[ ARC forum 2 ]
Written by Ralesk at 18 Feb 2004 04:04:30: Re: sensitivity
As an answer to: sensitivity written by Kevin Chau at 18 Feb 2004 02:47:06:
>Hi, I'm 14 years old. I have an uncircumsized penis and it hurts whenever I touch the flesh of the glans.
That's pretty normal for an uncircumcised penis. The glans is NOT meant to be rubbed by dry, rough surfaces such as the skin of your finger.
>I've gathered that touching the glans shouldn't cause any pain, and I also have a skin bridge around my frenulum.
In circumcised penises it doesn't cause any pain because they have LONG got used to it and have long lost the sensitivity you still have. If your ‘role models’ were circumcised penises, no wonder you now think that it is somehow “normal” that people rub their glans and it doesn't hurt at all.
The frenulum -- I'm fairly sure yours looks just like how it should. Well, here's an image, does it look any similar? Image of a penis from below, showing the frenulum.
To go back to your sensitivity ‘issue’, let me tell you that as you get older, the sensitivity will fade away, slowly. The more you rub, expose, etc. your glans, the more it will lose of the sensitivity -- the more it will get used to being rubbed. I wouldn't haste the process if I were you, you'll lose enough of it as you get older and older.
>The skin bridge isn't the problem, but is there a way to toughen the glans so it doesn't inflict pain when probed?
