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2004-07-17 09:35:35 UTC
The practice of circumcision is clearly to be likened to the practice
of female genital mutilation, albeit to a lesser degree.
The movement of the skin layers of the foreskin provides a built-in
form of lubrication, usually making it easy to masturbate without
additional lubrication if a foreskin is present. Depending on its
degree, this normal lubricating function can be absent after
circumcision.
"In the 1890s, it became a popular technique to prevent, or cure,
masturbatory insanity. In 1891 the president of the Royal College of
Surgeons in Great Britain published On Circumcision as Preventive of
Masturbation, and two years later another British doctor wrote
Circumcision: Its Advantages and How to Perform It, which listed the
reasons for removing the 'vestigial' prepuce. Evidently the foreskin
could cause 'nocturnal incontinence,' hysteria, epilepsy, and
irritation that might 'give rise to erotic stimulation and,
consequently, masturbation.'
At the same time circumcisions were advocated on men, clitoridectomies
(removal of the clitoris) were also performed for the same reason (to
treat female masturbators). The US "Orificial Surgery Society" for
female "circumcision" operated until 1925, and clitoridectomies and
infibulations would continue to be advocated by some through the
1930s.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation#Masturbation_and_circumcision
It has been argued that the practice of circumcision for non-religious
reasons, still wide-spread in some countries, arose originally as one
of the most popular remedies against masturbation. See circumcision
and female circumcision for a detailed discussion. Extreme male
circumcisions, where much of the penis' skin is removed, are in fact
effective against masturbation because erections can become very
painful, severely restricting the sexual use of the organ. Such
circumcisions would today be referred to as malpractice in a medical
context, but are sometimes practiced in a religious one.
As noted above, even routine male circumcision complicates
masturbation, because the glans penis, which is keratinized and less
sensitive in circumcised males, cannot be massaged with the help of
the foreskin. Masturbation becomes more difficult to learn and may be
experienced as more troublesome. Several surveys indicate that
uncircumcised men and boys masturbate earlier and more frequently than
circumcised men. [3](http://users.bigpond.net.au/xeyr/circum/mast.htm)
A survey in the United States has indicated the opposite [4]
http://www.cirp.org/library/general/laumann/), but that has been
attributed to strong sociodemographic difference between the two
groups of circumcised and uncircumcised men in that country in
particular. Even in pro-circumcision circles, the negative effect on
masturbation, through the painful aftereffects of the operation and
the complication of the process, is sometimes cited as an advantage.
[5](http://www.circlist.com/considering/masturbate.html)
Circumcision opponents like Paul M. Fleiss [6]
(http://cirp.org/news/Mothering1997/) also refer to the over 20,000
nerve-endings in the removed tissue, which are believed to contribute
to a loss of pleasure. While foreskin restoration can alleviate
keratinization and make masturbation using the foreskin possible, it
cannot regenerate the lost nerve-endings.
In males with phimosis, frenulum breve and other similar rare
conditions of the foreskin, however, circumcision alleviates painful
erections (if present) and therefore increases the likelihood that
masturbation would be pleasurable, as would successful foreskin
stretching, frenoplasty, or frenectomy.
of female genital mutilation, albeit to a lesser degree.
The movement of the skin layers of the foreskin provides a built-in
form of lubrication, usually making it easy to masturbate without
additional lubrication if a foreskin is present. Depending on its
degree, this normal lubricating function can be absent after
circumcision.
"In the 1890s, it became a popular technique to prevent, or cure,
masturbatory insanity. In 1891 the president of the Royal College of
Surgeons in Great Britain published On Circumcision as Preventive of
Masturbation, and two years later another British doctor wrote
Circumcision: Its Advantages and How to Perform It, which listed the
reasons for removing the 'vestigial' prepuce. Evidently the foreskin
could cause 'nocturnal incontinence,' hysteria, epilepsy, and
irritation that might 'give rise to erotic stimulation and,
consequently, masturbation.'
At the same time circumcisions were advocated on men, clitoridectomies
(removal of the clitoris) were also performed for the same reason (to
treat female masturbators). The US "Orificial Surgery Society" for
female "circumcision" operated until 1925, and clitoridectomies and
infibulations would continue to be advocated by some through the
1930s.
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masturbation#Masturbation_and_circumcision
It has been argued that the practice of circumcision for non-religious
reasons, still wide-spread in some countries, arose originally as one
of the most popular remedies against masturbation. See circumcision
and female circumcision for a detailed discussion. Extreme male
circumcisions, where much of the penis' skin is removed, are in fact
effective against masturbation because erections can become very
painful, severely restricting the sexual use of the organ. Such
circumcisions would today be referred to as malpractice in a medical
context, but are sometimes practiced in a religious one.
As noted above, even routine male circumcision complicates
masturbation, because the glans penis, which is keratinized and less
sensitive in circumcised males, cannot be massaged with the help of
the foreskin. Masturbation becomes more difficult to learn and may be
experienced as more troublesome. Several surveys indicate that
uncircumcised men and boys masturbate earlier and more frequently than
circumcised men. [3](http://users.bigpond.net.au/xeyr/circum/mast.htm)
A survey in the United States has indicated the opposite [4]
http://www.cirp.org/library/general/laumann/), but that has been
attributed to strong sociodemographic difference between the two
groups of circumcised and uncircumcised men in that country in
particular. Even in pro-circumcision circles, the negative effect on
masturbation, through the painful aftereffects of the operation and
the complication of the process, is sometimes cited as an advantage.
[5](http://www.circlist.com/considering/masturbate.html)
Circumcision opponents like Paul M. Fleiss [6]
(http://cirp.org/news/Mothering1997/) also refer to the over 20,000
nerve-endings in the removed tissue, which are believed to contribute
to a loss of pleasure. While foreskin restoration can alleviate
keratinization and make masturbation using the foreskin possible, it
cannot regenerate the lost nerve-endings.
In males with phimosis, frenulum breve and other similar rare
conditions of the foreskin, however, circumcision alleviates painful
erections (if present) and therefore increases the likelihood that
masturbation would be pleasurable, as would successful foreskin
stretching, frenoplasty, or frenectomy.