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}}</ref><ref name="collins2004">{{REFweb
|last=Anonymous
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pheromone
|title=Pheromone
}}</ref>
Fleiss et al. (1998) reported that the moisture found under the [[foreskin ]] contains pheromones such as androsterone and others.<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{REFjournal |last=Fleiss |init=PM |author-link=Paul M. Fleiss |last2=Hodges |init2=FM |author2-link=Frederick M. Hodges |last3=Van Howe |init3=RS |author3-link=Robert S. Van Howe |title=Immunological functions of the human prepuce |journal=Sex Trans Infect |date=FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998-10 |volume=74 |issue=5 |pages=364-67 |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1758142/pdf/v074p00364.pdf |quote= |pubmedID=10195034 |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2021-06-11}}</ref>
Androsterone is found in the human axilla and [[skin ]] as well as in the [[urine]]. It may also be secreted by human sebaceous glands. It is described as having a musky odor similar to that of androstenol. Androsterone has been found to affect human behavior when smelled.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Maiworm
|firstinit=RE
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|last2=Langthaler
|first2init2=WU
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|year=1992
==Conclusion==
Many find the musky aroma fragrance of the [[intact]] human [[foreskin ]] to be attractive, stimulating, and even arousing, not only because of the musk, but because of the pheromones which also are present.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.quora.com/Is-the-musky-smell-of-the-male-genital-area-attractive-or-pleasant?share=1
|title=Is the musky smell of the male genital area attractive or pleasant?
|accessdate=2021-06-12
}}</ref> While the evidence accumulated to date is not strong, there is evidence that the [[foreskin]] does emit pheromones.
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]
* [[Preputial sac]]
* [[Smegma]]
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[[Category:TermsMale sexuality]][[Category:Physiology]][[Category:Term]] [[de:Pheromon]]