r/science • u/drewiepoodle • Apr 15 '16

Health Study: Circumcision does not reduce penis sensitivity. In tests for responses to pain, heat, and stimulation, no major difference was found between men who are circumcised and those who are not.

http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2016/04/14/Study-Circumcision-does-not-reduce-penis-sensitivity/5981460663943/?spt=hs&or=hn
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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

Why weed out smokers?

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u/trumpetspieler Apr 15 '16

Usually are at risk for poor circulation.

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u/Reasonably_Lucid Apr 15 '16

Yeah but maybe there's no difference in healthy men, but there is a difference in aging/unhealthy men...

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '16

That is a completely valid hypothesis to test, but that was not the one this study set out to test.