Penile tissue and androgens:

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I was rather surprised to read this little paragraph on the website of a doctor that performs cosmetic circumcisions:

Penile Tissue May Produce Enzymes Crucial To Androgens.


HealthDay (10/22, Mozes) reported a presentation at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) annual meeting showing for the first time that enzymes "crucial to the production of" androgens "are active in penile tissue." In addition, "that there are receptors in penile tissue." Researchers believe that "these tissues could somehow be major components in the overall male hormone production process."

This was from Dr. Bruce R. Gilbert's site.