What circumcised men say about their results
Explore satisfaction, recovery, sensation, circumcision styles and whether respondents would make the same choice again.
Satisfaction at a glance
Showing 1350 of 1350 circumcised responses after filters.
Overall satisfaction
How respondents feel about being circumcised overall
Change in sexual sensation
For respondents able to compare before and after
Recovery time
How long until the wound felt mostly healed
Recovery pain
Self-reported overall pain during recovery
Why respondents were circumcised
Main reason selected
Age at circumcision
When the procedure took place
Lubricant use after circumcision
These newer questions separate needing lubricant from simply preferring to use it. Older survey responses were not asked these questions.
Need for lube during masturbation
How often respondents say lubricant is needed
Not enough data yet.
Need for lube during sex
How often respondents say lubricant is needed
Not enough data yet.
Choosing to use lube
Even when it is not strictly needed
Not enough data yet.
Preferred lube type
Most-used preference among respondents
Not enough data yet.
Are respondents considering a revision?
Considering a revision
New survey responses only
Not enough data yet.
Current tightness feels
Useful context when thinking about revisions
Satisfaction by circumcision style
Style combines scar height and tightness. Small samples can move sharply as new responses arrive.
What people considering circumcision may want to know
of filtered respondents selected no listed complication requiring treatment or causing a recognised recovery problem.
reported at least one revision procedure. This survey does not establish why a revision was needed.
said they would choose circumcision again if they could make the decision now.
What uncut and considering respondents want to know
This helps shape the information, forums and clinic content on Cut Lads.
No considering responses yet.
Thinking about circumcision?
Use the results to understand other people's experiences, then speak to a qualified clinician about your own circumstances. Community survey results cannot predict your individual outcome.
Find clinicsHow to read these results
Cut Lads is an open, self-selected community survey. Respondents choose to take part, answers are self-reported, and the sample may not represent all circumcised men. This dashboard currently combines 1349 anonymised responses imported from the earlier Global Circumcision Survey with 1 responses collected through the new Cut Lads survey. Older respondents were not asked every newer question, so each percentage uses only people who answered that specific measure. Percentages describe the people who answered the survey, not the medical probability of a particular outcome. Raw member-linked responses remain private.