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The foreskin continues to protect the [[glans penis]] throughout life, keeping it smooth, glossy, moist, [[Foreskin sensitivity| sensitive]], and free from [[keratinization]] and loss of sensation.
The foreskin continues to protect the [[glans penis]] throughout life, keeping it smooth, glossy, moist, [[Foreskin sensitivity| sensitive]], and free from [[keratinization]] and loss of sensation. Nature intended the glans penis to be an internal organ that is only exposed briefly. Many men prefer having a foreskin that fully covers and protects the sensitive [[mucosa]] of the glans penis.


=== Immunological functions ===
=== Immunological functions ===