Various research has already been carried out on circumcision (removal of the foreskin) in the field of prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STI) and in particular AIDS. But very few were interested in sexual satisfaction felt by circumcised men.
For their experiment, scientists from Queen’s University in Kingston (Ontario, Canada), worked with 62 men (30 circumcised and 32 intact). They tested tactile and heat detection at home, as well as thermal pain thresholds on several areas of the penis.
The foreskin is not the most sensitive part of the penis
The results published in the Journal of Urology are rather encouraging: this act, performed for different reasons (hygiene, religion, health, aesthetics), does not reduce the sensitivity of the penis on the different aspects tested by the researchers (pain, sensitivity, sexual desire, erectile and orgasmic function, satisfaction during intercourse and overall).
Their findings also suggest that the foreskin is not the most sensitive part of the penis. Indeed, no difference was observed between the circumcised participants and those who were not.
Circumcision would prevent STIs and prostate cancer
This study challenges the findings of other research on the consequences of neonatal circumcision on the sensitivity of the adult penis. These suggested that the foreskin was the most sensitive and therefore the most sexually relevant part of the penis.
Scientists also highlight the fact that this act would protect STI and the risk of prostate cancer.
Read also :
– STI: circumcision as a means of prevention
