Male circumcision - I haven't circumcised my baby boy - did you? Why? Why not?

Answer 1

no way. circ is mutilation. its his penis not his parents. he should be able to make the choice. there is not a single medical organization in the world that recommends circ of babies. they all state there is no medical reason for it. the some times sited medical reasons are bogus such as fewer UTI's, UTI's in boys are rare to begin with and are easily treated...they are in fact more common in baby girls and we don't hack off their genitals for this reason. the other reason is the possible decreased risk of STD's, but the data is conflicting in all studies, even the medical community cannot find conclusive proof...besides we all know that using condoms is the best preventive method. it is also very painful, it leaves a scar and takes time to heal. i cant imagine leaving an open wound in a diaper...yuck...not where you want to have an open wound in a place full of bacteria feces and urine. keep your boy intact...he'll be glad you did and so will the woman in his future...i could thank my bf's mom for leaving him intact....but that would be awkward...but i am so glad she did ; - D. oh and as far as that stupid locker room reason...good god people...guys do not comment on other guys packages...thats so not cool. no one ever said anything negative to my bf...also circ is only aobut 50% now...so he will be in good company, not that chopping off body parts to please society is a wise idea...teaches children the wrong message that we are all suppose to follow everyone else and not be original.

Answer 2

I had my son circumcised because he had a very mild case of hypodysplasia, meaning that the opening of his penis was horizontal instead of vertical and his foreskin naturally had a partially circumcised appearance when he was born. The circumcision corrected his condition. Any other sons I have in the future will also most likely have the same condition and I will have absolutely no hesitation in having them circumcised as well. My son had his circumcision when he was 16 months old and was up running around less than an hour after having the procedure. I was surprised that he had no discomfort at all in fact he required only one dose of paracetamol afterwards, I think he could have even gone without that but it was routine practise for it to be given at the hospital. I really think it is personal choice whether or not people get their sons circumcised, I know I for one get quite annoyed with people who assume I am cruel and a bad parent for having my son circumcised when they don't even know the facts of why I did it.

Answer 3

My husband is circumcised as is every other male in both of our families. When we learned we were having a boy I began investigating it. We are not Jewish so there was no cultural or religious reasons for having it done. From my research I learned that there is no significant statistical difference between rates of UTI or STDs between circumcised and uncircumcised men. We also spoke at length with my OB and pediatrician. Both agreed that it was unnecessary surgery. My pediatrician said she would teach me and my son how to clean his penis when the time comes. She said that it is still connected and shouldn't be pulled down until he is older. My husband was a little concerned about our son looking different than him but he got over it. The final decision was made after a childbirth class that showed a circumcision. Both my husband and I cried we couldn't imagine putting our son through any unnecessary pain. Our familes were a little against it but couldn't give any good reason besides that's what you do. When the nurses and doctors in the hospital learned that we were not having our son circumcised they all were happy and fully supported us. We were also concerned about him looking different from his classmates when he hits puberty but more and more parents are opting to not routinely circumcise their sons so he shouldn't be the only one in his class. He is almost 3 and so far we haven't had any problems. If we have any more boys we will probably make the same decision. But remember that this was the best decision for us. If you choose to have your son circumcised that is fine too. I would recomend that you openly discuss it with your doctors and do some research.

Answer 4

Being a health care provider, I see no medical reason to routinely circumcise an individual. As for the hygiene argument; the body is covered with bacteria. That's why we have immune systems. In fact, if you culture smegma, there is no harmful bacteria in it. Some bacteria strains will not harm you.
Being a male, I would like to make that decision whether or not to be circumcised. My parents should not have the right to make a decision to have an "elective" surgical procedure performed to alter my body without my consent.
In the past, doctors routinely performed it because it was paid by your medical insurance. Increasingly, insurance companies are not paying for routine circumcision.
Parents- you are deciding to have your sons circumcised for religious, cultural, and what you believe are "aesthetic" reasons.
I am not against medically necessary circumcision; just routine circumcision on an individual without their consent.

Answer 5

I have no children, but if I do ever have a son, I will not have him circumcised. I'm a labor and delivery nurse, and I also care for the newborns. To me, if you have a normal pregnancy and a healthy baby, it truly is a miracle. and I see absolutely no room for improvement on a newborn baby.

It does hurt. some doctors numb the babies, some use a sugar solution to soothe them, and some use nothing at all. For the next day, they're crankier and do not eat as well, from breast or bottle. They're completely exhausted.

Bottom line is: it's not medical necessary for any reason, and it is surgery. and you can have horrible complications from circumcision. Not a risk I'm willing to take. Having said this, in the 5 years I've worked L&D, i've sent only 6 baby boys home intact.

Answer 6

Circumcision replaced into initially completed because of the fact human beings somewhat felt it replaced into cleanser, much less companies to ailments, and prevented masturbation. It grew everyday possible in one day and grew to grow to be so ingrained into the U. S. subculture that once a technology or 2, few knew what a foreskin recognized like. As such it grew to grow to be maligned and recognized distant places, and all kinds of myths and rumors arose. The foreskin isn't grimy and it somewhat is somewhat elementary to bathe and save sparkling. many human beings do no longer possibly comprehend that, nor do they care. it somewhat is no longer severely extra companies to ailments, if in any respect. what's extra substantial than circumcision prestige is intercourse habit besides. And condoms >>>> circumcision. The link between circumcision and HIV is to be taken very heavily, as there are arguments on the two aspects (see link). So there at the instant are not any actual scientific motives for recurring infant circumcisions, it somewhat is extra of a cultural factor. it somewhat is easily no longer recurring anymore interior the U. S. and the value has dropped to between 50-60% now, and maintains to drop slowly. costs nonetheless variety observing the area of the country. from time to time I prefer human beings might supply human beings extra credit, somewhat than no longer trusting them to shield themselves, as particularly some issues appropriate to circumcision and foreskin is extremely avoidable.

Answer 7

No Way! And good for your baby!!!!

It is not my body to cosmetically alter, it is way easier to keep an intact penis clean during the diaper stage, because all you have to do is wipe it like a finger! Girls are much harder to clean and MUCH MORE prone to infection, yet we cut nothing off of their genitals.

as for teasing, that is so outdated! More than 80% of the world's males are intact and almost 50% of American boys are being allowed to keep their whole penis.

We cannot alter everything a child might be teased for, why alter the most sensitive part of his body? What if he needs glasses, or has freckles, or is overweight, or any other of a host of differences that children may choose to focus on and ridicule him for.

Most importantly DO NOT RETRACT his foreskin! It is fused to the glans for years. This is to keep poop and other foreign matter out!


PS: ST HELEN...A Bris is performed on the 8th day! Not the 5th. And a circumcision performed by a doctor is not a covenant with G_d! Also, Judaism is matrilinial, so if your husband is Jewish and you are not your children will not be! Perhaps you should do some research before passing off religion as an excuse to cut up your babies!

Answer 8

I did because my husband had a son who was born disabled and is unable to take care of himself as an adult. I was afraid that if the abnormality was hereditary then this one as well may have the same problem. I didn't want to have to clean him like that as an adult. I was afraid it would be too hard on him.

Answer 9

I did not circumcise my son because my father, father-in-law and husband were not, and did not want me to.

In addition to the pain the baby would go through, my father also shared with me some additional details. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year and because of the treatments, had to be circumcised at age 72.

He was looking forward to it because he thought it might improve his sex life. After getting it done, he was very disappointed and said he wishes he had never gotten it done.

I did research while trying to make the decision before my son arrived in May. The AMA says that circumcision is an unnecessary procedure. Many insurance companies don't cover it anymore.

The babies do feel pain and they DON'T have any higher incidence of urinary infections. I asked my pediatrician about it and she said that it wasn't a factor in boys that she treats whether or not they were circumcised and had urinary tract infections.

So, I decided not to and my little boy is beautiful, happy and healthy.

He will also have a more satisfying sex life according to what I read and also from what my father has confirmed.

Answer 10

You can tell that you're already prejudice against the idea because of all the thumbs down to people who opted to circumcise. Why even bother asking?