what is your thought about circumcision these days?

Question

i have a 6yo son, i'm just wondering if ill have him circumcized or not. our culture tells to have it done but if you don't does it cause health hazzard or something?

Answer 1

PLEASE READ AND RECONSIDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MOTHERS, the feelings of mothers who observed the circumcision of their babies. Go here if you have the courage:
http://www.circumcision.org/mothers.htm
They do not remember the pain when they grow up, but I wonder what kind of neurological damage it does to inflict such severe pain to such a young one!

In the US circumcision started to stop boys from masturbating; they will take much longer to reach the orgasm, and the orgasm will not be as intense, but that will not stop them.
Nowadays the “medical” reasons to circumcision are for Doctors to make MONEY!!!

RELIGION--If God intended boys to not have "skin" He would have made them so.
http://www.nocirc.org/religion/

HYGIENE--Use a new invention, soap and water!!! Women produce much more “smegma”, all kinds of discharges, wetness, and smells; because of physiologic and anatomical reasons, and how would you feel if they cut your vulva lips??? Women, why don’t you answer my question, are you afraid? Baby girls are more likely to get urinary tract infections and no one suggests we surgically alter them at birth to reduce the risks! Just one of many double standards and laws that always treat men worse.

MEDICAL REASONS--No medical reasons. A extremely small chance of a complication do not justify the removal of the foreskin, if so, why don't we remove the tonsils and the appendix when a child is born, and the chance of complications of the tonsils and the appendix is much greater. And for infections of all the organs, including female organs, use a new invention called antibiotics. Talking about complications, in fact many baby boys die each year from circumcision and related complications.
EVEN if phimosis occurs, instead of chopping it off like barbarians!, use Conservative Treatments like:
-Topical Medication(non-traumatic and non-destructive)
-Dilation and Stretching(non-traumatic and non-destructive)
-Combination treatment(non-traumatic and non-destructive)
-Preputioplasty is the medical term for plastic surgery of the prepuce or foreskin(many methods).
If you want more detail on Conservative Treatments, go here:
http://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/
http://www.circinfo.org/alternatives.html
And now they invented a new reason to make money, the risk of STD in uncircumcised men. Well actually uncircumcised men have more protection, but in practical terms that protection means nothing, because circumcised or not, if you have sex without protection and your partner have an STD you will be infected FOR SURE! That means, it is just one more stupid and desperate reason in order to make money with circumcisions.

SEX--Foreskin actually enhances the sexual experience for men because it constantly moves over the head of the penis causing more friction and pleasure. Men will also lose much sensitivity to the glans if circumcised.
Circunsized men will have to deal with disconfot and dry glans.
The foreskin have those functions: protective, erogenous, sensory, and sexual physiologic. After all, why would you want to lose all of those “Meissner corpuscles”, the same nerve complexes which provide fine touch to the fingertips?
It is there for many reasons, that is how a man should be(it is natural).
If women like it better circumcised because it looks better(strange, not natural) or gives them more sexual pleasure(strange, not natural), then too bad, they do not have the right! All men do not like mutilated vulvas, and all men like breasts with nipples, they do not like mutilated breasts, etc, etc, etc, because that is the way those organs are supposed to be, it is natural. Interesting, isn’t?!!!

If that was a common practice to do that to baby girls, all the women would be in a big uproar about it(and men too!, men are not like women), but it’s ok to mutilate little boys. The great majority of the ones that agree with circumcision are women for their stupid selfish reasons. Even court cases reported in which mother and father fight because the mother wants to mutilate the son, it is always the mother!. You women should be ashamed to that to your son. Men that are not circumcised, will not get circumcised when adults, they would scream, kick, fight and run, if someone tries to mutilate their privates area, just like you women would run too if someone tried to do that to your labia. Men that where circumcised do not realize what they lost because never had one, and most of them that do realize try to justify it so they do not feel bad about it. Many circumcised men feel very bad emotionally because of what was done to them to such a private area.
It is mutilation of defenceless children in the most private spot, genital mutilation.
It is cruel and barbaric.
It is a human rights violation.
It is not the parent’s decision; it is the parents decision if they want to abuse him, rape him, or to kill him?.
I do not even agree that it is ok if an adult man wants to get circumcised. I think it is wrong, because if a man wants to lose a finger, the Doctor can not do that to him. Think about it, think, think. And by the way, adult men that decide to get circumcised, do it because they know most women like it, they just do it to be more accepted by women.
I think it is just like slavery and all other barbaric acts of the past, it was accepted because it was common practice or tradition, everyone accepted slavery without questioning the facts, but it is not accepted anymore in a modern and fair and civilized society. Circumcision must not be allowed, BY LAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Many other reasons not to do it, check it out:
http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/
http://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/
http://www.noharmm.org/
http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/
http://www.circumcisionquotes.com/boydies.html

Answer 2

No, being uncircumcised doesn't pose a health hazard or anything. If he doesn't develop any serious and reoccuring problems with his foreskin then circumcision is not needed. It's really easy to clean and keep the foreskin clean. About 80% of the world's male population is uncircumcised and most don't seem to have any problems with it.

See the links below for more info. But even so, he's 6 now. If you did it to him now he might hate you for it. He's old enough to know what's going on, so let him decide as it's his body afterall, not yours. Personally, I think this decision belongs to the individual, not the doctor or the parents unless religion or medical necessity says otherwise.

Answer 3

There is no health hazard to remaining uncircumcised, the hazard is in being circumcised. This unnecessary surgery can have very severe complications. Complications occur at a rate of about one out of ten circumcisions, most are not severe but some result in disfigurement, loss of function, loss of part or all of the penis, or even death.

Washing with soap and water is the only care an uncircumcised penis requires.

When girls get their bits trimmed too they can make remarks about what's cleaner.

No circumcision before age 18.

His body. His choice.

Answer 4

Medically speaking, there is no reason to be circumcised as long as you can care for the foreskin properly. This includes washing, and making sure nothing is trapped between the skin. The foreskin has many nerve endings, which as I'm sure you know is great for sex. Your son seems a little old now.... maybe let him make the decision for himself when he gets older. To do this at 6 years maybe traumatic. Historically circumcision was a covenant made with God, so if you are of religious faith you should discuss this with your priest/ pastor or whomever.

Answer 5

Do not do this to your son! It will cause serious psychological problems and physical problems as well. The pain will be terrible, and he will hate you for doing such a horrible thing to him. There are NO - and I mean NO - health benefits to circumcision - they have all been proven to be myths. Your son has a perfectly-formed body - leave him alone in his perfection. The foreskin is a normal and healthy part of the male human body.

Answer 6

hello JB Here . to answer your question I would not have him circed. There is several reasone and if you wanted more info on the topic please contact www.nocirc.org also in general 80% of the males in the world are uncut (intact) and the countries like England (UK) and canada have leaned towards not cutting there boys . from 1962 to present time only 2% of the boys are now circed and here in the united states the trend is growing to leave the boys intact . In california the circ rate is 35 to 39% while there are 70% or higher # of intact boys in school now so its growing more toward's intact vs circed . One last thing If your son is circed its a known fact that the sensitivy of your childs penis will drop off when he most needs it when he is ready to father children so i highly recommend you leave him intact if he wants to he can make that choice when he is 18 or older as an adult. at least give him that choice its his body. Again check the web site www.nocirc.org.

Answer 7

in my culture circumcision is mandatory when teh boy is less than 3 months old.usually around 2 weeks.all men are circumcised.

i think allowing your boy to grow to the age of six before considering it is a bit late.
you must seek your doctor's opinion about it.
i have no experience of men with foreskins so i cant talk on that but unless it is a religious or cultural thing for you,you may wish to leave it alone because i know it goes along with a great deal of pain which a younger child can deal with better than a child that is six years old.
good luck

Answer 8

No health hazzard as long as you keep up the hygeine..teach him how to do this himself...My decision was made, not to, and my son who is 25 has suffered no damage whatsoever because of my decision..and yes, we did discuss this recently, i wanted to be reassured I answered for him correctly...good luck on whatever you decide...

Answer 9

I'm 19 and very happy my parents never made the decision for me. Something as big as permanently taking away a part of your body is a decision that only you yourself should make, not even parents should decide something like that for you. At 6 years old I dont think he would be happy about it.

Answer 10

I have always heard too that for health reasons that you should have it done, but I think maybe at 6 years old it may be too traumatic of an experience for him. You really should check with your pediatrician about it and maybe even get a second opinion.