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Sex with an Uncircumcised Man

 
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I’ll be honest; I had to do a lot of research before sitting down to write this article. I have only come into contact with one uncircumcised penis during my short stint as a single adult woman, and it didn’t really seem to be that big of a deal at the time.

However, when it comes to uncircumcised (commonly spelled "uncercumsized") penises, there’s more than meets the eye . Approximately 50% of men are “uncut,” which is really how the penis is meant to be in the first place (not many men outside the United States are circumcised). Circumcision originated among ancient religious populations as a way to purify man by removing the source of his sexual pleasure. This tradition has held its ground into the 21st century, which can lead to quite a bit of confusion when a woman unexpectedly comes into contact with a penis au naturale.

It may surprise you to learn that the foreskin itself, before it is separated from its owner, is extremely sensitive to pleasure. During circumcision two very important things are removed that will never grow back: the frenulum, the band near the tip of the penis that connects the foreskin with the glans, and then of course, the foreskin and all the nerve endings that go along with it.

Not only are these sources of pleasure eliminated during circumcision, but the shaft of the penis is left unprotected and slowly loses its responsiveness through a process called keratinization. In an article published in Fathering Magazine, Rio Cruz explains that “the male glans and inner foreskin, just like the clitoris and inner labia of women, are actually internal structures covered by mucous membrane that, when exposed to the air and harsh environment through circumcision, develop a tough, dry covering to protect the delicate, sensitive tissue.”

The main difference in having sex with an uncircumcised penis is that the foreskin acts as a glider of sorts, and it stays in place while the glans and shaft continue to thrust. This leads to less friction in the vagina and thus a more pleasurable experience for the female. For circumcised men who are experiencing gradual loss of sensation throughout the course of their lifetime, there actually is a process of foreskin restoration that involves the use of tape and weights (?).

So when all is said and done, you (and your partner) are actually likely to have much better sex with a penis that is uncircumcised. If you’re performing oral sex and looking for tips, just focus your efforts on the ridge just below the glans and use your hand to help the foreskin go with the flow. That's all there is to it!

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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

I've been with my husband for 10 years and he's cut... And I've never ever had a problem with him reaching an orgasm or him not having any sensitivity .... His problem may have been something else. Maybe his mind was other places or stress or dare I say loss of attraction...I hope you find a man to make you happy and it's not based on weather he's cut or not

September 4, 2014 - 9:11am
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

He may not have a problem reaching orgasm, but what about you? I don't know if you're in your 20s or 30s but when you reach your 40s, vaginal secretions decrease dramatically and sex with a circumcised penis becomes painful and chaffed. I noticed this the first time I had sex with my circ'd husband but I thought it was due to enthusiastic sex and would have never guessed it was due to lack of foreskin. He also had erectile dysfunction and it's most common in circ'd males. After 10 years of marriage I finally found out, no thanks to biased medical books, circumstitions and a pro-circ culture. Now he's restoring his foreskin (tugging and a device) and it's slow going but I can already notice a difference and so can he. It can take up to 10 years to fully restore the foreskin but after about 4 months, sex should be greatly improved from what it was before. He'll never get back his frenulum and messener corpuscles and those 20,000 nerves but he can gain back up to 80% of what was lost during routine infant circumcision.

September 29, 2014 - 10:07am
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

Wow! your husband is doing something most guys would not have ever considered. My intact penis was always considered an anomoly; my buddies would not have even thought about the possibility of not having had their penis altered at birth. Now, I am proud to have an uncirc'd dick. It looks and feels great.

May 12, 2017 - 3:28am
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

No, because it's not. Endurance and lack of sensitivity are two different things. With endurance, or stamina, a man is in touch with his feelings down there and can postpone climax (switching techniques, etc.), so that sex is pleasurable and rewarding for both partners. With a lack of sensitivity however, the prolonged, desperate thrusting needed to achieve orgasm is not pleasurable but rather frustrating and exhausting for everyone. Still, I'm glad you're husband gives you plenty of "organisms."

October 16, 2012 - 12:31am
(reply to Anonymous)

If you and your husband are happy, that's great, but most intact men can delay their orgasm too, and they're enjoying it a lot more while that happens. It should at least be their choice.

A Danish study found the following btw:
"Conclusions Circumcision was associated with frequent orgasm difficulties in Danish men and with a range of frequent sexual difficulties in women, notably orgasm difficulties, dyspareunia and a sense of incomplete sexual needs fulfilment."
http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/06/13/ije.dyr104.short

August 1, 2012 - 4:20am
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Anonymous

The only thing this article is lacking is facts.
The writer has no expertise in sexuality, much less circumcision. Sex is better if he's uncircumcised? There is NO data to support such a ridiculous assertion.
And the lack of information about how the U.N. is using voluntary circumcision to reduce HIV transmission in Africa is simply appalling.

July 22, 2012 - 10:56pm
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Anonymous (reply to Anonymous)

You're wrong the penis tip if 15 times more sensitive when forskin is intact and every woman I've been with has raved about their orgasms because a foreskin glided and pulls back and forth on the clit and hits the gspot better and her own natural juices stay inside her and she stays wet the entire time from the natural lube staying under the foreskin

November 15, 2012 - 12:57am
(reply to Anonymous)

Plenty of people who have lots of expertise in sexuality agree with the commonsense of the author. The uniquely mobile, richly innervated foreskin functions exactly as it was naturally selected / divinely designed to do, give pleasure to both partners. This was known for centuries, both to its friends and enemies, before circumcision became customary in the USA. See http://www.circumstitions.com/Pleasure.html
Voluntary circumcision should stay that way - not be imposed on babies, children or young men. If adult men think a slight (and dubious) reduction in HIV tranmission from women (but not the other way, possibly an increased risk) is worth it, they can always choose to have it done. That is quite irrelevant here.

July 30, 2012 - 7:56pm
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Kim and Pang 2006 (255 circumcised men)
"About 6% answered that their sex lives improved, while 20% reported a worse sex life after circumcision."

Frisch 2011
"Conclusions Circumcision was associated with frequent orgasm difficulties in Danish men and with a range of frequent sexual difficulties in women, notably orgasm difficulties, dyspareunia and a sense of incomplete sexual needs fulfilment."

From a USAID report:
"There appears no clear pattern of association between male circumcision and HIV prevalence—in 8 of 18 countries with data, HIV prevalence is lower among circumcised men, while in the remaining 10 countries it is higher."

The South African National Communication Survey on HIV/AIDS, 2009 found that 15% of adults across age groups "believe that circumcised men do not need to use condoms".

It is unclear if circumcised men are more likely to infect women. The only ever randomized controlled trial into male-to-female transmission showed a 54% higher rate in the group where the men had been circumcised

ABC (Abstinence, Being faithful, and especially Condoms) is the way forward. Promoting genital surgery seems likely to cost African lives rather than save them.

July 23, 2012 - 1:31am
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Anonymous

i am amazed that those without a penis can comment on circumcision. First of all I was circumcised as an adult, i have suffered no loss of sensitivity. Sex is much better, not painful at all. the only difference is that you may need a different technique for masturbation but sexual intercourse has definitely been better for me. I would never want to go back to being uncircumcised. If my foreskin were to magically regrow, i would get it cut off again. The foreskin was nothing but a nuisance for me. The majority of men in the US are circumcised and i dont see them crashing doctors offices for restoration techniques. Circumcision is the gift that keeps on giving.

July 7, 2012 - 9:28am
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