# men shaving their testicles **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 27, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869 "2011-04-27T06:11:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/61 "2011-04-28T05:32:12Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > Hope you don’t mind my asking, but I’m curious how this works mechanically. Is it because a bush covers your clit? If that’s the case tho, except for certain positions, doesn’t one of you have to give it attention anyway? It’s because the skin loses sensitivity in the whole general area when it has even just, say, 5 days’ worth of hair on it. And yes, I have to have direct clit stimulation to orgasm; always have. But it’s much harder when the skin isn’t as sensitive. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/62 "2011-04-28T20:13:55Z")
I’m 40ish and shave them. I want to make my gf’s oral excursions down there as easy and pleasant as possible. She likes it. I only have to shave about once a week. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/63 "2011-04-28T20:31:07Z")
If I get a T-shirt printed up that says something along the lines of “Mine’s trimmed up all neat!” will it improve my chances of random BJ-ery? 'Cause I totally will if that will work… ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Xenos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Marc\_Xenos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marc_Xenos)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/64 "2011-04-28T23:31:43Z")
Nearly everyone in porn videos these days are shaved. But (in the case of guys), that also includes all torso and arm/leg hair, too. I’ve noticed that most people in the swinging lifestyle don’t shave so much as they just keep it trimmed neatly. Which is what I do. It’d look pretty damned silly to have a bald crotch with hairy legs, chest, and stomach hair. And trying to keep my entire body hair-free is way too much effort. Just ask Ron Jeremy, and HE gets paid for it! ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/65 "2011-04-29T11:05:11Z")
Wonder how American this is. I suppose I am a tad on the old side (early thirties) but in my sexual experiences the only guy I’ve come across who had noticeable shaving down there was Mexican. All the Euro fellas had hair. For the record, I really don’t care much either way and it does not influence my decision on whether or not to go down on someone in the slightest. P.s. I’m astounded to learn that there are guys in existence who put blowjobs in the meh or even negative experience categories. :eek: Live and learn. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/66 "2011-04-29T11:27:45Z")
Well, I shaved my scrote last night in preparation for a vasectomy today. It was an unpleasant experience, one that I don’t think I’ll be repeating. For what it’s worth, my wife said my crotch looks sad now. ---
**Author:** ![Inthewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Inthewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inthewater)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/67 "2011-04-29T14:29:24Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > Well, I shaved my scrote last night in preparation for a vasectomy today. It was an unpleasant experience, one that I don’t think I’ll be repeating. For what it’s worth, my wife said my crotch looks sad now. ☹ Aww, did you tell her to make it look happy, then? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/68 "2011-04-29T14:57:19Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > Well, I shaved my scrote last night in preparation for a vasectomy today. It was an unpleasant experience, one that I don’t think I’ll be repeating. For what it’s worth, my wife said my crotch looks sad now. If she thinks it looks sad today, just wait till tomorrow. It’ll look sad AND abused. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/69 "2011-04-29T15:04:07Z")
Well, that made me laugh at least 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Xenos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Marc\_Xenos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marc_Xenos)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/70 "2011-04-29T22:12:36Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > Well, I shaved my scrote last night in preparation for a vasectomy today. It was an unpleasant experience, one that I don’t think I’ll be repeating. For what it’s worth, my wife said my crotch looks sad now. Sad? Never happier. I tell everyone I’m a Sunkist orange; all juice and no seeds. My wife says I simply converted to a sport model. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/71 "2011-04-30T00:19:31Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > Disposable razor in the shower. I lather up with some soap first to help things glide along smoothly, and have never once nicked myself there after years of weekly shavings. The only tricky thing is getting every last hair, because it requires hunching over a bit while standing in something of a squat while holding a slippery nutsack with one hand while attacking all areas from a couple different directions. Hey, I’m all about attention to detail. Only on the dope will I find out how to shave my nut-sack properly. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/72 "2011-04-30T00:27:14Z")
Why? Because everything today revolves around vanity and intolerence. People are so vainglorious and self-absorbed, and want to conform so badly that they manicure their genitals… as the genitals go, so goes society… or maybe it’s vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/73 "2011-04-30T00:50:04Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > Why? Because everything today revolves around vanity and intolerence. People are so vainglorious and self-absorbed, and want to conform so badly that they manicure their genitals… as the genitals go, so goes society… or maybe it’s vice versa. Yeah because if I don’t shave, everyone’s going to find out. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/74 "2011-04-30T01:09:38Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > Yeah because if I don’t shave, everyone’s going to find out. But that’s exactly my point, people are so vainglorious today that they have taken vanity to new depths… vanitus incognito… you see it all around nowadays, it’s mainstream- from boob jobs to vaginoplasty and everything in between. ---
**Author:** ![Marc\_Xenos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Marc\_Xenos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marc_Xenos)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/75 "2011-04-30T01:21:22Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > But that’s exactly my point, people are so vainglorious today that they have taken vanity to new depths… vanitus incognito… you see it all around nowadays, it’s mainstream- from boob jobs to vaginoplasty and everything in between. Editorial comment about the Michael Jordan underwear commercials that Charlie Sheen [used to] share in? ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/76 "2011-04-30T14:33:57Z")
> [@devilsknew](#): > > Why? Because everything today revolves around vanity and intolerence. People are so vainglorious and self-absorbed, and want to conform so badly that they manicure their genitals… as the genitals go, so goes society… or maybe it’s vice versa. So from the 60-80’s people weren’t vainglorious and self-absorbed when everyone was walking around with jungles in their pants ? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/77 "2011-05-04T14:24:59Z")
> [@Ibanez](#): > > So from the 60-80’s people weren’t vainglorious and self-absorbed when everyone was walking around with jungles in their pants ? Are you implying that **not** altering one’s appearance is also conformity? ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/78 "2011-05-04T15:38:24Z")
for clarification: are we talking “shaving” (i.e., razor… cue ball clean) or “manscaping” (trimmer… peach fuzz) ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/79 "2011-05-04T16:22:58Z")
This thread reminded me to get everything better trimmed. Thanks folks. ---
**Author:** ![MeanJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanjoe/32/5693_2.png) [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869/80 "2011-05-04T17:16:30Z")
Male/42/Straight I’ve been shaving my scrotum and using a beard trimmer on everything else since my late 20’s. In that time I’ve had quite a few sexual partners and I’ve never once had one express any dislike for the look or feel. In all but one case, the sexual partner also kept things trimmed and/or shaved. The one partner I have had that did not trim/shave, I have to admit I found it to significantly impact my sexual arousal. Oral sex was just not enjoyable for me… hairs getting in my mouth, etc. Vaginal intercourse was also less pleasurable. I do vaguely recall the 1st time the hair started growing back it being a bit uncomfortable/prickly. You quickly get used to it and at this point I barely even notice any itching or scratching when it has been a bit since I’ve shaved. As for the shaving itself, hot water and soap in the shower and it is pretty easy and usually accomplished in less than a minute. I think in all this time I’ve actually cut myself on maybe 1 to 2 occasions, far less frequently than I cut myself shaving my face. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-shaving-their-testicles/579869.md?page=5)