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28th May 2008, 02:31 PM
Foreskin Restoration
This information is also meant to support guys like me, who are circumcised and interested in or are in the process of foreskin restoration. This is meant to help guys who are circumcised understand how their bodies have been changed by circumcision and what they can do about it.
I'm really putting this up because so many people have been asking the question. So here it goes...
The foreskin - What it does
The foreskin performs several important functions. Most of these functions center on making sex more enjoyable, not only for just one, but for both partners.
Protection
Makes sex feel better
Lubricates during intercourse
Lubricates during masturbation
Reduces the drop insensitivity through age
Allows the erection to grow
Increases sensitivity slowing intercourse
The foreskin - What it is
First what the foreskin is not: The foreskin is not a flap of skin on the end of the penis. This kind of terminology has been used to imply that the foreskin is something redundant with no real function, that can easily be removed with no consequence. This is not the case.
The foreskin is special in that it is not directly attached as most skin is. It is free to slide up and down the shaft of the penis with almost no friction. The foreskin can be thought of as a continuation of the tube of skin that covers the shaft of the penis, but much longer. This tube of skin is firmly attached only at the base of the penis and at the head of the penis. In between the points of attachment this tube of skin has the special property that easily slides on the shaft of the penis rather than being firmly connected as most skin is. The foreskin's length and the fact that it is unattached in the middle allows it to slide up and down the shaft of the penis and roll in on itself over the head of the penis (see diagram below).
The foreskin is long enough so that it continues down the shaft of the penis and rolls in on itself over the head of the penis. For those of you who are only familiar with circumcised penises, that means that an intact penis has two to three times as much skin that a circumcised penis.
A foreskin is long. An intact penis has two to three times the length of skin that a circumcised penis has. When flaccid, most of this length is taken up in the double fold of skin covering the head of the penis. When erect the foreskin can roll back to allow the penis to lengthen while still allowing the skin on the shaft of the penis to remain loose. The foreskin is often long enough to cover the head of the penis while erect.
The foreskin is extremely sensitive. It is filled with nerve endings called stretch receptors that fire when they are stretched, rolled, or massaged.
Copyright Paul Russo
To Circumcise
or Not to Circumcise?
The questions above have been part of the circumcision debate for generations.
That debate involves individuals, parents as well as member of the medical and scientific communities.
To some, male circumcision is the removal of the foreskin to prevent disease of the penis. Uncut foreskin means a man has an uncircumcised penis.
Is male circumcision really necessary?
There was a time when a circumcision procedure was an almost exclusively religious rite.
But times have changed.
Circumcision, the surgical removal of a portion of foreskin at the tip of the penis, is usually performed on male infants within days of birth. And the practice has gained widespread popularity in the United States that, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 65 percent of newborn males _ about 1.2 million newborns annually _ are circumcised. However, to some, male circumcision is the removal of the foreskin to prevent disease of the penis. Uncut foreskin means a man has an uncircumcised penis. The question remains if a circumcised penis is better than an uncircumcised penis or if the uncut foreskin matters when it comes to disease of the penis of acquiring HIV.An uncircumcised penis has the foreskin intact.
Does circumcision reduce the risk for disease?
The notion that circumcision improves hygiene and the likelihood of infections has some merit, but there is not enough medical evidence to warrant a recommendation to circumcise for that reason.
In fact, from the American Academy of Pediatrics' circumcision "recommendation" is to not make a recommendation _ but to urge medical professionals to provide parents with information about the pros and cons of circumcision and let them decide. But to some, male circumcision is the removal of the foreskin to prevent disease of the penis. Uncut foreskin means a man has an uncircumcised penis.
Reports of diminished penile sensation in circumcised males have also not been clinically documented. A Masters and Johnson report on the subject found no such distinction in penile sensation between uncircumcised and circumcised men. The question remains if a circumcised penis is better than an uncircumcised penis or if the uncut foreskin matters when it comes to disease of the penis of acquiring HIV.
However, eyebrows have been raised recently upon the release of data compiled by Ugandan studies indicating that circumcised males may be at lower risk of HIV infection than uncircumcised males.
The United States Agency for International Development states that "male circumcision is a principal determinant of the large disparities in HIV prevalence across different African regions."
The agency's multi-site study found that the prevalence of HIV in nations where most men are circumcised "remains low despite other HIV risk factors."
Additionally, the studies suggest that circumcised males have a reduced risk of contracting other sexually transmitted infections, urinary tract infections and penile cancer. So, male circumcision, the removal of the foreskin to prevent disease of the penis is sometimes preferred to uncut foreskin, an uncircumcised penis. The question remains if a circumcised penis is better than an uncircumcised penis or if the uncut foreskin matters when it comes to disease of the penis of acquiring HIV.
Reports of decreased penis sensitivity in circumcised males in comparison to sensations in uncircumcised males have also been difficult to confirm. A Masters and Johnson study reported that there is no difference in sensitivity.
So, what is the answer to the great circumcision debate?
It's a personal choice. The question remains if a circumcised penis is better than an uncircumcised penis or if the uncut foreskin matters when it comes to disease of the penis of acquiring HIV.
The debate rages on.
Paul Russo
This information is also meant to support guys like me, who are circumcised and interested in or are in the process of foreskin restoration. This is meant to help guys who are circumcised understand how their bodies have been changed by circumcision and what they can do about it.
I'm really putting this up because so many people have been asking the question. So here it goes...
The foreskin - What it does
The foreskin performs several important functions. Most of these functions center on making sex more enjoyable, not only for just one, but for both partners.
Protection
Makes sex feel better
Lubricates during intercourse
Lubricates during masturbation
Reduces the drop insensitivity through age
Allows the erection to grow
Increases sensitivity slowing intercourse
The foreskin - What it is
First what the foreskin is not: The foreskin is not a flap of skin on the end of the penis. This kind of terminology has been used to imply that the foreskin is something redundant with no real function, that can easily be removed with no consequence. This is not the case.
The foreskin is special in that it is not directly attached as most skin is. It is free to slide up and down the shaft of the penis with almost no friction. The foreskin can be thought of as a continuation of the tube of skin that covers the shaft of the penis, but much longer. This tube of skin is firmly attached only at the base of the penis and at the head of the penis. In between the points of attachment this tube of skin has the special property that easily slides on the shaft of the penis rather than being firmly connected as most skin is. The foreskin's length and the fact that it is unattached in the middle allows it to slide up and down the shaft of the penis and roll in on itself over the head of the penis (see diagram below).
The foreskin is long enough so that it continues down the shaft of the penis and rolls in on itself over the head of the penis. For those of you who are only familiar with circumcised penises, that means that an intact penis has two to three times as much skin that a circumcised penis.
A foreskin is long. An intact penis has two to three times the length of skin that a circumcised penis has. When flaccid, most of this length is taken up in the double fold of skin covering the head of the penis. When erect the foreskin can roll back to allow the penis to lengthen while still allowing the skin on the shaft of the penis to remain loose. The foreskin is often long enough to cover the head of the penis while erect.
The foreskin is extremely sensitive. It is filled with nerve endings called stretch receptors that fire when they are stretched, rolled, or massaged.
Copyright Paul Russo
To Circumcise
or Not to Circumcise?
The questions above have been part of the circumcision debate for generations.
That debate involves individuals, parents as well as member of the medical and scientific communities.
To some, male circumcision is the removal of the foreskin to prevent disease of the penis. Uncut foreskin means a man has an uncircumcised penis.
Is male circumcision really necessary?
There was a time when a circumcision procedure was an almost exclusively religious rite.
But times have changed.
Circumcision, the surgical removal of a portion of foreskin at the tip of the penis, is usually performed on male infants within days of birth. And the practice has gained widespread popularity in the United States that, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, nearly 65 percent of newborn males _ about 1.2 million newborns annually _ are circumcised. However, to some, male circumcision is the removal of the foreskin to prevent disease of the penis. Uncut foreskin means a man has an uncircumcised penis. The question remains if a circumcised penis is better than an uncircumcised penis or if the uncut foreskin matters when it comes to disease of the penis of acquiring HIV.An uncircumcised penis has the foreskin intact.
Does circumcision reduce the risk for disease?
The notion that circumcision improves hygiene and the likelihood of infections has some merit, but there is not enough medical evidence to warrant a recommendation to circumcise for that reason.
In fact, from the American Academy of Pediatrics' circumcision "recommendation" is to not make a recommendation _ but to urge medical professionals to provide parents with information about the pros and cons of circumcision and let them decide. But to some, male circumcision is the removal of the foreskin to prevent disease of the penis. Uncut foreskin means a man has an uncircumcised penis.
Reports of diminished penile sensation in circumcised males have also not been clinically documented. A Masters and Johnson report on the subject found no such distinction in penile sensation between uncircumcised and circumcised men. The question remains if a circumcised penis is better than an uncircumcised penis or if the uncut foreskin matters when it comes to disease of the penis of acquiring HIV.
However, eyebrows have been raised recently upon the release of data compiled by Ugandan studies indicating that circumcised males may be at lower risk of HIV infection than uncircumcised males.
The United States Agency for International Development states that "male circumcision is a principal determinant of the large disparities in HIV prevalence across different African regions."
The agency's multi-site study found that the prevalence of HIV in nations where most men are circumcised "remains low despite other HIV risk factors."
Additionally, the studies suggest that circumcised males have a reduced risk of contracting other sexually transmitted infections, urinary tract infections and penile cancer. So, male circumcision, the removal of the foreskin to prevent disease of the penis is sometimes preferred to uncut foreskin, an uncircumcised penis. The question remains if a circumcised penis is better than an uncircumcised penis or if the uncut foreskin matters when it comes to disease of the penis of acquiring HIV.
Reports of decreased penis sensitivity in circumcised males in comparison to sensations in uncircumcised males have also been difficult to confirm. A Masters and Johnson study reported that there is no difference in sensitivity.
So, what is the answer to the great circumcision debate?
It's a personal choice. The question remains if a circumcised penis is better than an uncircumcised penis or if the uncut foreskin matters when it comes to disease of the penis of acquiring HIV.
The debate rages on.
Paul Russo