COMPARISONS.

Intact -v- Circumcised.

The reasons usually given for routine circumcision in infants have been examined and found wanting.

Now let us consider whether the operation is in any way harmful or contraindicated.

The function of the prepuce is to protect the glans, the latter being almost insensitive to most ordinary tactile and thermal stimuli.

It has, however, specific receptors for other pleasurable sensations.

Removal of the prepuce exposes the glans to foreign stimuli which dull these special receptors.

During the act of coitus the uncircumcised phallus penetrates smoothly and without friction, the prepuce gradually retracting as the organ advances.

In contrast, when the circumcised organ is introduced during coitus, friction develops between the glans and vaginal mucosa.

Penetration in the circumcised man has been compared to thrusting the foot into a sock held open at the top, while, on the other hand, in the intact counterpart it has been likened to slipping the foot into a sock that has been previously rolled up.

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