Male Circumcision Reduces Female Pleasure
Posting Date: 01/21/2004
'Female arousal disorder' blamed on circumcised penises
A New Zealand study found that reduced female arousal and fewer female orgasms
may be linked to women having sex with circumcised male partners. Women reported
they were about twice as likely to experience orgasm if their male partner had a
foreskin.
Nine out of ten women prefer having sex with intact men, the study finds.
"Presence of the movable foreskin makes a difference in foreplay, being more
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arousing to the female," the study says. "Most likely, reported vaginal dryness
and the related clinical designation `female arousal disorder' is but a normal
female response to coitus with a man with an iatrogenically [doctor caused]
deficient penis."
The foreskin is double-layered. During intercourse, the moist and pliant
foreskin rolls past itself massaging the vagina and exciting it more than the
'dry stick' of a circumcised penis. The foreskin keeps the glans moist and soft
aiding in foreplay, insertion, and intercourse. Dry or painful sex is the number
one sexual complaint of women in the United States.
"During intercourse, the skin of an intact penis slides up and down the shaft,
stimulating the glans and the nerves of the inner and outer foreskin. On the
outstroke, the glans is partially or completely engulfed by the foreskin with
more skin remaining inside the vagina than is the case with the circumcised
penis. This `valve' mechanism is thought to retain the natural lubrication
provided by the female because the bunched up skin acts to block the lubrication
escaping from the vagina, which results in dryness."
About 70% of American men alive today are circumcised. About 60% of U.S. baby
boys are circumcised each year. It is illegal to circumcise girls in the United
States.
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International Coalition for Genital Integrity
www.icgi.org
Contact: Dan Bollinger 765-497-0150
dan.bollinger@icgi.org
