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[1] [2] In adults, the frenulum is typically supple enough to allow manual movement of the foreskin over the glans and help retract the foreskin during erection. [3] [4] In flaccid state, it tightens to narrow the foreskin opening. [2] The penile frenulum is homologous to the clitoral frenulum in the female. [5]
A frenum piercing is a type of body piercing located on the underside of the shaft of the penis. [1] A series of parallel frenum piercings is known as a frenum ladder . A frenum ladder may be extended to include lorum piercings, hafada piercings and guiche piercings .
The enlarged and bulbous-shaped end of the corpus spongiosum forms the glans penis with two specific types of sinusoids, which supports the foreskin, a loose fold of skin that in adults can retract to expose the glans. [9] The area on the underside of the glans, where the foreskin is attached, is called the frenulum.
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Gilt marginalia on the Boxer Codex (c. 1590) with the only known illustration of the pre-colonial Visayan tugbuk and sakra genital piercing from the Philippines. The traditional prehistoric and historic practice of genital piercing is most culturally widespread in Southeast Asia (particularly in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar), where the insertion of various kinds ...
Before (above) and after (below) frenuloplasty. Frenulum breve, short frenulum, or the Josh Kelleher phenomenon is a condition in which the frenulum of the penis, which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans penis that connects to the foreskin and helps contract it over the glans, is too short and thus restricts the movement of the foreskin.
Many labial and lingual frenum (tongue- and lip-ties) were snipped by a midwife, family doctor or dental surgeon. [1] The overall awareness and treatment of tongue- and lip-ties especially in breastfeeding infants has increased over recent years. [2] Frenectomies are routinely performed on infants to improve breastfeeding outcomes. [3]
In HIV treatment, the Tanner scale is used to determine which regimen to follow for pediatric or adolescent patients on antiretroviral therapy (adult, adolescent, or pediatric guidelines). [6] The Tanner scale has also been used in forensics to determine aging, but its usage has decreased due to lack of reliability.