Six weeks later, now that I have had some new sexual experience, I think I can say quite safely that the sensations are way better. Previously, my sensations on penetration were limited to the glans penis and immediately below it when inserting the penis, and very little sensation at all when retracting it. This is because the foreskin would attach itself to the walls of the vagina, where it would mostly stand still - the so called gliding action. Regardless of what it says in the linked Wikipedia article, this gliding action sucked. I have a pretty average width penis, perhaps even a bit below average. Therefore, if the woman had a normal-sized pussy, because of the gliding action, I would feel very little sensation when penetrating, and almost no sensation when using a condom. Because of the lack of sensation, it could be difficult to maintain a hard erection - that is, unless the woman had a very tight pussy; or had very strong vaginal muscles she would exercise; or I was very aroused to begin with.
Now, without the foreskin, the sensations are so much better. My first surprise when inserting the penis was that, with a condom, I didn't feel as much on the head of the penis as I used to. The glans had become desensitized because of constant exposure, so now there is less sensation on the glans, even less with a condom. However, because there is no gliding action, I now feel so much more along the whole shaft of the penis that the sex is just awesome. It used to be that, because of the lack of sensation, I could have not-very-interesting sex for a long time without coming until I became limp from exhaustion. This is no more: now, I can actually feel the vagina along the whole shaft, and this is such a turn on that high arousal and a climax are unavoidable. I can now feel a normal pussy very well, and a tight pussy (which earlier I needed to feel anything much at all!) is now a mind-boggling mix of sensation that leads to a vulcanic climax.
Amazingly, even though the sex is shorter because I'm so much more aroused, my girlfriend says she can feel me so much better and also enjoys sex much more than before!
The change in sensation is undeniable. However, I imagine that some of the extra arousal is also temporary because I've had sex infrequently since the operation, so as not to hinder the healing; and that part of it is because I do not climax alone any more. My earlier techniques now don't work any longer; they are arousing, but they do not take me to an orgasm. And I don't even want to learn masturbation again: I find that my attitude towards sex is more pure, my desire is greater, and my experience is better if I am unable to take care of the tension myself.
In summary:
- If you want a circumcision for any reason; especially if you feel that gliding action due to the foreskin is depriving you of pleasure; then do it. I can testify that, without the foreskin causing the gliding action, the experience is so much better. Previously, when I penetrated into a vagina, my thought every time was: "Why does this feel so bland? Shouldn't this feel much more intensive?" Now, my thought is: "God this feels good!"
So - pick the one you prefer. :)
- With regard to the aesthetics of the operation, you might be much better off going to an aesthetic surgeon than going to a urologist. If I did this again, I wouldn't go to a urologist because, now, my circumcision is seriously lopsided: there's more skin on the right than on the left side. It doesn't bother me functionality, but it's just not as pretty as it could be. I think an aesthetic surgeon would likely have done this better, and I still hold a grudge towards the urologist who operated on me (dr. prim. Marko Stanonik) for failing to do it nicely and symmetrically.
Still, I am more satisfied with my circumcision than I was without it!
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Comment on Jan 17, 2008 at 04:37 by Anonymous
Comment on Jan 17, 2008 at 05:32 by denisbider
If I were to do it again, I would want it a bit tighter, and I'd want it to be more even.
I would say that the style is low rather than high - the cut line is closer to the glans (low) than the root of the penis (high).
I don't have a strong opinion about how high it was done, but I definitely dislike the uneven, and I'd prefer it a bit tighter.
Comment on Jan 18, 2008 at 02:54 by Anonymous
The definition of being high I think is that the scar is more than 1 inch from the glans.
Comment on Jan 18, 2008 at 03:20 by denisbider
Re hi/lo - I guess then I am neither high nor low. It's less than one inch on one side, but more than one inch on the other.
I might get it redone, but not yet quite. The recovery takes weeks - I don't want to be incapacitated that often.
Comment on Jan 20, 2008 at 00:17 by Anonymous
I totally agree with you on the part about masturbation. I feel exactly the same way after I have stopped masturbating. Sex takes on a different dimension, just like what you said, it is "more pure".
Comment on Feb 19, 2008 at 03:20 by Anonymous
Comment on Apr 3, 2010 at 17:49 by Anonymous
Comment on Apr 4, 2010 at 22:00 by denisbider
I would certainly prefer the head to be as sensitive as it was before the operation. But I would rather not go back and get the gliding action again, because that bothered me more.
Sensitivity of the glans fell steadily for about a month after the circumcision, and then stabilized. I didn't notice a subsequent improvement in sensitivity later on.
Comment on Aug 2, 2010 at 07:04 by Anonymous
I'm interested in having more men's (or women's!) opinions about the "gliding action", but it seems like this topic is very little discussed! I have been able to find only 4 men experiencing it on forums, all of them thought it kinda sucked xD
The thing is... I don't! I think the motion of the skin is very pleasant! I wonder if i'm the only one ^^
I have experienced it for a few weeks, when me and my gf started to use female condoms (a regular condom usually prevents my foreskin from moving. When it doesn't it is very unpleasant because I feel the latex trapped underneath >_<)
Have you talked about it to other men, preferably who didn't get circumcised?
Did it make a difference for your girlfriend(s)? Mine didn't notice a big change.
Comment on Aug 2, 2010 at 08:20 by Anonymous
One other thing I would like to ask : since your head got less sensitive, do you enjoy oral sex as much as before?
Comment on Aug 13, 2010 at 13:21 by denisbider
After circumcision, I still enjoy oral sex, and find it hot, but I find it similarly hard to orgasm from it as I did in the year before circumcision. I do still sometimes orgasm from it, but it takes a really dedicated performer, and it's a rare exception rather than the rule.
Comment on Aug 13, 2010 at 13:42 by denisbider
As far as men, I don't believe I recall many other uncircumcised men who enjoy the gliding action, but if you do, great. We're probably built differently and respond to different stimulus to an extent.
Comment on Feb 15, 2014 at 00:24 by Unknown
I experience this gliding action and find it very insightful what you have said.
My doctor wants me to do a fairly low circumcision where the skin won't move to touch the head at all. I've already had my frenulumn removed by him.
Comment on Feb 15, 2014 at 06:50 by denisbider
I still miss the sensitivity I had before, but then I remember the problems I had due to lack of friction, and I still think it's a good tradeoff for me. The improved hygiene is also a bonus.
I wish someone came up with a way to preserve sensitivity, though. :) That would be the best of both worlds - then, I would really see no reason not to get circumcized.