To Circumcise Or Not to Circumcise? A New Study Says It Does't Matter When It Comes to Sex

A new study says that circumcision may not be the sensitivity killer that some believe it to be. A The former director of the Kinsey Institute researcher called the study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the best he's she's seen on the topic, ABC reports.

But, not surprisingly, representatives from the National Organization of Circimcision Information Research Centers, are not convinced. They criticized the study for not testing the sensitivity of the actual foreskin (which does seem like a bit of an oversight). They tested the sensitivity by having the men watch porn and then:

Once aroused, researchers pressed increasingly firmer filaments against the erect penises until the subjects indicated that they felt the touch, and then at the point where they felt pain.

That sounds pretty hot. I hope those guys got paid. A lot.

Dr. Dean Edell is a big opponent of circumcison. I interviewed him for this story I wrote in 2004 about men who are so passionate about the power of the foreskin that they've devised DIY methods of "regrowing" their own. I can't help but think if it didn't do something, these guys wouldn't be going to all the trouble.

Study: Circumcision Doesn't Reduce Sensitivity [ABC]