Hi! I always heard that the clit has twice the amount of nerve endings than penises do, but my friend just told me that the foreskin has 20,000 nerve endings to the clit's 8,000. Is this true? Thanks!
Hi anon,
Thanks for your question. You are correct that theclitoris has 8,000 nerve endings to the penis’ 4,000. However, you friend isalso correct about the nerve endings in the foreskin. It is believed that theforeskin of a penis has between 10,000-20,000 nerve endings.
The confusion here is probably because in many cultures,including here in the United States, most male bodied people are circumcisedwhen they are infants. Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskinfrom the head of the penis. This removal leaves the penis with around 4,000nerve endings.
That being said, whether or not a person is circumciseddoes not make a difference in whether they are able to give or receive sexualpleasure.
I hope this helps.
















