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The term "'''Gliding action'''" is used to describe the way the [[foreskin]] moves during sexual intercourse. The foreskin is internally lubricated with body fluid, so it glides frictionlessly over the shaft and [[Preputial mucosa| inner layer]] of foreskin. This mechanism was described by Lakshamanan & Prakash (1980), stating that "[t]he outer layer of the prepuce in common with the skin of the shaft of the penis glides freely in a to and fro fashion..."<ref>{{REFjournal

|last=Lakshmanan

|last2=Prakash

|title=Human prepuce: some aspects of structure and function

|journal=Indian Journal of Surgery

Several people have argued that the gliding movement of the foreskin is important during sexual intercourse. [[John Warren| Warren]] & [[Jim Bigelow|Bigelow]] (1994) state that gliding action would help to reduce the effects of vaginal dryness and that restoration of the gliding action is an important advantage of [[foreskin restoration]].<ref name="warren-bigelow">{{REFjournal

|last=Warren

|last2=Bigelow

|author2-link=Jim Bigelow

|title=The case against circumcision

}}</ref> Taylor (2000) suggests that the gliding action, where it occurs, may stimulate the nerves of the [[ridged band]],<ref>{{REFjournal

|last=Taylor

|title=Back and Forth

|journal=Pediatrics News

}}</ref> and speculates (2003) that the stretching of the [[frenulum]] by the rearward gliding action during penetration triggers ejaculation.<ref>{{REFjournal

|last=Taylor

|title=Evidence sketchy on circumcision and cervical cancer link

|journal=Can Fam Physician

One study showed that the loss of the foreskin resulted in decreased masturbatory pleasure and sexual enjoyment.<ref name='KimPang2007'>{{REFjournal

|last=Kim

|last2=Pang

|title=The effect of male circumcision on sexuality

|journal=BJU Int