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About virginity
Is male virginity detectable?
Originally Published: November 08, 1996
 
Dear Alice,

Simply I want to know (excuse me for my english, but I'm an Italian boy) how a male can be recognized as virgin. My friends say that the frenulum broke when you do for the first time...it's true?

Your Little Confused Italian

 

Ciao, il mio amico confuso italiano!

Male virginity, or the lack thereof, cannot be detected. Sometimes, the frenulum, the loose piece of skin just below the tip on the underside of the penis, is tight. If your frenulum has not torn and bled during masturbation, it's probably not going to tear during intercourse.

Arrivederci!

Alice

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