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[[Category:Male sexuality]]
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|date=2005
|accessdate=2023-01-09
}}</ref> and discharged from the [[urethra ]] of males. It collects under the [[foreskin]] in the [[preputial sac]] of normal, [[foreskinned]] males where it functions as a lubricant at times of sexual arousal, [[masturbation]] or [[sexual intercourse]]. They are also called the bulbo-urethral glands and are the male equivalent of the Bartholin's Glands.<ref name="cowpers" /a>
== Function and risks ==
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}}</ref> The [[vagina]] is normally acidic, so the deposit of pre-ejaculate before the emission of [[semen ]] may change the vaginal environment to promote sperm survival.<ref name=Chudnovskycite>{{REFjournal
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The quantity of pre-ejaculate produced various widely between individuals. Production of pre-ejaculate may be triggered by erotic thoughts alone.
Some observers believe that, on average, [[circumcised]] males tend to produce less pre-ejaculate than [[foreskinned]] males, due to loss of sexual sensation received by the autonomic nervous system from the [[ridged band]] , [[frenulum]], and other nerves of the [[foreskin]].
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Masturbation]]
* [[Penis]]
* [[Preputial sac]]
* [[Semen]]
* [[Vagina]]
{{LINKS}}
* {{URLwikipedia|Pre-ejaculate|Pre-ejaculate|2023-01-10}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-is-precum-5085078
|title=What Is Precum?
|last=Lane
|first=S. Nicole
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|publisher=Verywell Health
|date=2022-10-02
|accessdate=2023-01-16
}}
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