Question: Does being circumcised change my sex life?

I’m a 37 year old man who is recently divorced and just getting back into the swing of things with the dating scene. I’m also starting to have sex again for the first time in a long time, since my wife and I stopped having sex more than two years before we separated, and I never cheated. Recently on a date a woman asked me if I was circumcised and started going on about how circumcised men are missing out, because they lack sensation. Is this true? Is there research on this subject?

Answer:

Circumcision is definitely a hot button topic, and whether you’re talking about the issue of circumcising newborn boys or the impact of circumcision on adult sexuality, everyone seems to have an opinion, and has no problem letting you know what it is.

The short answer to your question is that there is an impact of circumcision on sexuality, and there has been some research what this impact is. Unfortunately, there are many problems with the research on circumcision and sex which offer contradictory results that raise as many questions as they answer.

One thing I can suggest is to start taking apart the very big question about whether or not being circumcised impacts your sexuality, and start asking more specific questions, like how circumcision impacts your physical sensation, or how circumcision impacts your sexual feelings and experience of pleasure, or finally, how circumcision might be impacting your sexual behaviors. Even though there may be similarities between men, your answers to these questions need to be your own, but asking the question is the first step.