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The '''vagina''' is the elastic, muscular part of the female genital tract. It extends from the [[vulva]] to the cervix. The outer vaginal opening is normally partly covered by a membrane called the hymen. At the deep end, the cervix (neck of the uterus) bulges into the vagina. The vagina is lined with mucosal tissue. The vagina is moisturized and lubricated by Bartholin's glands.<ref>{{REFweb
The '''vagina''' is the elastic, muscular part of the female genital tract. It extends from the [[vulva]] to the [[cervix]]. The outer vaginal opening is normally partly covered by a membrane called the hymen. At the deep end, the [[cervix]] (neck of the [[uterus]]) bulges into the vagina. The vagina is lined with mucosal tissue. The vagina is moisturized and lubricated by Bartholin's glands.<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Bartholin%27s+glands
  |url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Bartholin%27s+glands
  |title=Bartholin's glands
  |title=Bartholin's glands
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}}</ref> The vagina allows for sexual intercourse and birth.
}}</ref> The vagina allows for sexual intercourse and birth.


The vagina receives the [[penis]] during sexual intercourse. To accommodate smoother penetration of the vagina during sexual intercourse or other sexual activity, vaginal moisture increases during sexual arousal in human females. This increase in moisture provides vaginal lubrication, which reduces friction. The texture of the vaginal walls creates friction for the penis during sexual intercourse and stimulates it toward [[ejaculation]], enabling fertilization.
The vagina receives the [[penis]] during [[sexual intercourse]]. To accommodate smoother penetration of the vagina during sexual intercourse or other sexual activity, vaginal moisture increases during sexual arousal in human females. This increase in moisture provides vaginal lubrication, which reduces friction. The texture of the vaginal walls creates friction for the [[penis]] during sexual intercourse and stimulates it toward [[ejaculation]], enabling fertilization.
==History==
==History==
Knowledge of the overwhelming superiority of the [[intact]], [[foreskinned]] [[penis]] over the [[circumcised]] penis in assuring the pleasure and orgasm of the female partner is of long standing. Rabbi  Isaac ben Yedaiah, who lived in Southern France in the late 13th century, wrote effusively of the pleasures that the foreskin provided to the woman. Marc Saperstein (1980) provided a translation:
Knowledge of the overwhelming superiority of the [[intact]], [[foreskinned]] [[penis]] over the [[circumcised]] penis in assuring the pleasure and orgasm of the female partner is of long standing. Rabbi  Isaac ben Yedaiah, who lived in Southern France in the late 13th century, wrote effusively of the pleasures that the [[foreskin]] provided to the woman. Marc Saperstein (1980) provided a translation:
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A man uncircumcised in the flesh desires to lie with a beautiful-looking woman who speaks seductively to attract him. He vexes his mind to be with her day after day, growing weary in his attempt to fulfil his desire through lovemaking with her.
A man uncircumcised in the flesh desires to lie with a beautiful-looking woman who speaks seductively to attract him. He vexes his mind to be with her day after day, growing weary in his attempt to fulfil his desire through lovemaking with her.
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==Function of the male foreskin==
==Function of the male foreskin==


Warren & Bigelow (1994) reported the [[foreskin]] "provides slack [[shaft skin|skin on the shaft]] of the erect penis allowing it to [[Gliding action| glide]] within its own sheath of [[skin]] during intercourse, one effect of which is to conserve vaginal lubrication. The gliding of the foreskin eases penetration<ref name="taves2002">{{REFjournal
Warren & Bigelow (1994) reported the [[foreskin]] "provides slack [[shaft skin|skin on the shaft]] of the erect [[penis]] allowing it to [[Gliding action| glide]] within its own sheath of [[skin]] during intercourse, one effect of which is to conserve vaginal lubrication. The [[gliding action]] of the foreskin facilitates penetration<ref name="taves2002">{{REFjournal
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Frisch et al (2011) reported that women have "a range of frequent sexual difficulties, notably orgasm difficulties, dyspareunia and a sense of incomplete sexual needs fulfilment."<ref name="frisch2011">{{REFjournal
|last=Frisch
|first=
|init=M
|author-link=Morten Frisch
|last2=Lindholm
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|last3=Grønbæk
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|etal=no
|title=Male circumcision and sexual function in men and women: a survey-based, cross-sectional study in Denmark
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|language=
|journal=Int J Epidemiol
|date=2022-06-14
|volume=40
|issue=5
|pages=1367-81
|url=https://academic.oup.com/ije/article-abstract/40/5/1367/658163?redirectedFrom=fulltext
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=21672947
|pubmedCID=
|DOI=10.1093/ije/dyr104
  |accessdate=2024-12-26
}}</ref>


==Effect of the male foreskin on female sexual pleasure==
==Effect of the male foreskin on female sexual pleasure==
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Bensley & Boyle (2003) suggested that the [[circumcision]] of the male partner and the loss of vaginal lubrication may be a factor in the diagnosis of female arousal disorder.<ref name="bensley2003">{{REFjournal
=== Female Sexual Arousal Disorder ===
Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) occurs when a woman is continually unable to attain or maintain arousal and lubrication during intercourse, is unable to reach orgasm, or has no desire for sexual intercourse. FSAD occurs in up to 25 percent of American women.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Female+sexual+arousal+disorder
|title=Female sexual arousal disorder
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|publisher=The Free Dictionary by Farley
|date=2009
|accessdate=2023-12-18
}}</ref> Peter Moore (2015) reported that 62 percent of all American males reported being [[circumcised]],<ref name="moore2015">{{REFweb
|url=https://today.yougov.com/topics/lifestyle/articles-reports/2015/02/03/younger-americans-circumcision
|title=Young Americans less supportive of circumcision at birth
|last=Moore
|first=Peter
|date=2015-02-03
|accessdate=2022-02-07
}}</ref>
Bensley & Boyle (2003) suggested that [[circumcision]] of the male partner and the loss of vaginal lubrication may be a factor in the diagnosis of female arousal disorder.<ref name="bensley2003">{{REFjournal
  |last=Bensley
  |last=Bensley
  |first=Gillian
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It is now clear that the [[foreskin]] works within the vagina, to improve sensation, reduce friction, and conserve vaginal lubrication.
== Videos ==
===What Happens to Your Vagina As You Age? Doctor Explains===
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===Women's experiences with Intact men are awesome!===
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=== I love foreskin ===
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===I love foreskin!===
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===Disadvantages of male circumcision to a woman===
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===Did you know that circumcision causes lack of sensitivity?===
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===No Foreskin (Johnny’s Song)===
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== Conclusion ==
It is now clear that the [[foreskin]] works within the vagina, to improve erogenous sensation, reduce friction, and conserve vaginal lubrication.<ref name="milos2022-05-09">{{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/ask-marilyn-why-is-sex-with-my-husband-painful/
|title=Ask Marilyn – Why Is Sex with My Husband Painful?
|last=Milos
|first=
|init=MF
|author-link=Marilyn Fayre Milos
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2022-05-09
|accessdate=2024-10-24
}}</ref>
 
American women are increasingly likely to meet a [[foreskinned]] man. The incidence of [[circumcision of the newborn]] in the [[United States]] has been slowly decreasing since 1965. The [[intactivism]] movement really got started about 1990 and the percentage of boys with an [[intact]] [[foreskin]] has slowly but progressively increased, so the younger age groups of American men have a higher and higher percentage chance of being [[foreskinned]]. More than 1/2 of the boys born since 2022 left the birth facility [[intact]].<ref name="yang2025">{{REFjournal
|last=Yang
|first=
|init=P
|author-link=
|last2=Zhu
|first2=
|init2=X
|author2-link=
|last3=Patel
|first3=
|init3=EU
|author3-link=
|last4=Quin
|first4=
|init4=PC
|author4-link=
|last5=Grabowski
|first5=
|init5=MK
|author5-link=
|last6=Tobian
|first6=
|init6=AAR
|author6-link=Aaron Tobian
|etal=no
|title=Trends in Circumcision Among Newborn Males in the US
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|journal=JAMA Pediatrics
|location=
|date=2025-09-15
|season=
|volume=
|issue=
|article=e252464
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|url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2838312
|archived=
|quote=
|pubmedID=40952753
|pubmedCID=12439174
|DOI=10.1001/jamapediatrics.2025.2464
|accessdate=2026-03-04
}}</ref>
 


{{SEEALSO}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Dyspareunia]]
* [[Gliding action]]
* [[Gliding action]]
* [[Penis]]
* [[Penis]]
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* [[Sexual effects of circumcision]]
* [[Sexual effects of circumcision]]
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* [[The Benefits of Foreskin]]
* [[Women Affected By Male Circumcision]]
* [[Women Affected By Male Circumcision]]


{{LINKS}}
{{LINKS}}
* NSFW {{REFweb
* {{URLwikipedia|Vagina|Vagina}}
|url=http://acroposthion.com/sexual-intercourse/
|title=Sexual Intercourse
|publisher=Acroposthion
|last=
|first=
|accessdate=2020-12-26
}}
*{{REFweb
*{{REFweb
  |url=http://www.sexasnatureintendedit.com/
  |url=http://www.sexasnatureintendedit.com/
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  |accessdate=2022-05-25
  |accessdate=2022-05-25
}}
* NSFW{{REFweb
|url=http://acroposthion.com/sexual-intercourse/
|title=Sexual Intercourse
|publisher=Acroposthion
|last=
|first=
|accessdate=2020-12-26
}}
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* {{REFweb
* {{REFweb
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  |accessdate=2022-08-26
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* {{REFweb
* {{REFnews
  |url=https://getmegiddy.com/foreskin-guide-for-women?fd=5037708678751712|5178657338629138&lp=/foreskin-restoration
|title=A Cut Below
|title=The Foreskin: A Guide for Women
  |url=https://www.cirp.org/news/2007/2007-07-15_SFChronicle.php
  |last=Williams
  |last=Guthmann
  |first=Madeleine
  |first=Edward
  |init=
  |init=
  |publisher=Giddy
|author-link=
  |date=2021-02-15
  |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle
  |accessdate=2023-01-08
|website=
  |date=2007-07-15
  |accessdate=2024-07-28
|quote=People are vociferous on the [[foreskin]] question, none more than Kristen O'Hara, the author of "Sex as Nature Intended It" (2002), in which she claims women are more likely to enjoy intercourse if their male partner is uncircumcised.
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* {{REFweb
* {{REFnews
  |url=https://www.bolde.com/what-learned-dating-uncircumcised-guy/
|title=Circumcision: Social, Sexual, Psychological Realities
  |title=What I Learned From Dating An Uncircumcised Guy
  |url=https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/moral-landscapes/201109/circumcision-social-sexual-psychological-realities
  |last=Straight
|last=Darvaez
  |first=Kara
  |first=
  |publisher=Bolde
  |init=DF
  |date=2018-09-03
  |author-link=
  |accessdate=2023-01-25
  |publisher=Psychology Today
|website=
  |date=2011-08-18
  |accessdate=2024-05-09
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* {{REFnews
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/unpopularopinion/comments/f3f83n/foreskin_matters_for_female_pleasure_too/
|title=Foreskin matters for female pleasure too
|last=Anonymous
|first=
|init=
|author-link=
|publisher=REDDIT
|date=2019
|accessdate=2025-08-06
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.bolde.com/what-learned-dating-uncircumcised-guy/
|title=What I Learned From Dating An Uncircumcised Guy
|last=Straight
|first=Kara
|publisher=Bolde
|date=2018-09-03
|accessdate=2023-01-25
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://getmegiddy.com/foreskin-guide-for-women?fd=5037708678751712|5178657338629138&lp=/foreskin-restoration
|title=The Foreskin: A Guide for Women
|last=Williams
|first=Madeleine
|init=
|publisher=Giddy
|date=2021-02-15
|accessdate=2023-01-08
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/circumcision-dating-intimacy/
|title=Dating, Sex, and the Unspoken Pressure of Circumcision
|last=Alissa
|first=Kristel
|init=
|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-01-23
|accessdate=025-01-28
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/DebunkingCircumcision/comments/1omzxb2/reasons_why_circumcision_hurts_vaginal_intercourse/
|title=Reasons why circumcision hurts vaginal intercourse
|last=Anonymous
|publisher=REDDIT
|date=2025-10
|accessdate=2026-01-23
}}
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