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The frenulum may be missing in some males for a few reasons.  
The frenulum may be missing in some males for a few reasons.  


Rarely, boys are born without a frenulum. This condition causes no issues and permits unusually full retraction of the [[foreskin]].
Rarely, boys are born without a frenulum. This condition causes no issues and permits unusually complete retraction of the [[foreskin]].


It may be missing in men who were [[circumcised]] at birth, as it is often crushed and cut away, or broken during infant [[circumcision]]. Men who are circumcised as adults may specify whether or not they wish to preserve their frenulum. The frenulum was reported to be cut in 26.7%, 20%, and 33.33% of [[circumcised]] patients in various surveys.<ref name="Griffin-Kroovand1990"/><ref name="Gary2000"/>
It may be missing in men who were [[circumcised]] at birth, as it is often crushed and cut away, or broken during infant [[circumcision]]. Men who are circumcised as adults may specify whether or not they wish to preserve their frenulum. The frenulum was reported to be cut in 26.7%, 20%, and 33.33% of [[circumcised]] patients in various surveys.<ref name="Griffin-Kroovand1990"/><ref name="Gary2000"/>