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Condoms plus circumcision equals?

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So I had a thought or rather experience that made me question the benefit for feeling.

Currently uncut, the condom for me glides with the foreskin movement. While not as good as skin on skin obviously the feeling is reduced by adding a barrier. Mark Gungor did a hilarious marriage seminar called "the tale of two brains" in which his quote still sticks out to me. He likens using a condom as one who eats their favorute ice cream covered by a sock lol. [Said in context to a committed marriage and not being risky or promiscuous]

Anyway managing expectations, do people feel as dull as I can imagine with a condom when they compare their pre and post cut penis?

The goal for me is to get a vasectomy in a few years so I am sure things will change when condoms are only used to mitigate the mess 😅

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Irfanjalani profile image
Irfanjalani

It feel dulls

in reply toIrfanjalani

This is comparing before a circumcision? How much more effort now does it take to climax?

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Irfanjalani in reply to

More effort after cut

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jimfromcalif

Are you satisfied by intercourse in your current state, being intact and using condoms? What do you wish to achieve?

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So I guess because I'll get a vasectomy, I'm sure skin on skin (No condom) regardless of cut or not cut will be as people prefer.

However I perceive a dull factor largely because the gland can't feel the walls of the vagina if circumcised having a static head. However if intact, the glans thrusting within the foreskin and condom has a far less a dulling effect.

I just see different contexts to condoms being better for the uncircumcised rather than circumcised if making comparison before and after.

For myself, I wouldn't want to turn a jog in the part into a desert marathon, just to climax if I were to use a condom after circumcision. But, the goal is to be skin on skin obviously once I get the snip and after circumcision.

Just don't want to be thrusting for significantly more time, just to try climax with a condom.

I guess I'm sounding out what people's own experience is with or without condoms who are also circumcised. Anyone who is circumcised (Even as a child) who also uses condoms are welcome to add here.

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jimfromcalif in reply to

Why are you putting off the vasectomy? Have you considered doing it now?

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I'm 34 and out youngest is 18 months. The wife and I are deciding whether that's it or one more.

3 boys already eating out the cupboards 😁

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jimfromcalif in reply to

That makes sense. Are you having foreskin problems?

in reply tojimfromcalif

No, though I used to. Itchy and burning a few years back. Seemed to resolve itself.

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jimfromcalif in reply to

Why are you considering circumcision?

in reply tojimfromcalif

To mainly create a low maintenance willy for cleanliness. Such is more apparent day 3 hiking for example when it gets rather itchy etc.

So more convenience I guess. Not sure if cosmetic is a reason at all for me. I'm not impressing anyone other than my lovely wife.

Was going to get it done 12 years ago perhaps then for medical reasons (inflammation of foreskin).

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jimfromcalif in reply to

Cut penises stink after three days too. Your concern about sensitivity probably outweighs the issues while camping. The majority of those cut as adults express very noticeable loss. There's no way to predict which group you'll be in.

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I would imagine the condition and cleanliness after 3 days hiking would surely differ between one who is cut and uncut? But 3 days many things start to smell of course. It just seems others I've read comments of people who have been relieved having a relatively dry glans on this point alone.

I don't mind a bit of sensitivity loss, but the judgement of how much if significant may be determined by the kind of cut and how much of the more sensitive skin is retained. As you say no way to tell for sure.

Comments above also have indicated no perceived loss of sensitivity.

But the context of my original question is mainly around the use of condoms. Just curious I guess.

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jimfromcalif in reply to

Understand that those commenting here have had defective foreskins which aren't a reliable comparison.

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Fair comment.

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Nigel5975

I got circumcised 6 months ago. Sex does not feel dull at all for me. My opinion is that if you are worried about loss of sensation from a circumcision, then 1. Don’t take the risk of having one if you can help it. Or 2. If you want one just because or for medical reasons, choose a circumcision style that allows you to retain all or most of your sensitive inner foreskin ie. a “high and tight” style. A “low” circumcision places the scar close to the head and the doctor removes more of the sensitive inner foreskin and you retain more shaft skin on the penis. Shaft skin has no nerve endings. Condoms suck in general whether your are circumcised or uncircumcised. It’s a barrier between your penis and the skin of your partner....

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Yea condoms are only used in our case to mitigate the end cleaning process. I plan to rid of condoms long term, once the vasectomy process is done down the path of course.

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Nigel5975 in reply to

I was under the impression that after a vasectomy you still ejaculate when you climax, the ejaculate just doesn't have any actual sperm in it. You will still have a mess to clean up ha-ha

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Haha. True sorry I knew that. But condoms in that regard still act as a landing for less mess for her :P

The getting pregnant thing won't be a reason in the least.

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CuriousQ

For me I feel less being circumcised going raw than when I was intact AND using a condom.

in reply toCuriousQ

May I ask what style cut you got?

It seems from comments on this wider forum, the best retention to feeling is to go for a high cut (further away from glans), retaining a fair amount of inner skin, and regarding the frenelum, keep it where possible.

These are of course generalities and not everyone will agree.

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CuriousQ in reply to

Low cut. They said they were going to save the frenelum but still cut of half of it. It's now numb.

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