Does cicumcision really affect your sex life?

Question

OK I have had to boyfriends that were not circumsized and they were both really sensitive down there and they would get more yeast infections than me and even if they showered daily I was just curious if any other men out there had the same problem?? I am now with a guy who is cicumsized and he has no problems and i think he is not near as sensitive to the touch as the others I dated that still had there foreskin what should I do??

Answer 1

A new study out this week proves conclusively, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that circumcision decreases sensitivity for the man. http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06685.x And 90% - nine out of ten! - women say sex is better with an intact partner: http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/60750.html

I am intact and have never had a yeast infection, and my wife has not had one since we've been together. Keeping a whole penis clean isn't rocket science. But if one partner gets a yeast infection, both need to be treated to get rid of it. Maybe you have been transmitting it from one partner to another?

Answer 2

I'm uncircumcised and I've never had an infection there. It can largely depend on how they practice hygiene in the area, not that they just do. It's not hard, but some guys either don't know or don't remember (see link 1). While it's true that uncircumcised guys do tend to get more yeast infections, with proper hygiene the difference is negligible. Hygiene is really important, and pretty much evens everything out (see link 2).

Furthermore, being circumcised can affect sex life. In some cases positively, for example if they guy has been getting infections regardless of what he does. But it also decreases sensitivity (see link 3).

What you should do is not judge the guy on whether or not he's circumcised or not, but rather on his person as a whole. If he's uncircumcised, he may need to be aware of proper hygiene (again, very easy to do if he's aware) but he'll be more sensitive (and possibly more comfortable/pleasurable for you). If he's circumcised, he may need to worry less about infections, but he might not be as sensitive as you might like so you both might want to work on that.

Answer 3

yes, circumcision does affect sex.

Thanks for the blackwell report, very interesting reading.

It stands to reason that circumcision greatly reduces the sensitivity on the penis head. Most uncircumcised males find it too sensitive, too painful to have the exposed penis head rubbing on normal underwear all day, whereas a circumcised penis head does not.

The penis ejaculates from frictional rubbing. A vagina/anus is alot less rough and has alot less friction than normal underwear...


As you can compare between them, is sex rougher with the uncircumised penis?
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I come from the Uk, which has a very different culture to America. Most men are not circumcised here , and there is no "issue" regarding it. To have a foreskin isnt seen as ugly or unhygienic etc, it's just normal.
This Uk bulletin board has responses from UK men circumcised in adulthood. A few seem to report even years after the circumcision, the head is sensitive and better sex. Others the reverse. So I wonder if another factor in sensitivity , is the age at which the circumcision is performed, and what is removed (retaining the inner foreskin and frenulum is highly preferable, for sensations)
http://www.menshealth.co.uk/index.php/chatroom/topic/242527

Answer 4

Circumcision removes over half the skin of the penis (about 15 square inches in an adult) and it's not just simple skin. It's packed with nerve endings, special anatomical features like the ridged band and has a unique elastic gliding action, allowing it to slide on itself and act like lube. This action is what most males use to masturbate with except those who are cut so tightly that they have to use lube or just rub it dry. Of course the intact male has the option to use lube too if he wants to. During intercourse it acts like lube on entry and may act as a dam, preventing lubricating secretions escaping from the vagina. In one study women reported that sex with an intact partner was gentler and more satisfying since he doesn't have to thrust as hard to feel enough stimulation. Removing the foreskin turns the surface of the glans from an inner mucosal membrane to outside skin. Newly circumcised adults usually go through some weeks of intense discomfort as the glans is constantly exposed to rubbing on clothing, until it develops a thicker keratin layer and becomes less sensitive. A new study has shown real differences in fine touch sensitivity between circumcised and intact penises and that the most sensitive parts of the intact penis are those that would be removed by circumcision.
I myself am circumcised. I have hated it ever since as a 12 year old I saw a mate masturbating with a foreskin and realised a little of what I had lost. I have never been able to last a long time during intercourse as I have to thrust hard to feel much and this tends to push me over the edge. Now I am older I can't feel much at all and I suffer from ED. I have also suffered from yeast infections, which my wife seems to have constantly. Any couple takes a while for their genital flora to adjust to each other and settle down. I suspect that you may have had a low-grade chronic infection that was never properly wiped out.
Circumcision carries significant risks and all medical authorities now say that these risks outweigh the dubious benefits of routine infant circumcision. Many men resent being circumcised, some so much that they stretch to try and regain some of their lost foreskin's function. They can never recover all the complex anatomy and lost nerve endings though. Infant circumcision is a violation of a man's right to intact genitals and I will never forgive my parents and the medical profession for doing it to me.
Geoff

Answer 5

I'm uncircumcised and have never had an infection down there. Perhaps they didn't wash as they should? It only takes five seconds to slide it back and rub the head, which feels good.

As for sex life, there have been a few studies (one just came out and will be published in April) that have found that circumcised guys are less sensitive down there; the other shows that 60% of guys that get circumcised report worse sex after the surgery.

The studies are somewhere in the first links in here:
http://forums.govteen.com/showpost.php?p=3069995&postcount=2

Another question, are you sure you didn't have a yeast infection? If so, you could have spread it to them. Treat yours if you have one, that may be the case. If they had it first that means they weren't making that small effort to wash it themselves.

Answer 6

Just showering isn't enough: they need to fully retract their foreskins to clean out the inside. That's not an issue if they don't have foreskins.

What should you do about what? Only date guys with foreskins who know how to keep themselves clean? Why not pay more attention to the total package and not just how clean and sensitive your bf's penis is?

Answer 7

Being circumcised you don't have to worry about clean up

Maybe being a little less senstive means a few more strokes

Answer 8

it shouldnt affect sex as far as the function of the penis. the only difference with the uncirc men is that they at more at risk for catching diseases because of the extra fold that can trap bacterias. You are right however that it somewaht easy for them to get yeast infections, that they can pass to you, and also they are at risk for phimosis. I think i would circumsise my sons. Im not sure

Answer 9

Not really it might be less sensitive but not really

Answer 10

only thing i know of is that the girl will be more likely to develop cervical cancer due to the fact that the foreskin can hold more bacteria