Circumcised or Un-circumcised?

Question

My boyfriend, a friend and I were having a debate about whether or not it's better to circumcise a baby boy or not. What do you all think? Which is better, both as a child and as an adult?

Answer 1

I prefer to circumcise, if it is done right using the plastibell method, the precedure is simple and the blood loss is minimal (our son didnt even cry until the doc tied the string) Circumcising also cuts your sons risk of penile cancer later on as well as he will be less likely to contract AIDs (I saw that on tV a few months ago) for us the choice was simple but you do what you feel is right hon.

Answer 2

This is a matter of opinion for which it is impossible to give an answer. Some say the circumcised penis looks clean and streamlined. Others say it has an ugly circumcision scar and is mutilated. Some say the uncut normal penis looks wrinkled and ugly, Others say it is handsome and functional. Ancient Greeks believed the epitome of male beauty was a long tapering foreskin. Europeans are more likely to prefer the intact penis, while many Americans are more likely to prefer the circumcised penis because it depends upon what one is used to seeing. You decide. If you decide that you prefer the uncut, then you can look into foreskin restoration, which produces an amazingly normal looking restored foreskin, but takes time and patience.

Answer 3

Good afternoon all. Its the age old debate all over again. You can obviously read plenty of articles on the net which are for and against the practice of circumcision. The common denominator between all these articles is cleanliness.

As a couple of the previous responses indicated, cleanliness is only as good as the person who is doing the cleaning. Some people get terrible feet diseases (Tinea etc) as a result of not cleaning propertly between their toes. Does this mean that you will simply chop your foot off in advance to avoid the issue? I dont think so..... The answer is simple, clean your body properly and the likehood of anything ever going wrong is drastically reduced.

In my opinion, I believe that you should leave a baby boy uncut. This gives them the opportunity when they grow up to decide for themselves what they would like to do.

As a teenager, I was never picked on at school for having an "uncut" penis and my parents always made it clear to me that I have the option of going for a circumcision or leaving everything the way it was.

No-one should ever be ashamed of being un-circumcised! Its perfectly normal and any child who would choose to pick on another child for being uncut is clearly representing their lack of knowledge for different culters and individuals decisions.

I am super proud that my parents respected my rights (even as a child) and left my foreskin in place for me to make my own decision weather to remove it or not.

P.S - Just as an interesting fact, Princess Diana chose NOT to have William & Harry circumcised................

Answer 4

I know a few guys that hate not being circumcised as a child. Some just hate the look of it. Some hate the fact they had to get it done as an adult. How the heck would an uncircumcised guy know that sex feels better for him than it does for a circumcised guy? Or the other way around? One thing I do know is many men that aren't have problems with their penis. How can sex be better if your part's not working? Look at it this way. I've heard more guys that are not circumcised say they wish were. I haven't heard any guys that are circumcised say they wish they weren't.

Answer 5

Absolutely NOT! There are so many stupid myths about the dreaded foreskin in the USA. It is no dirtier than an INTACT VULVA, both produce smegma (which is actually a Greek word for soap, and is the product of the body's self-cleaning) girls get it too. They also get a lot more urinary tract infections, yet we don't cut off part of their genital at birth!
Very few men outside the US are cut, and those that are are religious. Between %80-%85 of the world's men are intact.
In the US that rates are evening up. here on the west coast the rates are quite low.

The foreskin has thousands of nerve endings and blood vessels. It prevents the glans from drying out and keritanizing and provides a "gliding motion" during intercourse. It mostly eliminates the need for artificial lubes during sex too. (Also makes umm...manual stimulation... easier too!-)

Newborns feel intense pain. Most infant circumcisions are performed without anesthetic and if it is used it only numbe the outer layer of skin. It does not prevent the newborn from feeling the foreskin being ripped away from the glans it is fused to.

A grown man that cannot manage to wash his penis has the option to get an effective anesthetic and heavy pain relievers afterwards. Plus, they get to make the CHOICE FOR THEMSELVES!

Read some of these links: http://www.studentsforgenitalintegrity.org/hiv/
http://www.circumcisionquotes.com/
http://www.circumstitions.com/Itsaboy.html
http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/
http://www.noharmm.org/

Answer 6

The US is now the only western country where circumcision of infants is done routinely. That should speak for itself. Even in Canada, where a generation ago most male infants were circumcised, now only a very small proportion are.

There are many arguments can be brought forward -- for me, the most telling are set out in
http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/

The arguments adduced for routine male circumcision are exactly the same as the arguments in favour of routine female circumcision or, as it's normally described, female genital mutilation which, ironically, is a crime in the US.
Source(s):

http://www.cirp.org/pages/parents/lostli...

Answer 7

There is no medical reason to do it. It is purely for aesthetic purposes. If a man's penis stinks it's because they haven't washed it properly. All children need to be taught how to wash properly and if it is washed properly there is virtually no chance of an infection. I have never heard of any un circumcised man getting an infection in their penis.
It started as a religious thing - and is more often NOT done than done these days. Why don't people let their son decide for themselves if they want it removed later in life?
Another reason people do it is because they want their son to be the same as their Dad ....... I don't know many Fathers and sons that drop their penises out to compare them!
Come on people! Move with the times, stop being sheep and investigate these matters before you just 'do' them because that's what everyone else does.

Answer 8

I think that you should leave your baby uncircumcised. He needs to decide that for himself later in life. If you have him circumcised, he will not ever have the opportunity to know what an uncircumcised penis feels like. I wish I had that opportunity sometimes.

There may be some cleaning issues with having a forskin, but those can be taken care of in with a little hygiene.

Answer 9

actually, as far as very few men being uncircumcised these days, thats totally wrong. latest stats show 54% uncirced vs 46% mutilated. that means more are intact. its not cleaner, well maybe if the man is a slob and has no sene of cleanliness, then cutting part of their body off is cleaner. it is not proven to cut down on STD's and aids like mutilaters like you to believe. there are studies in progress but none complete yet. the surgery is often done with no anasthetic(or minimal amount) the topical cream they apply doesn't stop the intense pain. babies that "sleep" through their surgery aren't really asleep, they have passed out from the pain.
its a cosmetic surgery only when done at birth.
leave it alone till the child is old enough to decide.

btw, smegma is NOT buillt up bacteria, its the natural oils and lubricants that are supposed to be there.

Answer 10

I believe it's a good thing to have the boys circumcised in the hospital before you bring them home. I feel that it's better for them in the long run for cleanliness reasons etc. It of course does hurt them when it's done, but the way that they are done now the pain doesn't last that long. It heals in a little over a week. I had both of my boys done, they are fine and they don't remember a thing. I can't imagine a grown man having it done!

Answer 11

As a baby- circumsised is better because its easier to keep him clean and infectiion- free. As an adult... well my boyfriend was NOT circumcised. It is a huge embarrasement for him. He said when he was a kid he got picked on in the lockerrooms because of it. And when we first started dating he wouldnt let me see "it" when it wasnt erect because he was embarrassed. So society plays a big factor on the decision i think.