Immunologische und Schutzfunktion der Vorhaut: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen
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Although it was once claimed that the human foreskin was filthy and harbored disease and infection, in reality the opposite is true. The [[foreskin]] is designed by nature to be self cleaning and to provide significant natural '''immunological and protective function''' against all types of infection, including HIV. | Although it was once claimed that the human foreskin was filthy and harbored disease and infection, in reality the opposite is true. The [[foreskin]] is designed by nature to be self cleaning and to provide significant natural '''immunological and protective function''' against all types of infection, including HIV. | ||
== | == Die Schutz- und Hygienefunktion der Vorhaut == | ||
The foreskin, like the eyelid, also serves an important protective and hygienic function. The foreskin protects the delicate [[glans]] of the [[penis]] and puts the urethra at a distance form its environment, protecting it from foreign contaminants of all kinds while simultaneously shielding the penis from injury. It is a double fold of skin which offers two layers of protection. | The foreskin, like the eyelid, also serves an important protective and hygienic function. The foreskin protects the delicate [[glans]] of the [[penis]] and puts the urethra at a distance form its environment, protecting it from foreign contaminants of all kinds while simultaneously shielding the penis from injury. It is a double fold of skin which offers two layers of protection. | ||