frenular artery]], which supplies blood to the [[glans penis]], passes through the frenulum.  The frenulum serves to limit retraction of the [[foreskin]]. The frenulum is erogenous tissue important for penile erection.<ref>{{REFjournal
+The frenulum has several important functions. The [[frenular artery]], which supplies blood to the [[glans penis]], passes through the frenulum.  The [[frenulum]] serves to limit retraction of the [[foreskin]]. The frenulum is erogenous tissue important for penile erection, so stretching of the [[frenulum]] also may induce orgasm.<ref>{{REFjournal
   |last=Song
   |first=
@@ Line 152: / Line 152: @@
 }}</ref>
-The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a normal, natural part of the penis, which is normal and supposed to be there.
+The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a functional, natural part of the [[penis]], which is normal and supposed to be there.
 {{SEEALSO}}
 * [[Development of retractable foreskin]]