Is it better to circumsise at birth?

Question

How does circumsising benefit later in life???(in general)

Answer 1

At birth is easiest. I am a surgical tech and have assisted doing them on both babies and older males. One thing I see that is not true is the theory that it is so painful. I have hardly ever seen a baby cry while this is being done. They cry more when getting their heel poked and get their newborn shots. As for pain medication they can get more than just Tylenol and sugar water!!!! At the mothers request a topical analgesic can be put on, but like I said most babies don't even flinch. I have stood over them and talked to them while it was being done and they never even looked way. There is a lot of misinformation on how these take place and coming from someone who has stood right there I can tell you what I have just said is definitely true.

Answer 2

Make an informed decision by visiting different sites...both for and against circumcision, or if you're lucky, study up at an unbiased site.
If you decide to have it done, remember that there will be pain at the time (the anesthetic needle hurts terribly), and it will last for days after. The foreskin is attached to the glans (head of the penis) by a membrane that must literally ripped away from the glans. The religious argument is silly...God did not command it. What...did He realize he made a mistake and ask us to fix it? Also, if you choose to do it, you should stay and watch unlike the cowards who leave the room.
People are lazy and easily influenced by what society says is the norm. I was cut, but my son will not be. People are doing it much less these days, so there is little need to worry that your child will be different since the trend is about 50/50. The laziness aspect is that people just don't seem to want to take time to clean thoroughly. Jeez...clean it, and teach your son to be thorough as he becomes able to take care of his hygeine.
It is simply an unnecessary procedure and serves no benefit whatsoever. If the worry of bacteria and UTIs is a worry, then maybe women should have their vulva removed, for the vulva is a moisture-rich environment that harbors all sorts of unkindly bacteria. Good luck on arriving at the appropriate decision. In the end, it is legally your decision, but is it really yours from a human rights standpoint? It is a purely cosmetic and elective procedure...why put your child through unnecessary pain. They can make that decision for themselves later. I wish my parents had left it up to me.

Answer 3

Do not do it man. There are no benefits to doing it at all. People say that doing it at birth makes it less painful, but recent studies show that it may in fact be MORE painful to the child. They used to thing that they were not in as much pain because they went to sleep right away, but the truth is they are in shock. Also, our nerves as children are more sensitive, it's to make certain pathways in the brain and learn about the world around us.

The only reason that people originally started doing it was because of religion. It was eventually picked up by Christians during Victorian times because they thought that it would inhibit young boys from playing with themselves. Of course, that didn't really work. It continued on because there were claims of the health benefits. Truth be told, the only draw back of not circumcising is smegma, a collection of dead skin and bodily fluids under the foreskin. However, it is easily cleaned away with little effort.

Non- Circumcised guys also have an advantage when it comes to urinary track infections when they are younger. An exposed penis is more apt to get dirty in a diaper.

The best thing is that a non-circumcised guy can have better sex. First off, the foreskin prevents the head from callusing, meaning that it is more sensitive. The foreskin itself is very sensitive, offering more sensation. And it also gives the woman more pleasure. Why do you think they came out with ribbed condoms? It is to replace the foreskin that would be there.

I hope this has changed your mind.

Answer 4

Well it's better to have it done at birth rather than in adulthood, but it shouldn't be done at all. There are absolutely no legitimate reasons for a circumcision; it is ONLY done for cosmetic reasons, and for money for the health professionals. Despite what many people say, they DO NOT cut down on the risks of UTI's or STD's. As for "it being easier to clean"...get real. That's just the lazy man's answer...you teach your child to clean their entire body, so what's one more little part?? Circumcision is a North American trend mostly...if you go to other countries around the world (ie. England, Australia, etc), you will find that the majority of boys are NOT circumcized...I don't know what the fascination with it is here in North America, but it is obviously a trend that is on the downwards slide, as it is rarely free anymore, and most doctors will agree that there are no health benefits to have one performed. But regardless, it's your child, you can do what you want.

Answer 5

My son was circumcised at his first checkup. Most insurance will NOT pay for it, and we had to pay $200. It is usally a religious thing, and we did it. However, let me tell you, I had to leave the room! My son was strapped to a little table, and my husband stayed with him....too gorey to explain details. He will never remember the traumatic pain involved...but I remember holding him after and his look of "why did they do that to me???" My husband said after that if he knew beforehand how it was done, that he would not have allowed it to happen. Again, this is something you pay to inflict on your little baby! I have a new point of view now.

My husband is not circumcised and we have NO problems in way involving that area. It's a choice, most of all. There is no difference in intamacy between one that is or is not. An uncircumcised one is easy to clean, you just have to keep up with good hygeine,.

Answer 6

First, it is extremely easy to keep an intact penis clean. It's almost like, I don't know, they were designed with foreskins or something.

My father wasn't circumcized, because he was born in a welfare hospital. He was delighted when we made the decision to leave our first born son intact. The attending pediatrician was delighted with our decision and came back to congratulate us.

There seems no good reason to mutilate one's baby except that people do it and so people want to find a reason to keep doing it.

When our first born was a few weeks old, he and a neighbor had a bit of extremely loose stool. The penis with its foreskin intact was protected, the circumcized penis look like an angry wound and was drenched in waste materials. Ugh. Right there was a clear reason to not mutilate the penis.

Also, I understand that huge numbers of nerve endings are ripped off a boy's penis during circumcision. That doesn't seem nice.

Pain meds are still often not given the baby, tho we know now that the pain is horrific (of course.) In a tiny percentage of cases, things go horribly wrong - included total loss of the penis.

I also have to wonder about the level of repressed rage in American men versus the more moderate European man.

One day we'll see this as wrong as female genital mutilation, and as strange as removing eyelids.

Answer 7

There are three instances when circumcision is needed. Frostbite, cancer and gangrene. THATS IT!

It has been shown that the pain and trauma can dramatically alter the brain signals of a newborn. Yes it hurts them and they get NOTHING for the pain. Seriously, which parts of your body would you have amputated with only tylenol and sugar water to sooth your pain?

Circumcising is a human rights violation. If ou wouldn't do it to a girl, don't do it to a boy.

As for hygiene, wipe it like a finger, DON'T RETRACT. The infant foreskin is designed to keep foreign matter away from the glans. It is self-cleaning, just like a girl's vulva. Just rinse and go.

In short, it is not your body! it should not be your choice to cut pieces off of it for cosmetic purposes.

Answer 8

It is much better to circumcise at birth because the baby won't remember it. I had a friend get circumcised at age 19 and he said the pain was horrendous and the doctor botched the job anyway. he'll always have problems. And I took care of an elderly gentleman who's foreskin would not retract, therefore he got infected and the pain for him was too much to bear. So he was in his 80s and had to have a circumcision. If an uncircumcised penis is not properly taken care of, infection and pain are just some of the results. I have seen it first hand and I knew right away to circumcise my sons.

Answer 9

Yes do it at birth or a couple of days later and make sure the doctor numbs the area cause i have known of some doctors that don't. It is really done for health issues. If you have a uncirumsized penis you need to roll it back and keep it claen at all times cause it can actully grow together

Answer 10

Speaking solely from the perspective of an adult, I would personally not like to remember the experience.