Uncircumcised Men Seem To Have More Fun
And so, it seems, do their partners. Niels Ebdrup writes on ScienceNordic of a new study surveying 5,000 sexually active men and women:
"Circumcised men are three times as likely to experience a frequent inability to reach an orgasm," says one of the researchers, associate professor Morten Frisch of SSI, a Danish research, production and service enterprise...."It appears that women with circumcised men are twice as likely to be sexually frustrated. They experience a three-fold risk of frequent difficulties in achieving orgasm, and an eight-fold risk of feeling pain during intercourse - also known as dyspareunia."
Circumcised men prefer it rough
There appears to be a very simple reason why circumcised men and their partners are having problems with their sex lives.The circumcised man develops a thin layer of hard skin on his penis head, which decreases the sensitivity. This means that in order to reach an orgasm, he needs to work harder at it, and that can lead to a painful experience for the woman.
"We conducted a survey, but the data does not explain why these problems occur. There are, however, some good suggestions in the scientific literature," he explains.
When the penis enters the vagina, the foreskin is pulled back. And on its way out again, the foreskin goes back to cover the penis head. This way the foreskin stimulates both the man and the woman.
The gliding in-and-out movement of the foreskin, combined with the in-and-out movement inside the vagina, constitutes what is known as 'the gliding movement'.
"When a circumcised man moves in and out of a woman without 'the gliding movement' caused by the foreskin, it can have a painful effect on the woman's mucous membrane. This could explain the pain and the tendency towards dryness that some women with circumcised men experience."
Fascinating! Would like to see the study and statistics on this.
Maura at November 19, 2011 6:56 AM
Amy Alkon
http://www.advicegoddess.com/archives/2011/11/19/uncircumcised_m.html#comment-2777039">comment from MauraI haven't read it, for the record. Somebody sent me this last night.
Amy Alkon at November 19, 2011 7:01 AM
I'm skeptical.
This sentence in the study says a lot:"Even though most circumcised men- and their women- do not have problems with their sex lives..."
The survey asked 5,000 sexually active men and women. Assume that 2,500 were men. Now assume that 99% of men who are circumcised are cut before the age of 6 months. How do you survey adult sexually active men who cannot compare sex as a circumcised male versus sex as an uncircumcised male? The only accurate survey would come from the 1% of men who were uncircumcised until they were sexually active, then had themselves circumcised. But who would do that ?
Among the 2,500 sexually active women, the survey would only be accurate among those who had a variety of partners, both cut and uncut. Even then, the matter would be personal preference.
Nick at November 19, 2011 7:47 AM
So uncircumcised men are prone to premature ejaculation?
Ariel at November 19, 2011 12:00 PM
There's an older paper (and this directly addresses Nick's comment) that showed that women preferred an 'anatomically complete' penis. Here's the link to the paper- I'm fairly sure the pdf is freely downloadable to everyone: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.0830s1079.x/pdf
Table 2 is the money shot (sorry, couldn't help myself...)
Victoria at November 19, 2011 12:27 PM
I am an adult, and I can compare well having been with quite a few men (according to "What's your number", I'm screwed. Except I'm happily married). I prefer uncut. I vastly prefer it. I always thought men wanted to slam it in me because that's what they see in porn, but the guys that were the best lovers were the ones who were uncut. My son's future wife can thank me.
momof4 at November 19, 2011 8:53 PM
Nick,
... But who would do that ?
and
... Even then, the matter would be personal preference.
That's the entire argument. Preferences for sexual activity are subjective to the individual. Each person should choose for himself, whatever he chooses and for whatever reason.
Tony at November 20, 2011 10:02 AM
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