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The ManHood - Underwear for circumcised men

by Nathan on February 1, 2012 Bookmark and Share

The vast majority of men who are restoring their foreskin cite "lack of sensation" as their main reason for restoring. I'd like to share some of my own story to regain the sensitivity that was lost due to being circumcised as an infant.

If you have ever been having intercourse or receiving oral sex from your partner and it did not feel quite the way you thought it should, it may be due to a loss of sensation on your glans (the "head" of your penis). Many circumcised men suffer from this and don't even realize what's causing it. In fact, men's health forums are usually filled with posts about this problem.

They ask, "Why don't I feel anything during sex?" or "Why can't I tell if I'm inside my partner?"

I knew I had a problem with lack of penile sensitivity as young as 16 years old. By my mid-20s, I would estimate that I'd lost up to 80% of the feeling on my glans. (Although there's no way to accurately measure, that is my best guess.) That is a pretty drastic reduction, but many guys have the same kind of damage from circumcision.

Now that I've been restoring for several years, I can measure the before and after results. I'd like to share some of the symptoms guys might experience without realizing their loss:

  • If you can't "feel" yourself going into your partner, but only know you're there by judging their reaction or the change in pressure on your penis. This is a problem many circumcised men don't realize was caused by their surgery. A healthy, sensitive glans will experience a wonderful sensation as soon as you enter your partner. I didn't understand this feeling until I'd regained sensitivity. What a difference it makes to feel this rush of pleasure in the head of your penis!
     
  • If you ejaculate from the friction of sex, but not the actual pleasure of it. This was another one I didn't realize before. When you have decreased sensitivity, achieving orgasm becomes a delicate task. You have to find the right amount of movement at just the precise angle, and all the while you're afraid of "losing it." You may think you're building up to a climax, only to have it disappear and then become frustrated and unhappy because you can't finish. When your sensitivity is restored, sex becomes a peaceful and euphoric experience. You're experiencing the sensations and your whole body is in ecstasy, yet you still feel like you have complete control and will confidently achieve orgasm when the moment is right.
     
  • If you're receiving oral sex and it feels "good," but you can't ejaculate without some kind of additional stimulation like having your partner masturbate your penis while they give you head. Oh, and it might take you 10 or 20 frustrating minutes to get there, filled with many false alarms of thinking you're close but then losing it. Again, this is because you're reaching orgasm due to friction and not actual pleasure. When sensation is restored, you may be able to reach orgasm simply by receiving oral sex and it's a completely different sensation. You probably won't feel as exhausted afterwards because you're able to relax and not worry.

Of course this has just been my own experience. But the problems listed above are reported by many guys. All of these issues went away once I'd regained penile sensitivity.

There are many methods out there for regaining sensitivity, but most of them require having at least enough slack skin to pull over the head of your penis. Taping is a popular method, although I never could get on board with it. I felt like it was cumbersome and sticky, and truth be told, I'm kind of lazy. I hated having to tape and un-tape and re-tape after going to the bathroom. Lame.

If you're really tightly cut, there might not be any immediate solutions for you. Instead, you'll just have to start restoring until you have at least a little bit of skin to work with. Oh, and on top of being lazy, I'm impatient too. So I didn't like that solution.

My solution for regaining sensitivity came from a product called ManHood. It's been wonderful. Basically it's a piece of fabric that is hand-sewn to custom fit your penis based on your measurements. It protects your glans, just like a foreskin does, and within a month, I noticed a drastic improvement in penis sensitivity. I've now been a customer for 4 years.

Once I understood how great it felt to have new feeling in my penis, I was motivated to fully commit to a restoring routine. I now have enough skin to completely cover the head of my penis. Unfortunately I'm still not at a point where the skin stays put, but I'm getting there. (As many of you know, restoring can be a long work in progress.) Thankfully, the ManHood is versatile enough to help with that too. I just pull the skin over and put the ManHood on top and it holds the skin in place gently but firmly. So it works for all stages of restoring.

I hope this information helps circumcised men make an assessment about their own penile sensitivity (or lack thereof) and gives them some pointers on how to gauge success. I highly recommend starting with the ManHood to get that first preview of what a restored penis will feel like. You'll be so happy you did and will be driven to keep building on the momentum.

As they say in the forums, Keep on tugging!

This post was written by Nathan. Nathan is a fellow foreskin restorer and intactivist. He blogs at Nathan Exposed.

I thank Nathan for being a guest blogger who does not mind writing about how circumcision affects sexual pleasure. ~ Tally

Disclaimer: Restoring Tally published this post because he believes men need to know about useful products. Restoring Tally received no financial incentive for publishing this post.

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#1 I bought the man hood as well

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 10/09/2012 - 1:30pm.

I bought the man hood as well as the your skin cone and senslip because I really wanted the best possible product. I found the cone was the best of the three but it only stayed on during light activity and bending over or moving around a lot would cause it to shift. The manhood is something I wear when I workout, run etc. It is really easy to put on and comfertable and will stay on. If you workout a lot this is something to consider. 

#2 Interesting

Submitted by Philip (not verified) on Tue, 01/01/2013 - 9:43am.

I have never heard of manhood before and it sounds great. I had some of the issues above like oral sex feels good but it could definitely be better and it takes me A LOT OF time to orgasm when my girlfriend performs oral sex. It is even embarrassing to me to see her putting a lot of effort to make me climax and I am not even close.

#3 Manhood versus Baby Sock

Submitted by anonomous (not verified) on Sun, 03/17/2013 - 11:02am.

I read that one of the bloggers went to a department store and shopped for baby socks.  He used this in the place of the Manhood.  So, I went to my local department store and bought some baby socks made out of cotton.  I bought 3 pairs for $1.00.  I tried one on my penis and it worked great !!!  The socks had a little elastic band around the end and it held my penis snugly and it never fell off even during sleeping.  Morning erections were find as the baby sock moved to compensate.  Definitely try this before spending the money for manhood. 

#4 Using baby sock to protect circumsized penis

Submitted by Juan (not verified) on Thu, 07/25/2013 - 5:10pm.

I also went to a local department store and picked up some cotton baby socks to use as protection for my circumsized penis.  I found the "newborn" size worked best because it held on when flacid and allowed for growth as needed without becoming unfortable.   A tip is to roll the newborn sock inside out.  That way the seam across the toes will not come in direct contact with your glans.  Newborn white cotton socks are very inexpensive and easy to use.

#5 My Manhood

Submitted by Alan (not verified) on Wed, 08/14/2013 - 9:34pm.

Okay,  I've been wearing it for 30 days...  It's taken time to get used to it. Especially since I'm a nudist and only wore it when i had to out cloths on. What i didn't realize, that leaving "it" uncovered was drying it out. So,  I've gotten used to wearing it all the time. Its been a funny joke with my fellow nudist. 

All i can say is...  Get one,  actually get a couple... My level of sensitivity has increased soooo much. Your level may not be like mine but don't give up. 

I don't get to restore as much as I'd like to and have resolved that i will wear my Manhood proudly, untill I'm fully restored or dead.

Alan 

#6 Friends Manhood

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 03/11/2014 - 3:32am.

Had a friend who bought this. He stopped me to show me the outside of his sock one day, pointing out how the tight woven high thread count fabric was getting all rough and pulled apart from contact with his underwear and such. "This is happening to your D!<#," he said. I'm now looking into the product. He also pointed out the awkwardness he felt at a urinal once when someone noticed the trouble he was having untying something before he could pee. His was a laced version.