For Men Regarding "Down there"?!

For Men Regarding "Down there"?

Just read an article in the Village Voice about male circumcision and now am a bit confused and curious. Now most of us who were circumcised, we didnt have a choice in the matter as it happened at birth. Im really interested to hear from those who chose to have a circumcision later in life (especically after you became sexually active)

I read that there are pro's and cons to having it done. The pro's are basically saying its a health concern and prevents infections and some STD's. The cons are that it takes away the most sensitive part of the male anatomy and makes sex less enjoyable over time.

Ive noticed that since i became sexually active almost 10 yrs ago, my sensitivity levels have begun to drop. at first i thought it was due to too much masturbation during my teens or perhaps that sex was becoming routine on a psychlogical level. But the article stated that a circumsized penis will lose sensitivity as the skin becomes tougher.

any guys out there know anything about this

Some of your information is actually slightly inaccurate.

I wonder if I could redirect you to "Circumcision Resource and Information Pages" - CIRP.
Specifically this page: http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/...

They bring together all the literature regarding circumcision and disease in an easy to understand format.

It covers Urinary tract infection, Sexually transmitted diseases (except HIV), HIV infection, Balanitis (inflammation of the glans), Penile cancer and cervical cancer.

You will find that a lot of the information about circumcision and its health benefits are actually incorrect.


As for the sensitivity.
No medical institution in the world actually recommends the practice.
Let's have a look at medical associations in the developed world. The British Medical Association, Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Canadian Paediatric Society, American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, Australian College of Paediatrics and Australasian Association of Paediatric Surgeons. Every one of them recommends AGAINST performing the procedure. Their positions on the procedure can be found here: http://www.circumcision.org/position.htm...


Here is a video of the operation. Watch it if you want to learn more. Please do watch it.
http://youtube.com/watch?search=&mode=re...
Or this video:
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=35...
It is not just a little snip here and there. Watch the above video of a circumcision in progress.


The foreskin keeps the glans soft and moist and protects it from trauma and injury. Without this protection, the glans becomes dry, calloused, and desensitized from exposure and chafing.
Specialized nerve endings in the foreskin enhance sexual pleasure.
The foreskin may have functions not yet recognized or understood.
[ http://www.nocirc.org/publish/pamphlet7.... ]

"Circumcision removes the most sensitive parts of the penis and decreases the fine-touch pressure sensitivity of glans penis. The most sensitive regions in the uncircumcised penis are those parts ablated by circumcision. When compared to the most sensitive area of the circumcised penis, several locations on the uncircumcised penis that are missing from the circumcised penis were significantly more sensitive." Circumcision removes as much as 75% of sensation [ http://www.nocirc.org/touch-test/bju_668... ].

The foreskin reduces the force required by the penis to enter the vagina. It also increases the sexual enjoyment of the female partner. Here is a study to back this up: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/ohar...

Performing circumcision on a child can and does result in the deaths of children due to blood loss and/or failure of the immune system.
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=51...
Approximately 230 American males die every year because of circumcision. [ http://www.sexuallymutilatedchild.org/de... , http://www.cirp.org/library/death/... ] This is a meaningless and very sad loss of life.

It can and does result in very significant scaring.
It can and does result in sexual problems later in life.

Circumcised males have a much higher rate of sexual dysfunction and premature ejaculation. [ http://www.cirp.org/library/sex_function... ]


The vast majority of the world(83%) is not circumcised.