A straight man has shared the difficulties he faces dating a pre-operative transgender woman as he spoke about his sex life in intricate detail.

The 26-year-old unnamed man, who lives in the Mid-Atlantic, said he is really attracted to his new partner - who he says is 'cute, funny, nice' and 'very good in bed' - but has encountered a dilemma when it comes to oral sex.

Speaking anonymously on the Savage Lovecast podcast, he said he does not mind that she has a penis but admitted that he doesn't want to perform oral sex on his partner while she still has male genitals.

Honest: A straight man has shared the difficulties he faces dating a pre-operative transgender woman as he spoke about his sex life in intricate detail on the Savage Lovecast, presented by Dan Savage, pictured

He said that he has previously really enjoyed oral sex, which he claims he would perform 'maybe like 60 per cent of the time... something that I use to get my partner off', but that he is struggling to feel the same when it comes to his new partner's genitalia.

Despite being straight, he said that her penis 'is nothing that bothers me' adding that he finds her attractive 'naked or clothed'.

But now he is in a quandary about whether or not to discuss the issue with her or whether it is something he should 'just suck up and try to make myself do'.

Appealing to presenter Dan Savage for help, he asked him whether he is being 's***ty' or whether he could be 'innately trans-phobic'.

'I'm straight but anytime I've hooked up with a partner, almost every single time, I've pretty much always go down on my partners,' he said on episode 491, season 20, of the podcast.

Procedure: Transgender women can undergo gender reassignment surgery, which sees their penis surgically changed into a functioning vagina

'It's something I enjoy and I'm good at and I would say probably little over half the time, maybe like 60 per cent of the time, it's something that I use to get my partner off.

'I try to be very considerate and always make sure my partner does get off and have a good time but my question is this: I recently started seeing a trans woman who I like very much, she's cute, she's funny, she's nice, very good in bed, very good to hang out with, but I really don't enjoy sucking d***.

'She has a penis which is nothing that bothers me, I'm attracted to her naked or clothed or what have you, and she hasn't really expressed and she hasn't really expressed any innate desire for me to go down on her yet. [sic]'

The man, who said he has also tried 'experimenting' in the past with a male friend, said he has only had sexual contact 'a few times' with his new partner but he always ensures she 'gets off'.

He added: 'As far as she has verbalized and in our communication she enjoys the sex we have had, but I've tried it a little bit and it's something I've tried experimenting in the past with a friend of mine once, and I've just learned that I do not enjoy sucking penises actually.'

She's cute, she's funny, she's nice, very good in bed, very good to hang out with, but I really don't enjoy sucking d***

Addressing Dan he asked: 'Is this something that I should keep in mind, or is this something that is s***ty of me, or innately transphobic, is this something I should just suck up and try to make myself do because I want to be GGG [good, giving and game] and good to my partner, or is this something I should bring up with her? [sic]'

He said she is 'very open and communicative about her transitioning process but he is wary of potentially hurting her by telling her about his issues with her penis.

Dan applauded him saying 'that is some varsity-level, world-class, progressive hand-wringing you're doing there and I commend you' but said it is vital that he speaks to his partner about it.

He said he has come across trans women who think it is important for their male partners to interact with their male genitalia and would see avoidance as 'rejection', while others would feel as if they were not being viewed as a woman.

'The person you need to wring your hands in front of, audibly, you need to say these things that you've said to me, is the woman that you're sleeping with, you need to talk to her about how she feels about this,' he said.