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The '''frenulum of the foreskin''', often known simply as the '''frenulum''', is an elastic band of tissue under the [[glans penis]] that connects the [[foreskin]] (prepuce) to the vernal mucosa, and helps contract the foreskin over the glans.<ref name="Jensen">{{REFbook
|last=Jensen
|last=Saulino
|first=Michael F.
|init=MF
|title=Rehabilitation of Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries
|journal=WebMD
}}</ref><ref name="Pryor">{{REFjournal
|last=Pryor
|firstinit=J.L.JL
|last2=Leroy
|first2=Suzanne C.
|init2=SC
|last3=Nagel
|first3=Theodore C.
|init3=TC
|last4=Hensleigh
|first4=Hugh C.
|init4=HC
|title=Vibratory stimulation for treatment of anejaculation in quadriplegic men
|journal=Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
|last=Preiser
|first=Gary
|init=G
|last2=Herschel
|first2init2=M.
|last3=Bartman
|first3init3=T.
|last4=Andersson
|first4init4=C.
|last5=Bailis
|first5init5=S.A.SA
|last6=Shechet
|first6init6=R.J.RJ
|last7=Tanenbaum
|first7init7=B.
|last8=Kunin
|first8init8=S.A.SA
|last9=Hodges
|first9init9=F.M.FM
|last10=Fleiss
|first10init10=P.M.PM
|last11=Antonopoulos
|first11init11=J.
|last12=Rockney
|first12init12=R.
|last13=Taylor
|first14init14=A.
|last15=Stang
|first15init15=H.
|last16=Snellman
|first16init16=L.
|last17=Fontaine
|first17init17=P.
|last18=Condon
|first18init18=L.M.LM
|last19=Lannon
|first19init19=C.M.CM
|etal=yes
|title=Circumcision—The Debates Goes On
In the event of [[frenulum breve]] or frenular chordee, or to ensure that the glans can be freely and completely exposed, the frenulum may be partially or totally removed. It is also often removed in a [[circumcision]].<ref name="Griffin-Kroovand1990">{{REFjournal
|last=Griffin
|firstinit=A.S.AS
|last2=Kroovand
|first2init2=R.L.RL
|title=Frenular chordee: implications and treatment
|journal=Urology
Song ''et al''. (2015) report that the frenulum may need to be lengthened after a circumcision amputates skin tissue from the penis.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Song
|firstinit=B.
|last2=Hou
|first2init2=Z.H.ZH
|last3=Liu
|first3init3=Q.L.QL
|last4=Qian
|first4init4=W.P.WP
|title=[Penile frenulum lengthening for premature ejaculation]
|journal=Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue