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Your questions about sex

Do you have to have sex or foreplay differently if a boy is circumsized?

  1. I was circumcised as a child so I've no experience of sex with a foreskin. But here are a few bits of advice I've worked out by and with girls who were initially confused when they found I'd been cut.

    Foreplay: Despite permanent exposure, the circumcised glans is still sensitive. Perhaps not as ultra sensitive as some guys who are intact, but well enough to require considerate handling. Rough direct stimulation can be an uncomfortable turn-off.

    1. The girl should employ gentle teasing with her fingertip around the glans rim. And, if the frenulum has been removed (as it usually has) run it up the now 'empty' channel on the underside. Employ the lightest of touches, just enough to make contact and brush these areas. It ill assist if you force any residual foreskin hard back and hold it there with your other hand.

    2. Females should form a ring with their index finger and thumb and wrap it around the shaft, immediately below the rim of the head. Then, slowly, slide it down as though you were smoothing back an imaginary foreskin. When you reach the base, swiftly return to the rim and repeat. The correct speed and pressure is critical and you will need guidance from your man until you achieve the optimum for him. You have to apply pressure enough to stimulate, yet lightly enough to slip gently down the shaft skin, allowing it to glide smoothly through your gentle grip. Sometimes it may work better with just the tips of the finger and thumb alone. (I've watched women absent-mindedly (or mischievously!?) performing a similar movement, over dinner, on a wine glass stem.

    If a girl is turned on, then you don't need to use lube. If not, be prepared. As a 'modified' male he is the one who has been cut, so it is up to him to be considerate and gentle. Remind him of this responsibility. Patience will pay off and initial penetration should be slow. Be aware your guy doesn't have any foreskin to unroll and facilitate penetration. Along with his foreskin, he also lost the ability to secrete under it and keep the head moist. It's permanently dry, so he has to rely on the female to produce all the natural juices. If you are not wet, use plenty of lube.

    Once he is 'in', warn him not to thrust too hard. Most circumcised penises don't have any frenulum - which acts as a restraint for the intact. He should be educated to realise a girl's vaginal tissues are delicate. Go gently at first and guide him as to how much vigorous activity you can take. If you beg for more, he'll go for it. The sensations he can provide are very different. There is no foreskin to roll back and forth and shield the glans on the 'out' stroke, so you will feel the prominent rim of the permanently exposed glans in both directions. Once experienced, most women appreciate it. I'm not claiming one is better than the other, just different.”

    Posted by Tony on 14th Nov at 7:15AM (flag as inappropriate)

  2. Personally I do not think it makes a difference to fore play whether a boy is circumcised or not. In my opinion circumcised penises look so much better, to me it look neater with no skin flapping down and also I know from experience its much more hygienic. My husband recently got circumcised, which I must point out was his own decision. He says its one of the best things his done. The only thing that held him back from doing this was losing sensitivity; he says this isn’t the case and if anything getting circumcised improved our sex life. I would also like to point that a lot of guys are circumcised these days, more guys then people think. I live in London and to be honest most of my sexual partners have been circumcised. I hear in America it is done automatically when you give birth unless you ask not to. So in fact if you think about it most of the worlds population is circumcised.”

    Posted by Jessica on 10th Sep at 10:25AM (flag as inappropriate)

  3. From my experience of having sex with both circumcised and uncircumcised guys, I personally prefer it with uncircumcised guys - let me clarify. I once even had a boyfriend that had a circumcision late in life, and he noticed that he lost a lot of sensitivity on the head of his penis, so he could testify that circumcised guys tend to like sex a lot more rough to get the same level of stimulation. And for some girls, like me, we get sore from that if a man is not aware about chaffing. For uncircumcised penises it's less of a problem, as their foreskin protects the girl as well from chaffing even if they go rough. Tip for circumcised guys, use lube, and remember to top up on the lube as you go along... otherwise you're more likely to get a fake orgasm from the girl just to get you to finish up more quickly.”

    Posted by Jessica on 9th Sep at 11:03PM (flag as inappropriate)

  4. i'am circumsisized and i dont have any real problem, now that you say it lubrication might be good. but i dont think its important. i am very sexually active and try lots of differnt ways. lubrication is a very nice feeling but i think that impies to all men.”

    Posted by des on 9th Sep at 10:37PM (flag as inappropriate)

  5. I had a girlfriend who up until that point had only slept with uncircumcised men; go more gently in the early stages and when stimulating indirectly (through clothing)- gently in this case doesn't refer to pressure so much as friction. You won't be rubbing foreskin against the glans, you'll be stimulating it directly...

    Most of my friends are Jewish, and from my own experience, and talking about theirs- once the pants come off lubrication is essential. Use saliva if you don't have anything else to hand.

    As for penetrative sex- no I don't think you have to worry about that! No differences that I know of.

    Posted by Jack on 8th Sep at 9:09PM (flag as inappropriate)

  6. In my experience, there is very little difference during sex itself but foreplay wise, you need more lubrication (natural or otherwise) to slide you hand or mouth up and down the shaft of the penis. With a non-circumsized penis you can slide the sheath of skin up and down, without it you can get a similar action (and presumably feeling) if you lubricate your hand or make sure you have a good amount of saliva”

    Posted by LooLa on 6th Sep at 6:21PM (flag as inappropriate)

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