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I’ll be honest; I had to do a lot of research before sitting down to write this article. I have only come into contact with one uncircumcised penis during my short stint as a single adult woman, and it didn’t really seem to be that big of a deal at the time.
However, when it comes to uncircumcised (commonly spelled "uncercumsized") penises, there’s more than meets the eye . Approximately 50% of men are “uncut,” which is really how the penis is meant to be in the first place (not many men outside the United States are circumcised). Circumcision originated among ancient religious populations as a way to purify man by removing the source of his sexual pleasure. This tradition has held its ground into the 21st century, which can lead to quite a bit of confusion when a woman unexpectedly comes into contact with a penis au naturale.
It may surprise you to learn that the foreskin itself, before it is separated from its owner, is extremely sensitive to pleasure. During circumcision two very important things are removed that will never grow back: the frenulum, the band near the tip of the penis that connects the foreskin with the glans, and then of course, the foreskin and all the nerve endings that go along with it.
Not only are these sources of pleasure eliminated during circumcision, but the shaft of the penis is left unprotected and slowly loses its responsiveness through a process called keratinization. In an article published in Fathering Magazine, Rio Cruz explains that “the male glans and inner foreskin, just like the clitoris and inner labia of women, are actually internal structures covered by mucous membrane that, when exposed to the air and harsh environment through circumcision, develop a tough, dry covering to protect the delicate, sensitive tissue.”
The main difference in having sex with an uncircumcised penis is that the foreskin acts as a glider of sorts, and it stays in place while the glans and shaft continue to thrust. This leads to less friction in the vagina and thus a more pleasurable experience for the female. For circumcised men who are experiencing gradual loss of sensation throughout the course of their lifetime, there actually is a process of foreskin restoration that involves the use of tape and weights (?).
So when all is said and done, you (and your partner) are actually likely to have much better sex with a penis that is uncircumcised. If you’re performing oral sex and looking for tips, just focus your efforts on the ridge just below the glans and use your hand to help the foreskin go with the flow. That's all there is to it!
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To buffydaddy,
You made the following claim in one of your posts on this page:
"I have interviewed hundreds of patients after their circumcision, and I'd be hard pressed to remember more than a few that said they noticed any changes in their sexual pleasure"
Realize that you have only interviewed "hundreds" of patients after being circumcised. These patients obviously got circumcised because the foreskin caused problems for them. HOWEVER, the foreskin DOES NOT NECESSARILY cause problems for EVERY MALE. But that's besides the point.
The two real questions here are:
1) "How many males have you interviewed that were UN-circumcised, that have no problems with their foreskins?"
2) "How many males have you interviewed that 'restored' their foreskins, and prefer it that way?"
The people mentioned in question one and two actually DO exist. You just need to find them and interview them. Obviously they won't be turning into your patients, because they don't need to be circumcised.
You only told part of the story to try and make it seem as if everyone with foreskins seem to eventually "be doomed to bleeding, scarring and downright unpleasant feeling during sex". I am not a doctor, but what you said seems more money-oriented, especially when coming from a doctor who specializes in circumcising people.
Peter
November 20, 2011 - 9:36pmThis Comment
"Many men?" Many men, where? I lived in England for years when doing graduate study, where the vast majority of men are intact, and where the uniquely American practice of "hygienic/routine" circumcision is rightly regarded as barbaric, and this laceration of the foreskin and frenulum is unheard of. It's not like women come with vagina dentatas that grab onto the foreskin and bite down hard during the sex act.
On the other hand, maybe these patients you have interviewed as a part of your practice who somehow miraculously escaped being routinely subjected to amputation of the prepuce at birth are injured as a result of poor care they might have received as infants. Because so many pediatricians in the United States are unfamiliar with the penis in its normal state, they tell parents to pull back the foreskin before it has even started to detach itself from the penis, and clean, or their baby's penis might get dirty. This is not how an infant's penis should be cared for; it's a great way to cause permanent damage. And of course, it's very painful.
Maybe the patients you see are boys who sustained injuries as a result of premature foreskin retraction.
There is no medical benefit to amputation of the prepuce. None.
July 4, 2011 - 9:22pmThis Comment
Sounds as though the only treatment Buffydaddy knows for the foreskin is how to cut it off. That's the only thing most US Drs are taught at med school. There are several treatments, surgical and non-surgical, for phimosis to avert any such lacerations. (See http://www.circumstitions.com/phimosis.html for more.) Circumcision is way drastic for a tight frenulum too. As Buffydaddy says "the relief of knowing there would be no anticipated pain, bleeding, and tearing was motivating itself" - which makes these patients bad evidence that circumcision of healthy babies would be similarly beneficial.
What Buffydaddy knows nothing about is the literally billions of men in the world who have never had any trouble with our foreskins, love having them and would do violence to anyone who would try to take them off us. So he needn't go pulling rank against first-hand experience.
March 22, 2010 - 8:32pmThis Comment
Buffydaddy probably isn't mentioning how lucrative prepuce amputation is, either. The operation itself earns the physician two to three hundred dollars; then the prepuce, far from being discarded as medical waste, can be sold to biotech companies for the same amount of money. Foreskin tissue is used to make bandages for burn victims (at least this is a noble cause, even if the tissue is acquired through an atrocity that violates the part of the Hippocratic oath that says "First, do no harm") and facial moisturizers, including a face cream endorsed by Oprah Winfrey (a considerably less noble use).
Do ten of those in a week, and the doctor pockets four to six thousand dollars. Do ten a day in a busy maternity ward, and - well, you do the math.
Sick yet?
July 4, 2011 - 9:29pmThis Comment
exactly!!!
December 15, 2012 - 4:23pmThis Comment
Am uncircumsized man which cause me to be uncomfortable with Tanzanians girls who like circumsized person.So how can I get a woman who wll like me or it is must to change my penis appearance?
October 15, 2011 - 3:10pmThis Comment
Ah yes, but if you interview these same men three or more years later, the vast majority will tell you that their sexual sensitivity has taken a major hit and the majority will not be happy about it. Simple stretching exercises are just effective except when diabetes is a factor and preserves the sexual sensitivity. Why don't you know this?
Frank O'Hara
March 21, 2010 - 6:05amThis Comment
Firstly, Professor of ?, I was referring to interviewing hundreds of patients for many years after their procedures, both performed by my hands and others. Now exactly how many patients have you interviewed for 28 years?? Stop practicing medicine without a license and quite the arrogance, its not appealing Professor O'Hara. Oh, best regards to Scarlet.
March 21, 2010 - 10:00amThis Comment
I think you re lying. I think you are circumcised so are taking this personal,
January 15, 2012 - 1:23amThis Comment
Ah now Medicine Man, your angst is clearly showing! First, you think I'm a man of medicine and now you're accusing me of not. I clearly know where the line not to be crossed is and I have not come remotely close to practicing medicine. You know this if you are indeed a medical professional but you choose to smear me with false accusations. Why is that? Do you feel defeat bearing down on you? Have you run out of arguments? That is clearly a tactic of someone who has run out of arguments and has seen superior knowledge.
By the way, Scarlet is quite well and as beautiful as ever. She seems to be immune to the effects of aging and the parlor draperies still look quite fetching on her. LOL!
Frank O'Hara
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March 22, 2010 - 10:34amThis Comment