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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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Fleiss et alAndrosterone is found in the human axilla and [[skin]] as well as in the [[urine]]. It may also be secreted by human sebaceous glands. (1998) reported It is described as having a musky odor similar to that the moisture of androstenol. Androsterone has been found under the foreskin contains pheromones such as androsterone and othersto affect human behavior when smelled.<ref>{{REFjournalREFbook |last=de WitteMaiworm |firstinit=LotRE |initauthor-link=L |last2=Nabatov |first2=AlexeyLangthaler |init2=AWU |last3author2-link=Pion |first3year=Marjorie1992 |init3title=M |last4=FluitsmaInfluence of Androstenol and Androsterone on the Evalulation of Men of Varying Attractiveness Levels |first4url=Donna |init4=D |last5=de Jong |first5=Marein Ahttps://link.Wspringer.Pcom/chapter/10.1007%2F978-1-4757-9655-1_88 |init5work=MAWPChemical Signals in Vertebrates 6 |last6editor=de Gruijl |first6=Tanja |init6=T |last7=Piguet |first7=Vincent |init7=V |last8=van Kooyk |first8=Yvette |init8=Y |last9=Geijtenbeek |first9=Teunis BRichard L.H. |init9=TBH |title=Langerin is a natural barrier to HIVDoty, Dietland Müller-1 transmission by Langerhans cellsSchwarze |journaledition=Nature Medicine
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==Pheromones in humans==
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|title=In Search of Human Skin Pheromones
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|DOI=10.1001/archderm.1994.01690080114018
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}}</ref> It has now been shown, however, that the timing of ovulation in women can be controlled by pheromones from the armpit. This is believed to be the explanation of the fact that women living together will frequently develop synchronized menstrual cycles.<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Regulation of ovulation by human pheromones
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}}</ref><ref name="collins2004">Pheromone. (n.d.) Collins Dictionary of Medicine. (2004, 2005). Retrieved June 11 2021 from {{REFweb |last=Anonymous |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/pheromone |title=Pheromone |website=Collins Dictionary of Medicine |date=2004 |accessdate=2021-06-12}}</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">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref>
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==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.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?
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}}</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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