Expert: Doug Adams - 1/8/2012

Question
First of all, I'm 18 years old and I don't have anything against people who have pre-marital sex but I personally think it's wrong. By pre-marital sex, I mean any type of sex before marriage (vaginal sex, anal sex, or oral sex). I think that masturbating your partner before marriage is wrong too so me and my boyfriend don't do that, either. With that out of the way, let me explain more about my relationship with my boyfriend. There's only 1 sexual thing I do with my boyfriend and that's sniffing his penis. By "sniffing", I mean smelling my boyfriend's penis for a long time (the longest I've done it was for a little over an hour). I know it might sound weird to most people to sniff my boyfriend's penis again and again for sexual pleasure but that's just what we do. It started when I found out that penises smell good (I just sniffed my boyfriend's penis to find out what it smelled like) and I've been doing it since then. Anyways, I have 2 questions. First of all, can you find any links about any scientific studies about the smell of penis (especially about the fact that it smells good to humans)? I tried searching but I couldn't find anything and that's quite surprising to me. I mean, I know that most people wouldn't think of sniffing a penis and finding out what it actually smells like but I know some other people must have done it. And I don't mean to imply that I've found a great scientific discovery or something but the fact that a human body part actually smells good is amazing to me. My 2nd question is this ... Is there any way to make the smell of a guy's penis even stronger? By the way, the smell of penis is very different from body odor but like body odor, it actually gets stronger when the penis isn't washed for a long time (I tested this with my boyfriend). And in case you don't know what I mean, let me clarify. When my boyfriend hasn't showered for a really long time, I like pulling back the foreskin of his penis and sniffing the pink tip because it always smells really good. And it's not the smell of body odor or sweat or piss or skin or moisture or anything else like that ... It's just a unique "penis smell" that a penis gets naturally (and obviously, it loses that smell if it was just recently washed with soap and water). If scientists know about that specific "penis smell", then I wanna know all about it. I mean, what's the scientific name for the smell of penis? Where exactly does the penis smell come from? And why does it get stronger (and thus smell better) when the penis isn't washed for a long time? Anyways, I know that my question might seem like a very weird request but please do all the research you can and help me out. I know I can't be the only person who's noticed that there's a unique "penis smell" and that it actually smells really good (which I didn't expect from a human body part).

Answer
Yes, an uncircumcised male accumulates smegma under his foreskin, which is apt to develop a distinct smell after a few days if it isn't cleaned.  So it's not surprising you can smell that if you try.  I don't think a circumcised penis, especially one that's washed frequently, would smell like anything.  If a male wears his pubic hair (i.e., not shaved), it might also give off a noticeable smell after a day or two.  I don't think very many females who are turned on by the smell would stop there like you do.  Most would want to be sexual when they're aroused.