(NSFW) Circumcision preference?

Gay man here. I have no preference in sexual partners as far as circumcision is concerned. My only request is cleanliness.

I was circumcised as a baby, so I can’t speak to the other part of your details.

If I were to be plowed in the butt by a dude, I would just want him to be small so it would hurt less : /

lol

I was with an uncut guy before. All that I care is that the ‘wet cigar’ is clean.

I do prefer circumcised, but I don’t discount those who aren’t. I have been with a number of men who weren’t circumcised, and it’s not a deal breaker. But aesthetically, when soft, I like the look of a circumcised penis, but when they’re hard you can’t tell. You can tell when you touch it, the skin is looser and moves around. I find that to be a bit of a deterrent when giving head, but I’m a trooper – I push through! As far as feeling better, I can feel the head of a circumcised guy when inside me than one who isn’t, but it’s not a matter of feeling better or not.

Hi, undercover helmet here. I’ve never had any complaints, I guess you could say “it’s all good in the hood.”

Circumcised…and it’s healthier. Uncircumcised guys are at a slight higher risk of getting STDs. Also, rarely the foreskin can get excessively tight around the head, requiring surgery.

@Gemma_rose The STD thing is actually untrue from what I’ve heard. It can get dirty and cause other infections.. but that’s just a matter of cleanliness and hygiene.

It’s true the foreskin can get too tight and cause surgery requiring issues… but it’s no more common than other issues that can happen to non-circumcised men.

I wish I hadn’t been as a child, so I could have made the choice later in life. Still interested in hearing the take from a guy who got circumcised later in life.

I was cut late in life, I consider it abuse, and would never abuse a child like this. I can also tell you sex is not as enjoyable after being circumcised.

@tedd: Sorry if my answer came across as glib. Far from it. I based my comments on scientific data rather than hearsay. It’s your right to determine whether the benefits outweigh whatever loss you feel from a small piece of missing skin. That’s a personal opinion, and one that is neither right nor wrong. I won’t argue about how you should feel, how you should see things, or what risks you should take/avoid in your life. We’re all entitled to our opinions and our unique perspective. It’s best, however, if a decision is made after learning the facts, and the pros and cons for both alternatives. Hope you eventually come to terms with what happened to you.

@Gemma_rose And I just thought it incumbent upon myself to point out that the “scientific data” you mentioned (without linking or citing) is 100% false.

For starters, begin with data from the CDC. I’m assuming you don’t have subscriptions to scientific journals or I’d refer you to the primary research itself.

…and fwiw, last I checked, maintaining good hygiene had nothing to do with contracting HIV or syphilis.

You seem very bitter and upset that you are circumcised. Sorry that this is the case.

@Gemma_rose I’m an analytical chemist, and I’m well versed in scientific journals. Please tell me which one to look up.

Here’s a whole website dedicated to proving HIV risk isn’t lowered by circumcision http://www.circumstitions.com/HIV.html

Furthermore, please explain to me why circumcision would lower the odds of an STD transmission. Spare no detail, I almost went to medical school so you won’t be going over my head.

The only plausible medical note I have found, is that bacteria can build inside the hood, which can cause infections… infections that could lead to HPV, just as any regular infections in that area could… But again, this is eliminated quite easily with basic hygiene.

You’re advocating for the genital mutilation of infant boys, and you won’t even take the time to look up an article or something that has legitimate proven science to back up your claims.

Sounds pretty f*cking disgusting to me.

Here is the CDC article.
And this is from the New England Journal of Medicine.

stolen from an answer shilolo once gave on a similar question

For the record, I have no preference, and I’ve been with many men of each variety.
I am not a scientist, and I didn’t almost go to medical school.

@zigmund Just skimmed through that. The data the study uses is from Africa, almost entirely. Strange they don’t include any data from India or Europe, both heavily populated areas that don’t practice circumcision by in large, and strangely enough aren’t rampant with AID’s epidemics. But a few notes:
-The CDC itself didn’t conduct a study, they “reviewed” the findings of 35 other studies.
-16 of the 35 studies did not find information to support a lowered risk of HIV.
-Most of the studies were conducted by, or paid for by, the Catholic Church.

As if being circumcised would be some kind of a magical cure to stop AIDs. Hey newsflash for you, you’re going to get it anyways if you have unprotected sex with a carrier. Also, it’s not as if the CDC has never got something wrong.

Your second link is a much better one, it actually details their methods.. mathematically and scientifically.. So congrats on that much. But you should read it better than just the title. They tested vs 3 diseases, HPV, Syphilis, and HSV-2. They found that it was a 3% lower incidence of HSV-2, and no difference at all for syphilis (keep in mind with sample sizes of this size, roughly 3000, there can be as great of an error as 5%.. see political polling for an example.. ie “margin of error”).

They did find a much lower incidence of HPV (18% vs 28%), but this doesn’t take into account the simple fact that HPV is spread by a lack of hygiene. If you have sex, and then have sex again in an hour without bathing, you raise your risk of HPV because it can be caused by secondary infections. The foreskin can trap extra bacteria, that can eventually lead to HPV via that route. But as I’ve pointed out numerous times this can be avoided by having good hygiene rather than cutting off part of your god damned penis.

I prefer to think of it as my god blessed penis, but hey, maybe I was luckier than you.

Once again, I have no preference here, so I’m not advocating anything. But you rudely attacked the previous poster for not citing studies, as if they didn’t exist, and I was merely pointing out, they do exist. And one of Fluther’s most respected members, shilolo, someone who more than almost went to medical school thought they were sound enough to post them here once.

@zigmund Well you’ll have to excuse my rudeness.. But I think it’s fully deserved when someone is protecting genital mutilation of infants, without bothering to take the time to back up their statement with some kind of scientific fact. And I wanted someone to post the medical articles that I knew were coming, because I already knew that they had been since proven false.

Well you are very smart.

My boyfriend is circumsized and I prefer the look of a circumsized penis when I am watching porn, for example, but I imagine that is because it’s what I am used to.