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| The '''ridged band''' was first described by John R. Taylor, a ] ], and others in an article that was published in the '']'' in ]. Taylor described a band of highly innervated and ]ised ] located just inside the tip of the ] of the ] male near the ]. The combination of high vascularity and high innervation make the ridged band a nerve and vascular ]. | |||
| The ridged band separates the outer skin of the ] from the ]. The ridged band contains ]s arranged at the crest of rete ridges. The nerve endings resemble ]s or ]s. | |||
| The observations of Taylor have been embraced by the pro-foreskin anti-circumcision community as the most important reason not to practice male circumcision. However, Taylor's '''ridged band''' has not been confirmed by other studies and as such must be considered to be highly speculative. | |||
| ==External links== | |||
| Note: the three articles listed below are available on CIRP (Circumcision Information Resource Pages), an internet library of medical reports and articles carefully selected so as to present an anti-circumcision point of view. It is described in an article on the British Medical Journal website as having | |||
| * Winkelmann RK. The erogenous zones: their nerve supply and significance. <i>Mayo Clin Proc</i> 1959;34(2):39-47. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/winkelmann/ | |||
| * Taylor JR, Lockwood AP, Taylor AJ. The prepuce: specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision. <i>Br J Urol</i> 1996;77:291-295. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/ | |||
| * The Ridged Band. URL: http://research.cirp.org/ | |||
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