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Subpreputial WetnessSubpreputial wetness is a lanolin-like wetness commonly found in under the prepuce in most male and female individuals who have not undergone circumcision, as well as in the female vulva area. If allowed to accumulate along with dead epithelial cells, the combination is commonly called smegma. Smegma is a whitish substance which can be removed by washing, whereas subpreputial wetness is a transparent lubricating secretion. Although the two substances are commonly confused. Some opponents of male circumcision have speculated that the lysozyme in subpreputial wetness may be protective against the HIV virus, and that circumcised men may be at a higher risk for AIDS.http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/HIV.htm References - Parkash S, Jeyakumar K, Subramanya K, et al. Human subpreputial collection: its nature and formation. J Urol 1973;110(2):211-12. URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/parkash/
*C.J. COLD and J.R. TAYLOR. The prepuce URL: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/cold-taylor/
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