What does it mean for a male to be circumsised?

Question

And what does it mean when they are not circumcised? I was always curious about that.

Now say if the man is uncircumsised, and he has sexual intercourse with a woman, will she get a disease because his foreskin is still attatched?

Answer 1

Here's an illustration that shows the difference:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/19093.htm

The one with the foreskin (how boys are born) is not circumcised (it's uncircumcised).

Otherwise, when hard (erect) they can look very much alike, since the foreskin slides down (and slides up and down during sex and masturbation to stimulate the head).
http://www.cirp.org/pages/anat/
http://net.indra.com/~shredder/intact/anatomy/index.html

Risks of circumcision include:

In a medical study, it was found that females are more likely to hit orgasm with an uncircumcised man:
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/60750.html

The lubricated foreskin (on the inside... like your eyelids) slides up and down during sex and masturbation to stimulate the head.
http://www.cirp.org/pages/anat/

Studies have found that circumcision reduces sensitivity (this article also mentions how it has lost popularity in the USA in recent times):
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,285532,00.html

And despite being more sensitive, they still last in the same six minute range (average) that circumcised guys do:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2005.00070.x

Makes masturbation more difficult:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06646.x

Which makes sense, that's how it was made popular in the USA:
http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/27-03-2006/77873-circumcision-0

Increases erectile dysfunction rates:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14979200&dopt=Abstract%7C

If too much skin is removed, it can make the penis smaller since the penis needs some skin to expand during an erection:
http://drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=1125
http://www.altermd.com/Penis%20and%20Scrotal%20Surgery/buried_penis.htm

The USA is the last developed nation doing circumcision on a significant scale without medical or religious reasons. That means Europe and Japan (and Latin America and China, for that matter) don't circumcise. Circumcision rates in Australia and Canada are low, and in Africa... it varies by nation/tribe. Here's a worldwide map that gives you a general idea of where circumcision is common:
http://www.circumstitions.com/Maps.html

In the United States, circumcision rates vary by state, race... and other factors, like the year you were born. For the most part, the West Coast has the lowest circumcision rates, with some states as low as 14% now. Compare that to national circumcision rates being around 90% back in the 1960s and 70s. US data:
http://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/USA/staterates2004/

In other words, circumcision has become less common especially now that you can research it online.

Answer 2

As some people on here have already explained, an uncircumcised guys still has his foreskin which normally covers the head of the penis and can move back to expose the head when erect. A circumcised guy has no foreskin and the head is always exposed.

In most parts of the world, boys are not circumcised, but in the US most boys (65% and falling) tend to be circumcised right after birth. At one point it was considered a more hygenic thing to do becaues it's easier to clean a circumcised penis. Nowadays, it's pretty much just a cultural or asthetic thing as cleaning the penis is very easy whether you are circumcised or not.

Pro-circumcision people claim that an uncircumcised penis is susseptible to more STD's than a circumcised penis, however recent studies indicate that STD's in the United States are rising faster than other developed countries and the US practices circumcision and they don't. So that theory doesn't really hold water. Also, the only measure of protection from STD's is condoms anyway so even if that theory was true circumcision is not going to protect someone from STD's. The fact is, as long as and uncircumcised guy takes a shower everyday, his penis is just as clean as a circumcised guy. And the head of the penis is less sensitive on circumcised guys anyway, so why would someone want to be circumcised and loose sensation? In any case, as a woman as long as you are having protected sex, it won't shouldn't one bit of difference to you.

Answer 3

Don't listen to Exactly me. The US, the 1st world country that practices male circumcision the most, just released a report about how STD rates in the US have GONE UP. Condoms, not circumcision, are the only way to prevent STDs.

Circumcision is the removal of a man's foreskin and frenulum. This skin is cut off and the remaining skin is sutured back together, leaving the head of the penis exposed, which in turn causes it to dry out and desensitize. This process is also called keratinization.

Several complications from circumcision can occur, such as tight, painful erections in cases where too much skin is removed.

Not being circumcised means a man's penis is left intact, and is normal in appearance and function.

Answer 4

Circumcision is male genital mutilation. The foreskin (which is NOT "extra") is surgically amputated, leaving the man with a desensitized and sexually less-functional penis. About 15% of the men in the world have been mutilated in this way, mostly for religious reasons (Muslims and Jews do it ritually) but it is also still fairly common in the Philippines and the United States, although becoming much less so as people become more educated about the significant downsides of the procedure.

As for stds, most (and especially HIV) are much less common in Europe, where the circumcision rate is very low or in places like Japan (circumcision rate less than 1%) than it is in the US and Muslim areas of Africa, places with higher mutilation rates.

Intact is natural and normal, and whole men are not "dirty" as long as they take baths or showers. The foreskin is no harder to clean than any other body part. A circumcised penis is dirty, too, if it isn't washed. That's just not an issue that anyone should be concerned about if they have access to soap and water.

Surveys have shown that 90% of women with experience say they are more likely to reach orgasm with a man who has not been cut. There is no reason to keep doing this barbaric operation on boys and men.

Answer 5

When males are born, there is normally a "hood" of skin that covers over the head of the penis. Circumcision is the removal of this skin by cutting it off.

There is a lot of debate concerning whether this practice is necessary or even ethical. Some people do it for religious reasons, some do it because a circumcised penis is easier to clean. Others have their child circumcised only because they themselves are.

Message me or send me an email if you have any other questions! :)

Answer 6

"Circumcision" is the removal of the foreskin of the penis which contains the five most sensitive areas of the penis, these areas contain more than 140 feet of nerves and more than 20,000 nerve endings (that is more than you have in all ten of your finger tips put together). No area left on a "circumcised" penis can compare to that which is cut off. The glans (head of the penis) is actually the least sensitive area of the penis and that is what is left for a "circumcised" boy to feel pleasure with. The most sensitive area on a "circumcised" penis is part of the scar, I think that is pretty sad.

To be not "circumcised" is to be complete the way nature made man, the tip of his penis is protected by his foreskin so it can retain its sensitivity. It is no more a cause of disease or infection to have sex with a complete man than sex is with a "circumcised" man.

If you are not in a long term monogamous relationship always use a condom.

Answer 7

Circumcision is simply the surgical removal of forskin that covers the head of the penis. Sexual intercourse with an uncircumcised male doesn't automatically result in a diesease. However, studies have shown that circumcised males are less likely than uncircumcised males to contract STD's or other infections.

Answer 8

Circumcision is a simple procedure that most parents have done for their baby boys soon after birth. The foreskin of the penis is removed, exposing the head of the penis which helps to keep it cleaner. Most men I've talked to who are circumcised are happy that they are, and most women prefer the circumcised penis because it looks more attractive and handsome without that skin covering up the tip. To learn more check out this link... you will see that it looks a lot cleaner and healthier once the skin is removed:

http://newborns.stanford.edu/CircumcisionBasics.html

Answer 9

Circumsision is when there is extra skin on a man's penis and they have to remove it when boys are born so they dont get sexually transmitted diseases and if they are not circumsised then that extra skin stays on and they are more likely to get the sexual disease

Answer 10

when a man is born he has a skin over his penis. When he is soft is wear like a glove , and when hard it wears like sleeve. so at a about 6 weeks for the most par they cut it off and the person is now circumcised.