Protects against dehydration
With age, the foreskin gets some new features.
It still acts as a protection for the head of the penis. Both physically against, for example, clothes and hot water from the shower - and against infections.
At the same time, the foreskin is also a protection against dehydration.
- The foreskin has a mucous membrane, so it protects both itself and the glans from drying out, says Jørgen Hoppe and continues:
- It's like with the eye, which also has mucous membranes . If the eye dries out, it itches. So does the head of the penis.
Stimulates both husband and partner
In addition to its protective effect , the foreskin also has a sexual function.
It is a function that you warm up to when you start masturbating as a teenager.
- During vaginal intercourse, the foreskin makes these sliding movements, which means that the penetration can penetrate back and forth in its own foreskin at the same time as it slides back and forth in a vagina where the moisture is retained, says Jørgen Hoppe.
When the foreskin slides back and forth, a 'grooved band' is stimulated, which sits at the top of the mucous membrane of the foreskin.
The grooved band is tightly studded with thousands of sensors, which are specially designed to feel light pressure and touch.
If you are with a woman, she has a similar grooved band, which is also stimulated.
At the same time, some other sensors are located under the grooved band, which register vibrations.
- The foreskin is the most sensitive part of the adult penis, says Jørgen Hoppe.
In addition, some layers of tissue called Dartos Fascia contain receptors that detect temperature differences. The tissue is found under the skin all the way from the foreskin, down the shaft of the penis and to the scrotum.
- These are the receptors that cause both the penis and scrotum to be pulled up towards the abdominal cavity when it gets cold. To protect the penis from the cold and the testicles' sperm production, says Jørgen Hoppe.
