Immunological and protective function of the foreskin: Difference between revisions
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== The protective and hygienic function of the foreskin == | == The protective and hygienic function of the foreskin == | ||
The [[foreskin]], like the eyelid, also serves an important protective and hygienic function. The foreskin protects the delicate [[glans]] of the [[penis]] and puts the [[urethra]] at a distance from its environment, protecting it from foreign contaminants of all kinds while simultaneously shielding the penis from injury. It is a double fold of skin which offers two layers of protection to prevent [[keratinization]] and maintain sensitivity. | The [[foreskin]], like the eyelid, also serves an important protective and hygienic function. The foreskin protects the delicate [[glans]] of the [[penis]] and puts the [[urethra]] at a distance from its environment, protecting it from foreign contaminants of all kinds while simultaneously shielding the penis from injury. It is a double fold of [[skin]] which offers two layers of protection to prevent [[keratinization]] and maintain sensitivity. | ||
At birth, the [[foreskin]] is usually attached to the glans (head) of the penis by a [[synechia]], akin to how a fingernail is attached to a finger.<ref>{{REFjournal | At birth, the [[foreskin]] is usually attached to the glans (head) of the penis by a [[synechia]], akin to how a fingernail is attached to a finger.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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|url=http://www.intactaus.org/information/functionsoftheforeskin/ | |url=http://www.intactaus.org/information/functionsoftheforeskin/ | ||
|title=Functions of the Foreskin | |title=Functions of the Foreskin | ||
|last=Helard | |last=Helard | ||
|first=Lou | |first=Lou | ||
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|date=2014-08-01 | |date=2014-08-01 | ||
|accessdate=2020-06-05 | |accessdate=2020-06-05 | ||
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