2006-12-21 03:22:24 · 48 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
If yoiu removethe foreskin to prevent hygiene problems. Why don' you have all your teeth removed for the same reason?
2006-12-21 03:39:48 · update #1
So its a good Idea so mothers don't have to wash the penis after Diaper changes?
2006-12-21 03:42:04 · update #2
Well mom just in case you don't teach me to wash my hair please have it removed so i don't get lice. And also, as soon as I'm born please have then take my appendix so i don't have to worry about appendicitis later on.
2006-12-21 03:49:00 · update #3
Also Mom, If you don't mind. I don't want you to get breast cancer and I understand that if you have your breasts removed it will prevent you from getting it.
2006-12-21 03:59:38 · update #4
I think that everyone should be allowed to choose what is best for them and their child. I chose to circumsize my son. I know it probably hurt, but it was healed in less than two days. He cried when they did it, and then I picked him up and it was over. Sometimes older males go and get circumsized. They choose for themselves. Your child will always have that right once they've reached eightteen. But, some negatives to not having it done is the cleaning. My cousin wasn't circumsized and he got an infection that was very painful. They won't remember the pain, and they will fit in while being a teenager in the locker room. But, if you feel uncomfortable with it, and would rather show them how to clean it, you should not have the operation. It's your child. You should choose what's best. Either way I'm sure your son will understand.
2006-12-21 05:44:13 · answer #1 · answered by Autumn 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Every boy I have ever known who is uncircumsized has had to have it done before their teenage years due to infections and other complications. Making it a very painful and scary ordeal.
My son, circumsized the day he was born. Slept through the surgey and peed all over the Dr.
No discomfort or complications.
2006-12-21 11:06:19 · answer #2 · answered by Cannuck 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!!
I do not think that a parent has the right to chop off a part of an innocent baby's body. Especially without any anesthesia. "But they won't remember it" doesn't really justify the fact that you are still traumatizing this poor child at the beginning of their life. I am sure that it is just as painful as getting a finger or toe or any other extremity cut off.
If you teach your child proper hygeine, ie wash when in the bathtub once he can retract his foreskin by HIMSELF, then there will usually be no problems.
The study that showed that circumsized males have less of chance of getting HIV/AIDS was performed in Africa, where males are not circumsized and do not regularly use condoms! This research is misleading.
Another common misconception is that a parent should start to retract the baby's foreskin during diaper changes. This is wrong, no one should ever thouch the foreskin other than the child himself. Doing so can CAUSE infections.
Edited to say that women have folds of skin too, and they are TAUGHT to keep it cleaned.
And to the person who says that you need to retract to wipe off poop, is 100% inaccurate.
2006-12-21 03:38:16 · answer #3 · answered by eaglesnest1119 2 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Circumcision is beneficial, and when done in infancy it is similar to immunization (vaccines). I am not for or against routine circumcision, but I respect informed parents who choose to circumcise their baby boys based on hygienic and health factors. There is too much anti-circumcision hysteria in the media and on the Internet... too much nonsense.
2006-12-22 05:26:42 · answer #4 · answered by Carlos A 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would it be painful? When my son was circumsiced the doctor used a local anesthetic and he slept through the whole thing! Being circumcised is much cleaner and protects against std's. Also, since all other kids in the U.S. are circumsized a boy who is not is critisized and made fun of by his peers. I do not regret his circumcision and would do it again for any other boys I may have.
No, curiousfather, I do not consider myself a republican. Only ignorant minds fall into the trap of the republican vs democrats instead of looking at the REAL issues at hand.
2006-12-21 03:32:34 · answer #5 · answered by dolly 6 · 5⤊ 2⤋
should be circumcised as the penis has a defect the foreskin which is easy to remove at birth my OB/GYN she assured me that my son would not feel any pain when he was being circumcicsed
2014-08-05 05:32:30 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES definetely YES
Painful? NO nowadays, doctors use anesthesia, so it's virtually painless for the baby.
Why? Keep reading....
CIRCUMCISION IS VERY BENEFICIAL, its cleaner and several research bodies have concluded that circumcised men have less risk of contracting STD's such as AIDS-HIV or herpes.
Uncircumcised penises are difficult to keep clean, and more prone to infections and penile cancer, studies have shown.
A circumcised penis is naturally clean and virtually free from urinary infection. You will not have to worry again with careful washing of your penis.
Is it NOT true that the AAP (American Academy of Paediatrics) does not recommend circumcision. They simply say they leave the decision to parents. But recently, and specially after the New Zealand study, the AAP has been discussing if it may be necessary to change their policy and recommend circumcision to all newborns as they used to do, so in the future we may see that the AAP advocates again circumcision.
Have a look at: http://www.baby-health.net/articles/381.html
About STD's:
As I said, several studies carried out by prestigious research bodies have concluded that uncircumcised penises are more prone to infections and contraction of STD's, including AIDS-HIV. Circumcised men have been proved to be up to seven times less likely to be infected than those who are uncircumcised. Have a look at this site: http://icuxbridge.icnetwork.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14095142&method=full&siteid=53340&headline=-circumcision-protects-against-aids--name_page.html
As for women, studies also show that circumcision also protects female partners from AIDS-HIV and other STD's. Browse this article: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2006/02_08_06.html
About sensitivity of a circumcised penis:
No medical or physiological study has proved that circumcision reduces sensitivity, opposed to common belief. It is completely FALSE that circumcision reduces penis sensitivity. The American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) confirms this on their web site; have a look at: http://www.aap.org/pubed/zzzjzmemh4c.htm
Circumcision is an easy and nowadays *painless* procedure, which has many benefits, and virtually no risks.
Circumcision is NOT an amputation. Circumcision is NOT comparable at all to female circumcision, which is something completely different.
Circumcision rates are INCREASING nowadays, both in the United States and overseas. Many African and South American countries with little circumcision tradition are starting to promote the procedure to help to reduce the AIDS-HIV infection rates.
Finally, this site has a lot of useful and *unbiased* information. Make sure you have a good look: http://www.circinfo.net
2006-12-21 04:36:48 · answer #7 · answered by Scuba 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I have done extensive research on this because I had to make that decision for my 2 sons. There is NO medical evidence that being circumcised is better. As long as you teach the child proper hygiene they stay as clean as a circumcised male. I didn't have either of my boys circumcised and I feel I made the right decision. I am also a nurse and I have seen it done on these poor little boys. They are strapped down and sometimes given an anesthetic before the cutting begins, but they are still screaming while all this is going on. I think it's a personal decision the parents have to make. My husband isn't and has never had any problems with it. And as far as it cutting down the chances of STD's and HIV, well if you teach your son about safe sex practices and not to just "stick in whatever". Then he won't have that problem. I can't see having it done because it "looks better". I can't see the logic in that.
2006-12-21 03:37:14 · answer #8 · answered by Crystal 5 · 4⤊ 5⤋
I was present for my son's circumcision. I don't recommend it to any new parent. First of all, the baby has to be fully conscious to undergo the operation, they're given a virtually useless local anesthetic, and their recovery time is long and painful. After all, their penises are not exposed to a clean, dry environment afterward, they are contained in a humid diaper that is constantly being saturated with urine and feces. That's no place for a fresh wound! They're saying that circumcision is helpful to reduce AIDS, but that is in areas where condoms and adequate healthcare is limited. Circumcision is done mainly for cosmetic purposes and should be considered as such. It's not a necessity unless the health of the baby will be affected. Parents should be taught to properly clean an uncircumsized penis and doctors should be taught how to properly examine them. It's an extremely painful and usually unnecessary procedure. We have taken a stand against female genital mutilation, and I feel the same should be done in interest of males.
2006-12-21 03:36:03 · answer #9 · answered by chamely_3 4 · 5⤊ 4⤋
No they should not. It's kinda like plastic surgery....God made them that way...why should we change it??
Honestly, I don't have anything AGAINST it...I just don't think that ALL male babies should be. It really is a personal preference.
Do I think it is painful??? Well, yeah. You are cutting off skin! of course it is painful! Hell, getting your ears pierced is painful! Even a papercut is painful! HOWEVER...it happens usually when they are so young that they don't even remember it.
As if being squeezed through the birth canal wasn't enough torture....the next day they chop off a bit of your manhood! YIKES!
My son is NOT circumcised and neither was his father. I didn't really know the difference at the time...I just didn't want to hurt my baby. Now, I am remarried and my husband IS circumcised and so is my step son. Now I know the difference. I am pregnant right now, and was dreading to have to make this decision. My husband wanted the baby circumcised and I didn't. Thank god!!! IT'S A GIRL!
2006-12-21 03:36:36 · answer #10 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 5⤊ 3⤋