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=== The legend of "20,000 nerve endings" ===
The assertion that the male [[foreskin]] contains "20,000 nerve endings" is often encountered in the case of circumcision opponents. I also used this figure in texts of mine. When I was asked for a proof, I searched for hours without success. Instead of a proof, one only comes across a widespread legend as documented in the following. – Concerning hearsaying about extrapolation using the density in a small cross-section: there are no scientific publications thereabout.<ref>See also: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:iiQtHltjyG8J:thecircumcisiondecision.com/20000-nerve-endings/+&cd=1&hl=de&ct=clnk&gl=en</ref> See also:
* '''[[Giordano Bruno Foundation|gbs]]-Flyer "My body belongs to me!"''' of the AK Children's Rights, 2012<ref>www.pro-kinderrechte.de</ref>: "„[…] within it [the [[foreskin]]] some 20,000 sensitive receptors run together" - without proof.