Should Boys be Circumcised?

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There is a full and complete discussion of the loss of sexual function and sexual pleasure to circumcision on the Knol website. We refer the reader to that article, “The Ridged Band of the Human Prepuce,” see evidence below.
                
With regard to women, an Australian research paper, presented at the 6th International Symposium on Circumcision, Genital Integrity and Human Rights, University of Sydney in 2000, provides strong evidence that women prefer their male partner to be intact.

A circumcised male partner may contribute to “female sexual arousal disorder.”

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More of the same -    NOCIRC vs the scientific evidence. In the past all there was were anecdotes, which was right down NOCIRC’s alley. But for the past decade even SEX has been subjected to scientific studies, and the answers do not look good for NOCIRC. Check out these research studies if you want the facts. Here are some:

1.    Masters WH, Johnson VE.  Human Sexual Response, Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1966, p.190.

2.    Williamson ML, Williamson PS. Women’s preferences for penile circumcision in sexual partners. J Sex Educ Ther 14:8-12, 1988.

3.    Collins S, Upshaw J, Rutchik S, Ohannessian C, Ortenberg J, Albertsen P. Effects of circumcision on male sexual function: debunking a myth? J Urol 167:2111-2112, 2002.
   
4.    Fink KS, Carson CC, DeVellis RF. Adult circumcision outcomes study: effect on erectile function, penile sensitivity, sexual activity and satisfaction. J Urol 167:2113-2116, 2002.
  
5.    Bluestein CB, Eckholdt H, Arezzo JC, Melman A. Effects of circumcision on male penile sensitivity [abstract]. J Urol 169(4 Suppl):324, 2003.

6.    Senkul T, Iseri C, Sen B, Karademir K, Saracoglu F, Erden D. Circumcision in adults: Effect on sexual function. Urology 2004; 63: 155-158.

7.    Laumann EO, Masi CM, Zuckerman EW. Circumcision in the United States. Prevalence, prophylactic effects, and sexual practice. JAMA 1997 Apr 2;277(13):1052-7.

8.    Waldinger MD, Quinn P, Dileen M, et al. A multinational population survey of intravaginal ejaculation latency time. J Sex Med 2005; 173(3):978-981.

There it is. The foreskin turns out not to be a factor is sex – if anything the circumcised penis is preferred because of cleanliness – no surprise there. The most fascinating and titillating study in my mind is the last one I cited - by Waldinger and all. These researchers measured what they call the Intravaginal Ejaculation Latency Time (IELT). That means standing there with a stop watch and measuring the time it takes to ejaculate after the penis is inserted into the vagina. It turns out that it takes about 6 minutes whether you are circumcised or uncircumcised. Although the circumcised men lasted a few seconds longer this difference wasn’t statistically significant. But longer sex is better sex and you could argue that every second counts. So let’s hear it for the non-intact state.