How sensitive is a penis - can you compare it to my clit?

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RickPen · Accepted Answer

Sensitivity is potentially subjective, depending on the owner's mood and neuro-function.

We know the glans clitoris (what is often referred to as the clit itself) has approximately 8,000 nerve endings. The glans of the penis has approximately 4,000. Both are based on the same structure, and have deep pressure receptors.

One could make the leap that the female will be more sensitive, but there is a design difference: the prepuce (foreskin) of males contains approximately 20,000 fine-touch nerve endings, about the same amount as found in all fingertips combined. That is the most sensitive area of the penis by far.

I'm not as familiar with the sensitivity statistics of the rest female anatomy, but will say that studies have been done, and circumcised males lose between 70-80% of sensation due to removal of the foreskin, and typically the frenulum as well.

How does that compare to a female? The natural male and female would probably have the same level, but different versions of pleasure. Circumcised males are pretty much screwed, and that worsens over time, too.

Study is linked below:

https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11761.x

cicchis0 · Accepted Answer

Theoretically, the clitoris should be more sensitive than a penis at least per unit area. It has the same number of nerve ending as the glans (head) of the penis, but is smaller, so they are more densely packed together and more sensitive per unit area:

drsatan · Answer

Male genitals start of the same as female genitals while we're still in the womb, but they develope into the male genitalia we all know and love before we're born.
The tip of the penis is essentially an overgrown clit, so yes, they are comparable, but a clit has roughly the same amount of sensitive nerves as the tip of the penis does, but in a smaller area, so it's even more sensitive.

Quackthulu · Answer

Who do you think can actually answer this? Nobody has both…

Soteris · Answer

Honestly its not very sensitive at all unless its being stimulated in some way and at that point its mostly being amplified by hormones and your own lust. If I am just touching it its barely different from just touching my leg. Not sure how your clit feels but unless you are actively sexually stimulating it there is just nothing special to be felt.

JackSmy · Answer

Without knowing how each feels, not really, but maybe?
When she is really excited and maybe a little pinker, and more swollen, anything like a finger tip can hurt, as several have said, and so I go with the tongue, mostly!
For me, she can touch, and stroke, or kiss and lick, and it isn't painful. The very tip can be sensitive, but fingers and lips don't 'hurt', but rather stimulate and feel nice.
Does that help at all?
I think women are much more sensitive, and thus more sensations, with someone that takes his time to discover what you love!

GoodGuyBreakingBad · Answer

The head of the penis is sensitive

Alexandrubaschet08 · Answer

if i'm very hard and a girl start to rub my pants i will walk very had and strange.

Eridan · Answer

It's essentially the same organ, so it should be about equal

chriscdi · Answer

well the penis is the part with the most nerves in the male human body i think but im not sure

lawhawk84 · Answer

I dont think it is as sensitive as a clit, but still pretty sensitive

thisisausername9999 · Answer

it depends on the person

Iron_Man · Answer

No how is that possible your female men have dicks. Women have button mound called clits

Samantha_17 · Answer

Clitoris/Vagina = Head of Penis/Shaft Ovaries = Testicles Uterus = Prostate

Random_Guy_Online · Answer

Sensitive as in pleasure? Balls are the most sensitive where it hurts when you squeeze them. They aren't very pleasurable if touched/stimulated tho.

Trooper205 · Answer

Oof... That's a tough one! Since Men can't understand Clits, and Girls can't understand the Penis, it'll be really hard to use words that would best be understood! Here goes: (Bear with Me) [This is based on my personal Cock, rather than everybody's]
Ok. The sensitivity of a Penis depends on the level of Arousal! See, the Penis will be more sensitive when it's erect and Hard, rather than when it's Soft and flaccid. The most sensitive part of the penis is the Glans Penis, the Reddish tip. (Rounded) I've done some "fooling around", and found if I hold out my palm, and rub my Tip on my palm, (as if using a pencil on paper) and it sends tingles down Him and my Legs! My senses tell me that my Glans is so sensitive, it's picking up the sensations from the ridges of my skin! (If you look at your skin, the fingerprints are made by ridges. The skin is not perfectly smooth) I've scratched my Glans, and it hurts, but it's not EXCRUCIATING. (depends on how deep the scratch is) The Glans is responsive to heat, touch, and other sensations! From what I understand, the Glans Penis and the Clitoris are somewhat similar... Hope this helps!

Steve37 · Answer

Well, I have no idea how sensitive your clit is so how do you expect me to compare?

Torari · Answer

A womans vagina has 2x as many nerve endings as a penis, so a penis is roughly half as sensitive as a clit.

OpenNudist · Answer

When a girl caresses and softly squeezes the head and underneath becomes as sensitive as your inner lips and clitoris to the point of cumming inside you

Rudon00 · Answer

Well I cannot speak for the female clit but I know my penis is very much sensitive given the right touch. Hence the reason I always have to be freaking out about getting an erection in public

Numbnuts89 · Answer

The clit is the same thing as the under part near the head, of the penis. Thats the most sensitive part of the penis, but, no, the most sensitive part of the body, for both gender, is the eye

a_19ad · Answer

Kinda

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