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{{Construction Site}}A '''pheromone''' is a type of ectohormone secreted by an individual and perceived by a second individual of the same or similar species, thereby producing a change in the sexual or social behavior of that individual.<ref name="farler2012farlex2012">Pheromone. (n.d.) Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary. (2012). Retrieved June 11 2021 from {{REFweb |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pheromone |title=Pheromone |website=Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary |date=2012 |accessdate=2021-06-12}}</ref>

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}}</ref><ref name="collins2004">Pheromone{{REFweb |last=Anonymous |url=https://medical-dictionary. (nthefreedictionary.d.) com/pheromone |title=Pheromone |website=Collins Dictionary of Medicine |date=2004 |accessdate=2021-06-12}}</ref> Fleiss et al. (2004, 20051998)reported that the moisture found under the [[foreskin]] contains pheromones such as androsterone and others. Retrieved June 11 2021 from <ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</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 |init=RE |author-link= |last2=Langthaler |init2=WU |author2-link= |year=1992 |title=Influence of Androstenol and Androsterone on the Evalulation of Men of Varying Attractiveness Levels |url=https://medical-dictionarylink.thefreedictionaryspringer.com/pheromonechapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4757-9655-1_88 |work=Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 6 |editor=Richard L. Doty, Dietland Müller-Schwarze |edition= |volume= |chapter= |pages=575-9 |location=New York |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-4757-9657-5 |quote= |accessdate=2021-06-12 |note=}}</ref>

Fleiss et al==Conclusion== Many find the musky aroma 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. (1998) reported 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? |last= |first= |website=Quora |accessdate=2021-06-12}}</ref> While the evidence accumulated to date is not strong, there is evidence that the moisture found under the [[foreskin contains ]] does emit pheromones. {{SEEALSO}}* [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin]]* [[Preputial sac]]* [[Smegma]]

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