Meet Dick, Your Decision-Maker
Why do men give their penises nicknames? Because we like to be on a first-name basis with the boss.
So let’s meet your decision-maker. The penis has a head (glans) with a much higher concentration of nerve endings than the shaft. The glans has a coronal ridge separating it from the shaft (the outer edge of the helmet). On the underside of the penis there’s a small triangular region where a thin strip of skin called a frenulum attaches to the glans.
Both the coronal ridge and the frenulum are highly sensitive. If it’s true that men think with their penis, then this is the command center.
Heads up!
About 80-90% of American men are circumcised (compare that to 95% of men in the UK being uncircumcised). The good news for those 95% is that uncircumcised penises are more sensitive. They’re protected from rubbing, scratching and scraping against clothing.
However, there are arguments for and against circumcision. Uncircumcised men have to be more conscientious about cleaning their penis than their circumcised counterparts. That’s because smegma, a cheesy secretion, can form under the foreskin unless it’s cleaned daily. While clinical studies show smegma has anti-bacterial and antiviral properties, it also has smelly ones too.
Mind the gap
There’s a small strip of skin bridging the gap between your scrotum and anus. It’s called the perineum and it’s highly sensitive to the touch because it’s packed with nerve endings. In the south, the perineum is known as the “T’aint.” Because it t’aint your balls and it t’aint your ass.
Ask your partner to stroke it gently or press one or two fingers upwards, where the hyper sensitive prostate resides. Stay tuned for an upcoming post on how to massage your prostate externally (through the perineum) and internally, with a prostate massager.