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The foreskin is a sexual organ.<ref name="hill2017" /> It provides both mechanical and erogenous functions in sexual intercourse, <ref name="connors2024-02-19" /> as well as [[pheromone| pheromones]] for the excitement and arousal of the partner.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998"/> Winkelmann (1959) classified the foreskin as ''specific erogenous tissue''.<ref name="winklemann1959" /> When the [[penis]] becomes erect, the foreskin unfolds to provide the skin necessary to allow the [[penis]] to expand to full size and length.