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Voluntary Circumcision? Your thoughts?

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I am thinking about a voluntary circumcision. I am 48 male UK, and I have what you'd class as Phimosis all my life (tight foreskin) and would think the GP would agree.

However, I am just looking at any tips or thoughts on this before I take it any further, from the people on this forum.

What is the procedure like, and the healing afterwards? I am very hesitant to step forward for this, but this forum is making it a little easier with your stories.

Sex has never been a problem, nor urinating.

I have heard of horror stories, of people in pain, losing sensitivity, waiting to heal to resume sex and it not feeling the same etc wishing they could reverse it

Can anyone shed any info on the pain, procedure etc. Would you still have gone ahead?

Or could I ask the GP for Steroid creams as a smaller step to loosening up the foreskin which I believe is a common practice and not so invasive!

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Nelly19812022

I just recently had circumcision 2 months ago. I am 40 had tight foreskin getting little tears and bad scarring. Was in agony for 2 weeks. But now I am glad I had it done. Sex is better for us both. I was also a carrier of thrush which we have found out. Sensitivity has dropped around 40%. Can take me longer to cum. But not a bad thing.

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Ire_cali

I'm 36 now. Voluntarily did it when I was 33. I love it personally

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jimfromcalif

Phimosisjourney.com

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Correav

Personally would not recommend due to the adverse effects and what you have mentioned before you simply don’t know the outcome please do the research and inform yourself before making a decision

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keithy007

I am surprised no one has suggested the stretching exercises or that getting circumcised you will lose hundreds of thousands of nerve endings.

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roddythescot in reply tokeithy007

Stretching exercises rarely work after the foreskin thickens during puberty.

The 'hundreds of thousands' of nerve endings is a gross exageration. Anyway, 90% or more of the nerves in the foreskin are there solely to protect the foresakin and have nothing at all to do with sex.

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keithy007 in reply toroddythescot

I know, but that is what the intactavists will tell you why you should never ever be circumcised.

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jaglad

Do lots of research and make your own decision. Try not to be swayed by those who will tell you it is great one way or the other.From what you say Surgery may be the best option but for me I preferred life with a Foreskin.

I had a general so surgery was not a problem, but recovery is different for each of us. I was hypersensitive for months, others have said they where fine after a week.

Good luck

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Rood_A

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MrKenny

I had voluntary circumcision when I was 48 due to frenulum breve. Decided to have the full circumcision. Not looked back.

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