Circumcision Results in Sexual Losses

The sensitivity of the partial, circumcised penis and the sexual damage from male circumcision have been studied recently. This tragic, violent, senseless, mutilating, harmful and non-medical practice inflicted on helpless, healthy, non-consenting baby boys in the US is gradually coming to a close due to the growing body of legitimate studies in this long ignored, dismissed and trivialized area of human sexuality and sexual functioning.

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Circumcision Results in Sexual Losses

Decreased penile sensitivity and increased erectile dysfunction were the most
frequent complaints reported by men who were circumcised as adults. Half
reported no benefits from the procedure and two out of five reported harm,
according to a study by Dr. Kenneth Fink and other researchers in the Journal of
Urology (May 2002).

The men in this study were experiencing sexual dissatisfaction prior to the
circumcision, and all thought it would improve their sex lives. The men, between
the ages of 20 and 60, consented to the surgery. Each completed a
questionnaire before and after the surgery.

"I'm not surprised that so many of the men in this study reported a loss of
sensitivity," said skin sensitivity researcher Dr. Morris Sorrells, M.D. "I've
found the same reduction in my preliminary study on penile touch sensitivity,
comparing circumcised and normal men. Circumcision removes approximately
80% of the fine-touch nerve receptors in the penis. Circumcision changes the
penis from one of the most sensitive parts of the male body into one of the least
sensitive. The fact that so many men are dissatisfied with having been
circumcised is very telling. Why are doctors participating in an ineffective
treatment?"

Ronald Goldman, executive director of the Circumcision Resource Center in
Boston [http://circumcision.org/ ], and author of Circumcision: The Hidden
Trauma says, "Though the study finds significant dissatisfaction with
circumcision, the rate of dissatisfaction is probably higher than reported
because people tend to avoid actions that stimulate emotional discomfort. The
low rate of response (44%) to the mailed survey form suggests that
non-responders may not have wanted to stir uncomfortable feelings about their
dissatisfaction with their circumcision."

Despite the fact that most of the medical conditions treated by circumcision in
this survey could have been treated conservatively, the study did not compare
the sexual outcomes of circumcised patients with patients given conservative
treatment.

Men who chose to have a circumcision for purely cosmetic reasons weren't all
pleased with the result either.

On average, the men waited 7 months before having intercourse for the first
time. Full recovery is usually in 3 to 4 weeks. No reason was given for the delay.

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