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Anatomical investigations have identified the prepuce as a primary erogenous zone in humans.<ref name="ErogenousZones">{{WinkelmannRK 1959}}</ref>  Morgan (1967) addressed the issue in the ''Medical Journal of Australia'':<blockquote>The subcutaneous tissue of the [[glans]] is provided with special sensory receptors that are concerned with appreciating the pleasurable sensations that occur during coitus. They are stimulated normally only when the glans is exposed. In the [[circumcised]] subject these receptors are constantly stimulated and lose their sensitivity. 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 the vaginal [[mucosa]].<ref name="morgan1967">{{REFjournal |last=Morgan |first=William Keith C. |init=WKC |author-link=William Keith Campbell Morgan |etal=No |title=Penile Plunder |trans-title= |language= |journal=Med J Aust |location= |date=1967-05-27 |volume=1 |issue=21 |pages=1102-3 |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/general/morgan2/ |quote= |pubmedID=4226264 |pubmedCID= |DOI= |accessdate=2024-08-18}}</ref> </blockquote> Falliers (1970) commented on the "sensory pleasure induced by tactile stimulation of the foreskin."<ref name="falliers1970">{{REFjournal

}}</ref> Even vibrations and bumps in car rides can stimulate the foreskin.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1j1y3dx/vibrations_from_bass/ |title=Vibrations from Bass |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=Reddit |date=2025-03-02 |accessdate=2025-03-05}}</ref>

}}</ref> The [[foreskin]] is what's known as a ''specific erogenous zone''.<ref name="ErogenousZones"/> This means that it is richly equipped with a high density and concentration of specialized and sophisticated nerve receptors that convey pleasure.<ref name="garcía-mesa2021" /> The presence of specialized nerves, nerves that do no not exist elsewhere, make this part of the [[penis]] especially important. Consequently, this has been studied in detail by respected anatomists for over a century, who have transformed their knowledge by detailed empirical observation of the nerves that are present in the [[foreskin]].

[[Bud Berkeley| Berkeley]] (1993) reported that the [[foreskin]] hangs quietly without generating much sensation until motion occurs, when it comes alive with pleasurable sensations.<ref>{{REFbook |last=Berkeley |first=Bud |init= |year=1993 |title=Foreskin: A Closer Look |url=https://www.amazon.com/Foreskin-Closer-Look-Bud-Berkeley/dp/1555832121/ |scope= |location= |publisher=Alyson Books |ISBN=78-1555832124 |accessdate=2025-01-21 }}</ref> These remarkable organs provide the [[foreskin]] with its amazing ability to detect the slightest sensations of touch, motion, temperature, and pressure. We are still unaware of all the facts about these fascinating structures. Future research may discover even more nerve receptors in the foreskin and help clarify what purposes they serve. The primary zones of erogenous sensitivity are the [[frenulum]], [[ridged band]] of [[Preputial mucosa|mucosa]], and the preputial orifice and the external fold of the [[foreskin]]. All of these zones are orgasmic triggers. Continuous gentle stimulation of any one of these areas can elicit pleasure, [[erection]], orgasm, and [[ejaculation]]. Some men report that simple retraction of their [[foreskin ]] causes [[erection]].

The [[foreskin ]] has important sexual nerve receptors that are removed during [[circumcision]].<ref name="CutaneousInnervation"/><ref name="ErogenousZones"/><ref name="Mucosa"/><ref name="cold1999">{{REFjournal

}}</ref> [[Circumcision removes ]] excises the most sensitive part of a man's [[penis]]. The five most sensitive areas of the [[penis ]] are on the [[foreskin]]. The transitional region from the external to the internal foreskin is the most sensitive region of the fully [[intact ]] penis, and more sensitive than the most sensitive region of the [[circumcised ]] [[penis]].<ref name="FineTouchPressure">{{REFjournal

In a 2007 study, which was published in ''BJU International''. They physically measured the sensitivity of all the parts of the [[penis]]. They used a very accurate pressure sensing probe while the test subject, who’s view was blocked with a screen, reported a sensation of touch. To demonstrate precision they took each measurement multiple times. To no surprise, their results corroborated with the neuro-anatomy that has been discussed previously.

"Five locations on the [[foreskinned]] [[penis ]] that are routinely removed at [[circumcision]] were more sensitive than the most sensitive location on the circumcised penis[...] The [[glans]] in the [[circumcised ]] male is less sensitive to fine-touch pressure than the glans of the [[uncircumcised]] male[...]The most sensitive location on the circumcised penis is the [[circumcision scar]] on the ventral surface [...] When compared to the most sensitive area of the [[circumcised ]] [[penis]], several locations on the [[uncircumcised]] penis that are missing from the [[circumcised ]] [[penis ]] were significantly more sensitive."<ref name="FineTouchPressure"/>

The nerves and other structures mentioned in this article are largely missing on the [[circumcised]] [[penis]].Moreover, it is more difficult to stimulate the circumcised penis because of the lack of [[gliding action]]. [[Foreskinned]] men who elect to be [[circumcised]] frequently report very substantial loss of sensation after [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] and may become [[regret men]]. ==Conflict between medical literature and personal reports of foreskin sensation==[[Jonathan A. Allan| Allan]] (2024) reviewed the medical literature and the various sex manuals. He found a serious discrepancy between the medical literature, which does not find increased sexual sensation in the foreskin, and the sex manuals, which report a very substantial increase in sexual sensation when the [[foreskin]] is present.<ref name="allan2024">{{REFbook |last=Allan |first= |init=JA |author-link=Jonathan A. Allan |year=2024 |title=Uncut: A Cultural Analysis of the Foreskin |url=https://uofrpress.ca/Books/U/Uncut |work= |editor= |edition= |volume= |chapter=Chapter Five: The Joy of Foreskin |scope= |page= |pages=180-7 |location=Regina |publisher=University of Regina Press |ISBN=9781779400321 |quote= |accessdate=2024-12-08 |note=}}</ref> The discrepancy occurs because medical science is unable to measure and quantify the increase in sensation caused by the motion and stretching of the foreskin that occurs during the [[gliding action]].<ref name="hill2003" /> ==Preliminary report from survey of circumcised, restoring, and intact men==[[C4Charkey]] has published the first results from the first 250 men surveyed were reported on 27 July 2025 in graph and text form. The findings overwhelmingly indicate the superiority of the erogenous sensation of the [[intact]] [[penis]] and the satisfaction enjoyed by the intact males as compared with [[circumcised]] males and [[restored]] males.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/FriendsOfTheFrenulum/comments/1ma5zqc/the_data_is_in_the_silence_is_broken_a_first_look/ |title=The Data is In. The Silence is Broken. A First Look at Our Survey's Staggering Results. |last=Intactivist |first=Accidental |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-07-26 |accessdate=2025-07-27}}</ref> ==Video=====Foreskin sensation===<youtube>v=_t7uduP9egk&t=31s</youtube>

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