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The prepuce is an integral part of the penile skin system and has been characterized by anatomical researchers as “primary erogenous tissue necessary for normal sexual function.”[1] Amputation of the prepuce (foreskin) by circumcision alters the anatomy of the penis from its natural design in a number of fundamental ways. Form and function go hand in hand in anatomy. Thus the alterations that c...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nature
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0028-0836,1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/488568a