3. Men are just as sensitive as women.

We’re talking about sensitivity to touch, of course. When it comes to sensation on your genitals, men and women are almost identical.

Separate studies at Cornell University (for women) and Michigan State University (for men) used a scientific device that measures the lightest amount of pressure a person can feel on their skin. For guys, the most sensitive areas were the tip of the foreskin, and the area on the underside of the penis just below the glans called the frenulum.

For the ladies, the most receptive regions were the inner labia.

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But according to the sensitivity scale, men and women were in a dead heat. Both genders responded to the same level of touch: Just two-tenths of a gram of pressure could be felt.