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sex w/ circ vs sex w/ phimosis?

Written by mp at 09 May 2002 06:27:51:

As I mentioned in the previous post, I have partial phimosis, i.e. hourglass effect when flacid; can't retract when erect.

Today I was prescribed Kenalog.

What I've been reading on the net has dissuaded from getting circumcision b/c of the concern of reduced pleasure during sex.

Many years back I tried a stretching regimen according to another doctor's instructions. That didn't work. And, if the Kenalog cream doesn't work, I'm thinking circumcision can't worsen the situation (with respect to enjoyment of sex) since the foreskin not moving back and forth as it is anyway!

Plus, and this pisses me off, I think I'm get about 5% of what I should be getting from oral sex because so much of the head is covered. So it seems to me that a circ would be a big improvement, sex-wise, at least for this.

I mean, I agree, what I've read on the net about circumcision adversely affecting the pleasure of sex makes sense to me.

But I have to wonder if in *MY* case anyway that maybe there is no downside since I'm not getting what I should out of it anyway?!

(When I say downside I'm not talking about other issues like surgical complications etc. I'm aware of such issues, I'm weighing them as well, you don't need to remind me of them - but for the purposes of this post, I'm strictly focussing on the impact on sex.)

Amy comments?


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