We have all seen posts of men not understanding women’s anatomy. How have you experienced this the other way?

For instance, My wife confidently told me that men who jerk off a lot actually stretch the skin of their penises permanently. If that were the case, mine would be looped around my waist.

Yes, I am aware of Jelqing, it doesn’t work. That is not what she was referencing.

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At least in the United States, there is a ton of misinformation about circumcision. Long story short, it’s routinely done to infant boys, and is commonly thought to be healthier. In truth, there is little to no evidence of any medical benefits from circumcision.

Even further, many doctors, including pediatricians, aren’t taught proper care for foreskins. A classic example is that in young boys the foreskin is fused to the head of the penis. It loosens as they get older, and usually is retractable around puberty. It’s important not to forcibly retract the foreskin until this happens, or it can cause complications, including phimosis. Many pediatricians don’t know this, and will retract the foreskin during a checkup, or will give the parents bad advice and tell them to clean under the foreskin during bath time.

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This is the one that is so very delicate and depends on genetics and individual development a lot.

Lack of prepuce motility can also lead to phimosis. And lack of hygiene can also make the foreskin a locus of infection. It is not like a vagina that can stay clean and discharges on their own. Any debris or substance that lodges under the prepuce can cause infection so you do have to keep it clean. This is particularly problematic with diaper use that concentrates humidity for too long in genital area. Also, some kids make it to puberty with a fused prepuce and have to have it manually and painfully mechanically separated. While gentle normal washing rub during showers usually helps with the gradual and natural separation.

Like a lot of things in human health, it’s not that black and white. Fuck circumsicion for aesthetic reasons though, that’s genital mutilation, amounts to child abuse and I have seen too many families lose babies to circumcision related complications.

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I had a urinary tract infection as a teenager. Took some antibiotics, which ended the infection.

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Having experienced it, I could pull it back a little and would clean under there after having had an infection. Def not a good idea to yank it back. It’d be excruciating. I even distinctly remember I could cum before I could pull the skin all the way back. Either way there should be education about it, I thought I was weird until it came all the way back.

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Just to add a slightly different bit of medical male blindness.

You know those ads that said you should drink 8-10 glasses of water per day? That’s the recommendation for women. For men it’s 10-12.

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Sure man, like all our boners are that big

/s

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6 points

And ribbon shaped!

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Am I the only one who tucks mine down into my sock for warmth and to avoid dragging?

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I was surprised she wasn’t aware of jean penis but she didn’t believe me when I said that

…What is jean penis? Is it just that bulge you can spot when pants are tighter/well-fitted?

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You know when you wear a full zip hooded sweatshirt, and when you sit down there’s that weird arch that the zipper makes? It’s like that, but with your jean zipper.

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Ah, so a zipper boner?

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My wife was in a panic when we had a baby boy and she realised that male kids, even babies get boners. She thought that didn’t happen till puberty. I told her, that’s why a kid who can’t lift a book can get one at any moment once they hit puberty, cause that thing works itself out without our knowledge or consent and while we sleep. I wish the rest of my muscles worked out while I slept.

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Tell her that baby boys even get boners while still inside the womb.

Also, the penis is not a muscle. It gets hard because it contains chambers that fill up with blood.

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Most specificalyl blood that was meant for brain functions…

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Can confirm, was born with more boner than brains; has been an ongoing issue.

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The corpos cavernosum does indeed fill with blood to cause an erection. There are however several muscles in and attached to the penis.

You have to remember the penis actually extends into the body of the person slightly, and is held by two main muscle groups. The bulbospongious muscle (ever squeeze a water balloon so it stretches tighter? It’s like that for penis blood), and the ischiocavernosus (a check valve for blood basically).

There is also the suspensory ligament, which is how you can make it nod hello.

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Boner is not equivalent to horny. Each can happen without the other

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I like coleslaw but not that much

No reason boner

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It can happen anytime / It can happen anywhere / When the Loch Ness Monster / Decides he wants to randomly come up for air

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For me, orgasm is not the same as ejaculation either. But that is rarely noted.

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Yes, we can pee with an erection, the two things are not mutually exclusive.

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For those of us with an upward curve it’s a royal pain in the ass to pee that way. Can’t do it standing and sitting you still have to push it at an angle that hurts.

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I thought a hard downwards looping back curve would be a pain the in the arse

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Gives new meaning to “go fuck yourself”

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Depends on which way you’re fucking from

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Next time you’re in that situation, try kneeling on one knee and leaning forward and a little to the side.

Let’s you get enough of a downward angle to hit the back of the bowl instead of like, the wall at eye height.
Still a little bending needed, but not enough to hurt, just silly feeling.

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You gotta get one knee on the ground, and get your other foot up on the sink.

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That actually depends; it’s incredibly difficult for some people.

Part of it depends which muscles you use: if you’re used to pushing with your abdominal muscles, it can cut off the flow.

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Sometimes it mixes with the jizz. Like how toothpaste has the two different gels mixed in.

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It also has the same tooth-whitening benefits and minty flavor.

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And it feels soo god damn nice to get the last jizz out with the pee.

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It can certainly be tricky, either getting going or just not pulling a 40 year old virgin

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Speak for yourself.

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