Development of retractable foreskin: Difference between revisions
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== Avoidance of excessive retraction == | == Avoidance of excessive retraction == | ||
The [[foreskin]] developed by natural selection over an aeon of time to provide survival of the fittest. The presence of the foreskin makes mankind more fit to survive. The foreskin is endowed with [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological and protective functions]] to improve health and well-being. Retraction of the foreskin opens the [[preputial sac]] and allows entry of contaminants and pathogens, so retraction should be minimized. | The [[foreskin]] developed by natural selection over an aeon of time to provide survival of the fittest. The presence of the foreskin makes mankind more fit to survive. The foreskin is endowed with [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| immunological and protective functions]] to improve health and well-being. Retraction of the foreskin opens the [[preputial sac]] and allows entry of contaminants and pathogens,<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> so retraction should be minimized. | ||
== Making the foreskin retractable == | == Making the foreskin retractable == | ||