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The term "Frenulum Breve" translates as "short frenulum" and is well illustrated by the adjacent photograph. The condition can be painful when the penis is erect and sexual activity can cause the frenulum to tear. Due to the presence in the frenulum of a blood vessel, such tearing can cause a significant and messy loss of blood.

Some men report that their frenulum is exquisitely sensitive. This has led to the belief that removal of the frenulum must reduce sexual sensitivity. However, men who have had their frenulum removed in adulthood report either no change or an increase in sensitivity. The explanation for this would appear to be that the relevant nerve endings are located in the "groove" of the glans just beneath the attachment point of the frenulum rather than in the frenular tissue itself. However, this has never been proven in anatomical terms.

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