This is 4 all the men..I will have a baby boy in a few weeks...what do you think of circumcision?

Answer 1

I grew up in a country where boys are only circumcised for religious reasons. Others are circumcised for medical reasons only - and yet many who need circumcision for medical reasons don't get circumcised because many parents have a stigma against circumcision.

I had problems with my foreskin when I was 8 and the doctor recommended circumcision, but a decision was taken against it because my parents didn't want me circumcised. they opted for the second choice. That helped temporarily but as grew up the problem surfaced again. This time I was a teenager. I knew how my parents felt about it and I talked to a family friend who was also a doctor - he acted as my guardian and had me circumcised.

At first the sensation levels went way up and the erections got harder. Then the sensation levels came down, way down but the erections remained harder than ever. Then slowly as my exposed glans adjusted things became normal and my sensation levels came back to normal my erections remained at the new found hard levels and my ejaculations were stronger than when I was uncut.

I had to reinvent how I masturbated. My intercourse style changed a little. But over all I came out of this whole thing a happy person. I don't have any more recurring medical problems, my sex is awesome and my penis looks desirable - at least compared to many of the uncut people in my country. I know this from my (sexual) interaction with people.

All in all I would say, I have been on both sides - and I know I prefer being cut.

Personally I don't care what you ultimately choose for your son. I hope he is healthy, but if I was the father I would have my son circumcised either as an infant or latest by 8 or 9 years of age - i.e. before the growth spurt and puberty strikes.

Good luck with everything. Hope your son is born healthy and hope you don't have a long or painful labor.

Answer 2

Circumcision is a horrible way to welcome your already-perfect baby into the world. It would take a very strong reason for me to put my child through such pain. No such reason exists. And babies DO feel pain. Some babies "sleep" through the procedure, but closer examination shows that they actually go into shock!

Here are some of the specious reasons given for this practice:

Religion: It is an insult to God to say he made a big mistake when he designed men, and we have to correct it for him because we're wiser than he is.

Hygiene: Warm water. Soap maybe. Nothing more needed.

AIDS: Maybe this is a reason to chop men in Africa where AIDS is mostly transmitted by heterosexual intercouse and condoms are a cultural taboo. It's not going to help in the US, where dirty needles and homosexual sex account for almost all AIDS cases. Condoms work much better than circumcision, and they should be teaching those guys in Africa to wear them instead of mutilating their penises.

Girls like it better: Maybe some young girls do, but 90% of women prefer intact men -- just how long will he be having sex with 14-year-old girls anyway? http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/60750.html

He needs to look like his father: Sick! Is his father going to be comparing penises with his son? That's probably good enough reason to put the kid in foster care!

The other boys will laugh at him if he's not cut: Guess what, chances are nowadays that the other boys haven't been cut either. And kids can always find some differences to tease other kids; it's part of growing up.

He might have to have it done when he's elderly: Well, in that case he had the use of it for a good long time! We don't remove the breast tissue from baby girls because a lot of them might end up with breast cancer later in life, do we?

American women sometimes go on about what great lovers Frenchmen, Spaniards, or other European men are. Circumcision rates in Europe range from under 2% to about 5%. There is a connection between these two facts. And European women have much lower rates of cervical cancer than American women. Another bogus argument doesn't hold up.

In short, the only reasons to remove the foreskin are ignorance and a few VERY rare medical conditions - not phimosis, which can be treated non-surgically.

Answer 3

If circumcision is not a mandate of the faith in which your son will be raised (i.e. Judaism or Islam) then leave him be.

Hygiene? As long as you enforce bath time he'll be fine. You do have running water, right?

STDs? Teach him the importance of condoms.

"Looking like the other boys / dad"? Do you really want to force social conformity from the cradle? It's a form of peer-pressure (in my opinion) and is the last reason it should be done.

Inhibiting masturbation? Get real ... all guys do it.

Aesthetics? I think Mother Nature has spoken on that one.

My ex-wife said we should circumcise our son for "religious reasons." We're Christian. Circumcision was an Old Testament practice. Christ fulfilled the Old Law.

Answer 4

I view circumcision as an antiquated barbaric ritual. It is rare in Europe and Canada, their circumcision rate is now about 10% or less.

I am an intact male without any of my parts removed. I've never had a urinary tract infection, I don't have AIDS ( I use condoms as most everyone should). I never got teased in high school, we live in days where boys don't compare penises as they did in the past. Even then, would you get him other cosmetic surgeries to fit in?

Wouldn't you want your son to experience the maximum possible sexual pleasure? There are thousands of nerve cells in the foreskin, perhaps, girls have a hard time distinguishing it from a skin with nerves to just dead skin. Well, it is not, it is riddled with sexual nerves.

The foreskin industry in the US is big business. The doctors make easy money out of it and then they can sell the foreskins to the biomedical industries where they can be used for beauty supplies such as facial rejuvenation.

All the medical reasons for circumcision are bogus. Time and time again they conjure false information. It is not uncommon for vaginas to get yeast infection or other similar infections but, do we snip parts of the vagina off at birth?

It is time for mothers to be more and more progressive and put an end the brutal attacks on new born sons.

Answer 5

We went through the same questions and concerns when my son was on his way. There are many sides to the question and it does make it difficult to decide.

Although I myself was circumcised we did not have this done for my son. Years ago it was viewed that this was "cleaner" and there for a better health benefit ( no disease, infections, etc.. ) There was also the "appearance" factor. I remember growing up some girls talking about how "gross" it was for a guy to have a foreskin, but I think society has changed a lot since then with the amount of people opting out of having this procedure done.

I was watching a program on TV one night about this person that felt robbed of his foreskin and the added sensations that having it provided. There is less friction against the head, and it maintains a level of moisture. This creates a higher level of sensitivity. This particular person on the show was now using weights to stretch the skin on his penis to "regenerate" his foreskin.

There are also people out there that feel that circumcision is a form of extreme child abuse as it is not necessary. However, I have never heard of anyone remembering their experience of this procedure ( if done while an infant ).

Either way the choice is up to you to make and I hope that we have helped.

Answer 6

You wouldn't circumsize your daughter because men thought the vagina was more attractive that way would you? Then don't do it to your son!
There is no need for it medically, and it is at a rapid decline in the US. Your son has the right to do with his body as he wishes, and should be given the choice as an adult and not be forced into a therapeutic (unnecessary) surgery before the age of consent.

Before you decide, watch one of these videos.
http://www.intact.ca/video.html

And when you decide to spare you newborn son of the pain and cruelty of circumcision, here are some links to support your decision and give you information.

http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/

http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/

http://www.cirp.org/library/general/warren2/

http://mgmbill.org/

Feel free to email me anytime now or after he's born for help, advice, or support if you decide to protect your son and keep his body intact.

Answer 7

Im circumcised and not that it makes any difference, I still liked the fact I had the choice!

How would you like to have your virgina snipped apart while you were a baby? no? good!

Let the guy think about it himself when hes older and I bet the answer (unless for health reasons) will be a NO!!!

Stop doing things which dont need to be done...

Answer 8

I think it's not a very good idea and there are no medical grounds to support that practice. I'm not circumcised and I never have any problems with the foreskin. Aesthetically speaking the dick with the foreskin is more appealing and you I'm sure you won't deprive your son with that. Would you?

Answer 9

Circumcision is cruel and unusual punishment for nothing more than being born a male. It is mutilation of the human body. There are no benefits to circumcision except for the doctor and hospital where it is done - and that benefit is financial.
DO NOT HAVE IT DONE - PLEASE!

Answer 10

Well, rather than go with the argument for health reasons... let's look at it from the point a different perspective. Is a circumcised penis more "desirable" than an "uncircumcised" one? You want to give the kid all the advantages you can. Ask women what they think of this and see how their answers influence your decision. As he grows older will he get more girls this way?