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=== The legend of "20,000 nerve endings" === | === The legend of "20,000 nerve endings" === | ||
The assertion that the male [[foreskin]] contains "20,000 nerve endings" is often encountered in the case of circumcision opponents. I also used this figure in texts of mine. When I was asked for a proof, I searched for hours without success. Instead of a proof, one only comes across a widespread legend as documented in the following. – Concerning hearsaying about extrapolation using the density in a small cross-section: there are no scientific publications thereabout. | The assertion that the male [[foreskin]] contains "20,000 nerve endings" is often encountered in the case of circumcision opponents. I also used this figure in texts of mine. When I was asked for a proof, I searched for hours without success. Instead of a proof, one only comes across a widespread legend as documented in the following. – Concerning hearsaying about extrapolation using the density in a small cross-section: there are no scientific publications thereabout. See also: | ||
* '''[[Giordano Bruno Foundation|gbs]]-Flyer "My body belongs to me!"''' of the AK Children's Rights, 2012<ref>www.pro-kinderrechte.de</ref>: "„[…] within it [the [[foreskin]]] some 20,000 sensitive receptors run together" - without proof. | * '''[[Giordano Bruno Foundation|gbs]]-Flyer "My body belongs to me!"''' of the AK Children's Rights, 2012<ref>www.pro-kinderrechte.de</ref>: "„[…] within it [the [[foreskin]]] some 20,000 sensitive receptors run together" - without proof. | ||