Source details
- Authors
- Jennifer A. Bossio; Caroline F. Pukall; Stephen S. Steele
- Journal or source
- Journal of Urology
- Year
- 2016
- DOI or authoritative URL
- 10.1016/j.juro.2015.12.080
- Study type
- Cross-sectional quantitative sensory testing
- Population or material studied
- Adult men grouped by neonatal circumcision status.
- Major findings
- Compared fine-touch, pain, warmth, and heat-pain thresholds at penile and control sites.
- Limitations
- Cross-sectional comparison; not restoration. Different threshold modalities are not interchangeable and do not directly measure pleasure.
- Relevance to restoration
- Circumcision-status background evidence—not a restoration outcome study.
- Source-review status
- Abstract reviewed
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-11
Compared fine-touch, pain, warmth, and heat-pain thresholds at penile and control sites.
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