{"id":467508,"date":"2026-05-26T08:59:39","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/467508\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T08:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T08:59:39","slug":"how-circumcision-could-affect-your-sex-life-according-to-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/467508\/","title":{"rendered":"How circumcision could affect your sex life, according to experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Experts have explained how circumcision can affect your sex life off the back of many studies on the matter over the years.<\/p>\n

Newborn circumcision rates in the US have declined to below 50 percent as of 2022, which is down from just over 54 percent in 2012.<\/p>\n

There are regional and demographic variations, while some men may decide to have a circumcision later in life due to health<\/a> reasons.<\/p>\n

Hussain Alnajjar, a consultant urological surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic in London, explained to the Mail<\/a> some of the health impacts men can suffer from having a circumcision, including the impact it can have on your sex life.<\/p>\n

Many men could undergo the surgery because of phimosis<\/a>, a condition where the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back over the head of the penis.<\/p>\n

Alnajjar explained how the majority of these cases are as a result of lichen sclerosus, a nasty inflammatory skin condition which impacts the head of the penis.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe majority of circumcisions are from newborns (Getty Stock Photo)<\/p>\n

Urine usually triggers the condition, which in turn can activity in the bedroom.<\/p>\n

Alnajjar explained to the Mail: “Urine is toxic to the skin \u2013 and when an uncircumcised man goes to the loo, some of it can get trapped under the skin, causing chronic inflammation.<\/p>\n

“In time, that inflammation causes a build-up of scar tissue in the foreskin which makes it tight.<\/p>\n

“Many men find this adversely affects their sex life because erections can be painful.”<\/p>\n

As a result, circumcisions for those suffering with phimosis can be beneficial for the sex<\/a> life.<\/p>\n

The expert went on to say that changes in sensitivity is one of the main concerns raised by men when they are recommended to have a medical circumcision, but Alnajjar has downplayed these concerns.<\/p>\n

\"SomeSome men may have a circumcision due to health reasons (Getty Stock Photo)<\/p>\n

While increased sensitivity can happen, the health expert stated ‘it\u2019s not common and most patients get used to it’.<\/p>\n

Like Alanjjar states, the impact of circumcision on a man’s sex life can very much depend on the person, with some people reporting it can reduce sensitivity in bed.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, a 2013 review in the Journal of Sexual Medicine claims that a circumcision does not make or break a person’s sex life, detailing that men who don’t have foreskin do not notice any reasonable differences when it comes to sexual function, sensation, satisfaction, or even pleasure. <\/p>\n

Health experts note that your partner may notice differences in the bedroom too depending on whether their other half is circumcised or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Experts have explained how circumcision can affect your sex life off the back of many studies on the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":467509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[103,397,396,61,60,6814],"class_list":["post-467508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-sex-and-relationships"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=467508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/467508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/467509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=467508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=467508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=467508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}