SO, at around 45 I had to get circumcised due to phimosis and I thought I’d talk about the difference in sensation since I’m pretty well qualified to do so.
Firstly the positives …
1/ I don’t have as much smegma. I still get some because they leave a bit of internal foreskin.
2/ I won’t suffer phimosis again
3/ Theres statistics that suggest that I’m possibly less likely to contract HIV, though its tentative at best, and really not something I’d want to put faith in if I was not married.
There. That was easy.
The negatives.
1/ no foreskin. Its an erogenous zone. Who in their right mind wants one of those removed?
2/ loss of sensation - the glans skin becomes thick and the nerves significantly reduce in sensitivity. For the women, imagine having your labia and clitoral hood removed and you clit permanantly rubbed by your rough clothing. It’ll go dead simply to protect itself. Many WOMEN claim this is a good thing because you last longer. This is true, but you last longer because you can’t feel anything in comparrison. I personally don’t see that as a benefit and womens opinion on this matter really doesn’t count.
3/ more loss of sensation - the inner foreskin is THE most sensitive part of the penis. More sensitive than the glans and the rest of the penis put together. You’ve just had it removed. Which is a problem because its the only part of the penis with enough nerves specialising in light pressure to make a difference. Your glans are sensitive to temperature and deep pressure. Your inner forskin is where the gentle sensation of wet skin over wet skin is primarily felt. Thats the main contributor to everything feeling amazing and is a big contributor to an orgasm.
4/ In the first few months, excess pressure on the glans causes erections at the worst possible times. But don’t worry, you soon won’t be able to feel much there so it’ll stop.
5/ Sex of any type just doesn’t feel as good. It doesn’t. 3/4 of the most sensitive surface of my penis has gone. Thats just a fact. Would we tolerate that being done to women at birth ( Yes I’m aware of FGM but thats in general even more extreme and not routinely carried out be doctors at the request of mothers for absolutly no sensible reason )
6/ Before the procedure I used to be able to have what I described as a double orgasm. I’d have a regular orgasm and then by manipulating my foreskin against my frenulum, I could build up to a second, much more intense dry orgasm that would leave me almost screaming. I still have my working frenulum but that has since proved impossible.
7/ I’m sure you can guess my opinion of people who force a child to have one without consent.
8/ I’m sure most of the above could of been combined it 2 or 3 points but I didn’t.
SO, can I have and enjoy sex? Yes, of course. But is it just as good as it was before the circumcision? Absolutely not and it never will be. I will never enjoy the sensations of sex the same way ever again. In my case I didn’t have a choice. I could either not have sex because of intense pain, or I could have some sex that didn’t feel that good. But to force that on a child?
Anyway that was my experience and how its shaped my view. I’m sure other people have had different experiences and have different opinions. Thats to be expected and I’d be interested to hear them.
