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==Female preferences and response==
O'Hara and O'Hara (1999) argue that foreskin is a natural gliding stimulator of the vaginal walls during intercourse, increasing a woman's overall clitoral stimulation and helping her achieve orgasm more quickly and more often. Without the foreskin's gliding action, they suggest, it can be more difficult for a woman to achieve orgasm during intercourse.<ref name= "OHara1999">{{REFjournal
|last=O'Hara
|first=K.
|DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.0830s1079.x
|date=1999-01
|accessdate=2020-04-27
}}</ref> A study by psychologists Bensley & Boyle (2003) reported that vaginal dryness can be a problem when the male partner is circumcised.<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Bensley
|DOI=
|date=2003-09
|accessdate=2020-04-27
}}</ref> Boyle & Bensley (2001) reported that the lack of a foreskin in the male partner produces symptoms similar to those of female arousal disorder.{{Verify source|date=2008-10}} The authors hypothesized that the gliding action possibly involved intercourse with an uncircumcised partner might help prevent the loss of vaginal lubrication.{{Verify source|date=2008-10}} They stated that the respondents were self-selected, and that larger sample sizes are needed.<ref name="boyle2002" />
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Circumcision]}]
* [[Foreskin]]
* [[Foreskin sensitivity]]
* [[Erection]]
* [[Masturbation]]