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In the medical culture of the Bugis and Makassar peoples in Indonesia the word koroq means that the penis is actually shrinking, or retracting, but the Dutch in the 19th-century East Indies did not believe it was real. shutterstock

Is shrinking penis syndrome a delusion or a real thing?

David Peter Mitchell, Monash University

Koro is widely believed to be a culturally localised delusion. But a theory that it’s a fight-or-flight reflex might be corroborated by studying traditional healing treatments in Indonesia.
Dalam budaya Bugis dan Makassar di Indonesia koroq bermakna penis yang mengecil atau merasuk ke dalam, tapi orang Belanda pada abad 18 saat itu tidak percaya itu nyata. shutterstock

Misteri sindrom penis mengecil: nyata atau delusi?

David Peter Mitchell, Monash University

Dengan mempelajari perawatan tradisional di Indonesia, peneliti mungkin dapat membuktikan bahwa fenomena koro merupakan refleks terhadap rasa cemas.

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