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Over the last 65 million years, the prepuce has offered reproductive advantages. Although advocates of mass circumcision hypothesize that the prepuce represents a design flaw, it is more likely that sexual selection has refined the external genitalia of each primate species for reproductive excellence.<ref name="cold-mcgrath">{{REFbook | Over the last 65 million years, the prepuce has offered reproductive advantages. Although advocates of mass circumcision hypothesize that the prepuce represents a design flaw, it is more likely that sexual selection has refined the external genitalia of each primate species for reproductive excellence.<ref name="cold-mcgrath">{{REFbook | ||
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The prepuce has been well conserved by evolution.<ref name="cold-mcgrath"/> In primates, the foreskin has been present in the genitalia of both sexes of mammals for at least 65 million years and likely has been present for over 100 millions years of evolution, based on its commonality as an anatomical feature in mammals.<ref>{{REFbook | The prepuce has been well conserved by evolution.<ref name="cold-mcgrath"/> In primates, the foreskin has been present in the genitalia of both sexes of mammals for at least 65 million years and likely has been present for over 100 millions years of evolution, based on its commonality as an anatomical feature in mammals.<ref>{{REFbook | ||
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}}</ref> The evolution of complex penile morphologies like the foreskin may have been influenced by females.<ref name="Diamond">{{REFbook | }}</ref> The evolution of complex penile morphologies like the foreskin may have been influenced by females.<ref name="Diamond">{{REFbook | ||
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| first=Jared M. | |first=Jared M. | ||
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| title=Why Sex is Fun: The Evolution of Human Sexuality | |title=Why Sex is Fun: The Evolution of Human Sexuality | ||
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| title=The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex | |title=The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex | ||
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}}</ref> It has been proposed that the foreskin evolved to facilitate masturbation.<ref>{{REFjournal | }}</ref> It has been proposed that the foreskin evolved to facilitate masturbation.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
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=== Further reading === | === Further reading === | ||
* Denniston, GC, & Hodges, FM. (1999). Anatomy and histology of the penile and clitoral prepuce in primates. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers | * Denniston, GC, & Hodges, FM. (1999). Anatomy and histology of the penile and clitoral prepuce in primates. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers | ||
* Martin, RD. (1990). Primate origins and evolution: a phylogenetic reconstruction. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. | * Martin, RD. (1990). Primate origins and evolution: a phylogenetic reconstruction. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. | ||
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=== Videos === | === Videos === | ||
<youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9DoCn3gATE</youtube> | <youtube>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9DoCn3gATE</youtube> | ||
'''Functions of The Foreskin - Part 1''' | '''Functions of The Foreskin - Part 1''' | ||