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The ridged band is believed to be an anatomically distinct part of the foreskin. John R. Taylor, a Canadian pathologist and medical researcher, first described the ridged band at the Second International Symposium on Circumcision, organized by NOCIRC

in San Francisco, 1991, after examining the foreskins of 12 dead infants. The term "ridged band" was subsequently used by Taylor in an anatomical and histological study of the foreskin published in the British Journal of Urology in 1996.
   Most or all of the ridged band is removed by circumcision.
   Taylor theorizes that the main function of the ridged band is to trigger sexual reflexes. In a letter to the editor of BJU International, 2007, Taylor writes: ť Initial study (J.R.T. unpublished) indicates that the real importance of the ridged band to sexual intercourse lies in an ability to trigger a reflex contraction of muscles responsible for ejaculation.
   In the Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2007, Taylor states:
ť Both glans and prepuce contribute to the single mucocutaneous junctional zone of the penis and it's possible that these apparently dissimilar structures in fact share similar functions related more to sexual reflexes than to touch perception.
   Viens also criticized Taylor's methodology, on the grounds that the sample size of cadavers was "extremely small". The effect of circumcision on sexual function is the subject of intense debate. Taylor's view is that "almost certainly, removal of the prepuce and its ridged band distorts penile reflexogenic functions but exactly how and to what extent still remains to be seen". For an overview of the issues surrounding male circumcision and sexual function, see Sexual effects of circumcision.

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