Crosspost "Male circumcision affects women too!! but hardly anyone realizes because female pleasure is so oft overlooked" from /r/GenderCritical:

Male circumcision-- the removal of foreskin from typically an infant's penis-- negatively affects women's pleasure in bed, to the point that it can make being penetrated painful for us.

For some reason this is rare knowledge, so let me explain.

Most people should know by now that the removal of foreskin statistically decreases sensitivity and pleasure for men. This is horrible, but I argue that circumcision typically affects the women they sleep with more than it affects the man, and here's why:

First, decreased sensitivity for the man leads to the man seeking longer and rougher intercourse, which can leave women sore. Worse, when left intact, foreskin acts as a protective, lubricated 'sleeve' that remains in place while the penis basically slides in and out of it. For a woman, that means that her vagina is protected from an uncomfortable raw 'chafing' sensation that is so often the reason behind painful penetration.

I've read so many accounts of women who thought they had vaginismus, only to then sleep with a man who had his foreskin intact and to realize there was nothing wrong with her vagina at all, but instead that the lack of foreskin on her previous partner was THE cause for all of her presumed 'vaginal dysfunction'. I've seen women from other countries where circumcision is not normal describe circumcised penises as 'wooden planks being shoved in'.

If you are suffering (even with tons of lube) from the uncomfortable 'chafing' sensation during sex I highly recommend using a female condom. It basically acts as that 'protective sleeve that stays in place which the penis glides in and out of' (foreskin's role) inside you! and then you can actually focus on the much closer to naturally intended sensation of PIV rather than, um, dying from raw chafing of your vagina. Unfortunately female condoms are extremely expensive because, again, women's needs, pleasure and anatomy are so frequently afterthoughts.

This has been a PSA.

Edit: Posting the results of a study on this since it puts it into words better and shows I'm not crazy...

These results show clearly that women preferred vaginal intercourse with an anatomically complete penis over that with a circumcised penis; there may be many reasons for this. When the anatomically complete penis thrusts in the vagina, it does not slide, but rather glides on its own 'bedding' of movable skin, in much the same way that a turtle's neck glides in and out of the folder layers of skin surrounding it. The underlying corpus cavernosa and corpus spongiosum slide within the penile skin, while the skin juxtaposed agaist the vaginal wall moves very little. This sheath-within-a-sheath alignment allows penile movement, and vaginal and penile stimulation, with minimal friction or loss of secretions. When the penile shaft is withdrawn slightly from the vagina, the foreskin bunches up behind the corona in a manner that allows the tip of the foreskin which contains the highest density of fine-touch neuroreceptors in the penis [1] to contact the corona of the glans which has the highest concentration of fine-touch receptors on the glans [18]. This intense stimulation discourages the penile shaft from further withdrawal, explaining the short thrusting style that women noted in their unaltered partners. This juxtapostion of sensitive neuroreceptors is also seen in the clitoris and clitoral hood of the Rhesus monkey [19] and in the human clitoris [18].

Posted by Distinct-Bandicoot | 1 February 2020 | Link