Article by C.J. Cold, MD, and J.R. Taylor published in British Journal of Urology (now BJI International), Vol. 83, Supp. 1, pp. 34-44, 1983. DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.0830s1034.x  The authors describe the prepuce as a common anatomical structure of both male and female genitalia. The authors discuss the embryology, anatomy, and function of the prepuce.  Based on the complex anatomy and the function of the prepuce, or foreskin, the authors advise against neonatal (infant) circumcision. The state that the removal of normal genital anatomy in children and infants should be deferred until the individual can make their own informed choice.

The Taylor study was published in the British Journal of Urology (BJUI), Volume 77, Issue 2, pages 291–295, February 1996. DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.85023.x A copy of the Taylor study is available at the The Circumcision Reference Libarary. Wiley Online Library maintains the journal copy of the study.

The authors, Taylor and Cold, dissected cadavers to thoroughly study the male prepuce (foreskin). They documented the innervation ofthe ridged band at the opening of the foreskin. The objective of the study was to assess the type and amount of tissue missing from the adult circumcised penis.

An article by Paul M. Fleiss, M.D., and Frederick M. Hodges about the male foreskin. The two provide a detailed description of the foreskin and how it functions with the rest of the penis.

The article discusses what is the foreskin, how big is the foreskin, what does the ridged band do, why is the foreskin attached and not retractable for young children, and what are the specialized nerver receptors in the foreskin. With the circumcising culture in the United States, very little is known about the foreskin, how it works, and why it is there. Dr. Fleiss and Fred Hodges answer many of the questions people have about the foreskin.

Ken McGrath, Senior Lecturer in Pathology at the Faculty of Health, Auckland University of Technology and Member of the New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Scientists discusses his research into the neural anatomy of the human penis and the physical damages caused by circumcision.

Marilyn Milos, R.N., executive director and founder of NOCIRC, discusses normal sexual function of the penis and foreskin and its loss due to circumcision. Marilyn Milos discusses the natural foreskin and how it works with the rest of the penis to make for an exquisite sexual experience.

Her explanation of the natural foreskin is a very illuminating for men who were circumcised at birth and have never learned about normal male anatomy. Marilyn Milos knows more about the penis than most men.

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