what is the reason for circumcisions?

Answer 1

Religion, hygiene and medical problems

Answer 2

I think it has more of a religious reason originally but a lot of parents do it because it's cleaner. If you leave it uncut then you have to clean it out and there runs a risk of infection if not taken care of properly. Also, some people think it looks more appealing. Some argue that when boys are circumcised they loose feeling in the penis. I don't think either way really matters and is really up to the parents. We circumcised our son because I was and thought it would be easier that way. That's the only reason, no medical reasons or anything.

Answer 3

It started out for religious reasons (Jews/Muslims), but then in the United States and UK, many freaks like Kelloggs promoted it to stop masturbation (since it removes the sliding skin that allows you to rub the head, like the eyelid that rubs the eye, it's the same type of tissue). Then after that didn't work it became culture. Now they claim it's for "hygiene" when in fact it takes no effort at all to slide back your foreskin and wash (like 5 seconds). I'm uncircumcised and have never had a problem with hygiene. Both uncircumcised and circumcised penises look similar when erect, since the foreskin slides back (and forth) during sex for stimulation of the head.

http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/27-03-2006/77873-circumcision-0
http://www.cirp.org/pages/anat/

Answer 4

well - we did it for Hygine purposes!! but let me tell ya - cuts or otherwise removes some or all of the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis. The frenulum may also be cut away at the same time, in a procedure called a frenectomy. The word "circumcision" comes from Latin circum (meaning "around") and caedere (meaning "to cut"). Circumcision predates recorded human history, with depictions found in stone-age cave drawings and Ancient Egyptian tombs.The origins of the practice are lost in antiquity. Theories include that circumcision is a form of ritual sacrifice or offering, health reasons, a sign of submission to a deity, a rite of passage to adulthood, a mark of defeat or slavery, or an attempt to alter aesthetics or sexuality Circumcision of males is a religious requirement of the Islamic and Jewish faiths It is also practiced by the majority of South Koreans Americans, and Filipinos - Discussion about Infant circumcision has increased in recent decades. The American Medical Association states that medical associations in the US, Australia, and Canada do not recommend routine “non-therapeutic” circumcision, which it defines as the non-religious, non-ritualistic, not medically necessary, elective circumcision of male newborns - According to the AMA's 1999 literature review, in the US when parents choose elective circumcision for their child, it is largely because of social or cultural expectations, rather than medical concerns A 2001 survey questionnaire found that 23.5% of parents selected 'health reasons' Supporters of genital integrity condemn all elective infant circumcision, religious or secular, as a form of male genital mutilation that they consider comparable to female genital mutilation Those who support circumcision argue that there are medical benefits in the procedure - Circumcision may be needed to treat chronic inflammation of the penis and penile cancer. The use of circumcision to treat phimosis is debated in medical literature. OH JUST DO IT - LOOKS PRETTY TOO...

Answer 5

Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin. In the days when everyone ran around naked it provided a bit of protection to the tip of the penis. Since clothes were invented, however, the foreskin tends to trap sweat and provides a nice home to irritating bacteria., so circumcsion has become a common practice in many industrial societies. In some cultures it is performed as part of a rite of passage into manhood. In most other cases it is done shortly after birth. Basically, it's easier to keep it clean.

Answer 6

There are several reasons, all of them bad!

1) Relgious: Jews and Muslims are circumcised as a religious ritual. This goes back to conditions that existed thousands of years and has no current meaning. Many religious parents in these faiths now refuse to have their sons mutilated in an outmoded religious rite.

2) Because it was done to them. Men who were cut at birth think it is normal to do the same thing to their sons. Ugh! They should not be comparing penises with their sons, so there is no reason a man who had this mutilation done to him has to do it to his sons.

3) Peer pressure: "Everybody does it." In the USA this once was true, but it isn't anymore. Happily, circumcision is rapidly falling out of favor with parents.

4) Fashion. There is a tendency for very young girls to prefer mutilated penises. (Girls tend to think all penises are gross anyway.) But then the boy becomes a man, and he finds out that WOMEN prefer uncut men, and he is stuck with the look preferred by young teens. In fact women with experience prefer uncut men by about 10 to 1. http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/60750.html He can't hang out with 14-year-old girls forever!

A man who respects his body would never do this. A parent who respects his son's right to an intact body would never allow it to be done to him.

Answer 7

check out the Showtime special "Bull S*hit" with Penn and Teller. It is a eyeopener on the history of circumcision.

Answer 8

Stupidity of parents, greedy doctors, desire of females to lessen the pleasure males recieve from sex, retaliation by mothers for birth pain (just against male children), females that get off on having male parts cut.

Answer 9

A lot of people do it for religious reasons, but taht isn't the only reason, however i cant think of any more right now

Answer 10

Well A LOT of people think it's because of religion (mainly Judaism), but I was circumcised because it's been proved that it's cleaner than being uncircumcised (the hygiene factor)...because you have to be very clean if you are indeed uncircumcised because bacteria (I'm not sure what to call it...it's sort of like a mold) starts to form.