Would you get your infant son curcumcised ?

Question

Any benefits of curcumcision or drawbacks would be appreciated ......

Answer 1

Defintetly Do it, when thier older men then it could get infected, It's easier to keep the area clean.

Answer 2

It's your decision so you decide what is best for YOUR child.

"Sally Hughes, an obstetrical nurse who has seen many circumcised infants before they go home, reported"

I would say that Sally Hughes is full **** personally. I work in the OR and assist in at least three to five of these procedures a day and she is full of it. Number one they do not strap the baby down the way this person said. As a scrub tech assisting in the procedure part of my job is to help hold the baby still. The instrumentatin described by this person is not even used. As a scrub tech I also am very familiar with the intrumentation used becuase I'm the one that sets up th circ tray and hands the instrumentation to the surgeon. The instrumentation described by this unknowing individual is used for adult circs not babies. The bell is the only thing used on a baby instead of an adult but the rest of that is not used for babies. Anesthesia is used upon the request of the mother. I hardly ever see a baby that cries because of the procedure its self. Most of them that cry do so even before the procedure is started. They do not like being taken out of their nice warm blanket and sprawled out on the circ table but they usually calm down once the light is turned on, and I usually talk to them while assisting and this seems to work. My son did not cry or even flinch when they did and he didn't even have any pain medication. It's a fact, and anyone that kows the anatomy of the penis would know, that the nerve endings have not formed yet in the penis of a newborn therefore, they have no sensation or feeling in that are yet so they do not need it. That is why it is not given unless requested by the mother. My son never cried and for the person who said that babies that have it done cry more than babies that don't when they have a wet diaper or are put on their tummy....spend a few days in the nursery at the hospital and then resubmit your answer because honey you are greatly mistaken. So not true and so ridiculous.

Answer 3

The "benefits" of circumcision are not benefits at all. Those same "benefits" can be covered by teaching your child proper hygeine and safe sex practices. Things you should be teaching anyway!

As an infant, the intact penis requires no special care at all. The foreskin is still fused to the glans. Trying to pull it back would feel like pulling your child's fingernails off. It is attached to keep poop and stuff out. Leave it alone and just wash the area like you would his fingers!

Once he is around school age, he'll be able to pull it back most likely. Then all he needs to do is to retract the foreskin and rinse with water when he bathes.

Circumcision began in the USA as an attempt to stop masturbation. Didn't work, did it?

The "locker room" argument is ridiculous. If one boy is looking at another boy's penis, which one do YOU think is gonna get teased? Besides, the circ rate in the USA is approaching 50/50 so there will be plenty of other kids in there who are intact.

And "looking like dad" is also a joke. No little kid is gonna look like his dad in the crotch! Let's see.....Dads's is (hopefully!) bigger. Dad has pubic hair, etc. etc. Kids are SMART and they know not all people look the same. Some have differnt colors of skin, eyes, hair, tall, short, fat, skinny, etc. Kids are not going to be confused by the fact that they have an extra bit of skin. My intact son is 8 years old and as far as I know he's never asked his circ'd dad about the difference between them. The kids I have heard of who did ask THANKED their parents for not doing that to them!

Circumcision is a "cure looking for a symptom" and is basically just a cosmetic procedure. Please spare your child the pain and leave him as God/Nature intended.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Nope, don't do it. There is a reason that a baby boy has foreskin. It hold millions of nerve endings, it also protects the penis and produces it's own lubrication. You wouldn't have his appendix removed would you? It might get infected too and need to be removed later. So why would you have something removed just because it "might" become infected later in life. As long as a boy learns how to take care of it he will have no problems with it.
The problem is that people think that un-circ'd men have all this trouble with it when they're older, truth is it's pretty easy to take care of and with today's modern medicine the likelihood that something will happen is very slim.

Answer 6

I did have my son circumcised and if I had another son, I'd do it again. It was a little painful for him and there was a wound visible for a week or so but he's been fine mentally and physically ever since. He's 4 years old now and I'm glad I don't have to deal with the foreskin during potty time and bath time. I think an uncircumcised penis is harder to keep clean. I think it would also be harder to aim into the potty. Unless you have a religious objection, I'd do it. Most boys are circumcised today and you'll also be sparing him some embarrassment as a teenager when he (or his first girlfriend) notices he's not like everyone else. Hope that helps.

Answer 7

No. My kids have all the parts God gave them. I'm having trouble with the website right now, but check out www.askdrsears.com He's a very experienced pediatrician with a large family of his own. He loves babies and wants what is best for them. He explains that there is no medical reason to do this. Baby just needs to learn how to keep his foreskin clean when he's older. More and more parents are allowing their boys to stay intact, so the whole argument about your son wanting to look like other boys doesn't apply anymore. Congratulations.

Answer 8

There are lots of new studies regarding this issue. I had my son circumcised, and there was a slight - not major - problem. The doctor did not remove enough skin, so now my poor baby has to go back in when he is 7 months old to have it removed!! The benefits of having it done include less chance of contracting std's, hiv and urinary infections. The benefits of not having it done are having him be self-concious, having to clean it several times per day and risk of infections of other sorts. Good luck, and it is a personal decision you and your mate have to make.

Answer 9

I got my son curcumcised before we left the hospitle affter his birth.

benefits
Circumcision may have health benefits, including:

Easier hygiene. Circumcision makes it easy to wash the penis — although it's simple to clean an uncircumcised penis, too.
Decreased risk of urinary tract infections. The risk of urinary tract infections in the first year is low, but these infections may be up to 10 times as common in uncircumcised baby boys. Severe infections early in life can lead to kidney problems later on.
Prevention of penile problems. Occasionally, the foreskin on an uncircumcised penis may narrow so much that it's difficult or impossible to retract. This can also lead to inflammation of the head of the penis.
Decreased risk of penile cancer. Although cancer of the penis is very rare, it's less common in circumcised men.
Decreased risk of sexually transmitted diseases. Safe sexual practices remain essential, but circumcised men may have a slightly lower risk of certain sexually transmitted diseases — including HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes genital warts. Some strains of HPV also cause cervical cancer.
The drawbacks
Circumcision also has drawbacks, including:

Surgical risks. Excessive bleeding and infection are uncommon, but possible. The foreskin may be cut too short or too long or fail to heal properly. If the remaining foreskin reattaches to the end of the penis, minor surgery may be needed to correct it.
Pain. Circumcision hurts. Local anesthesia can block nerve sensations during the procedure.
Permanence. After the procedure, it may be impossible to re-create the appearance of an uncircumcised penis.
Expense. Some insurance companies don't cover the cost of circumcision.

Answer 10

According to the medical community, there are no significant benefits to circumcision. The drawbacks to circumcision are many, including infection, severe pain, removal of a VERY sensitive and necessary part of their body, possible complications from the procedure or from the anesthetic (IF they use any), nursing and bonding issues, and so on.

Circumcision, in other parts of the world, is looked at as a horendous and barbaric thing that we are doing to our newborn boys. (much the same as how we think of female circumcision... it is essentially the same thing.. we are removing the most sensitive part of our children's genitalia) If you think about it, our male children are the only ones who are born with a "defect" that "must" be removed. How silly, I say, if God, or whomever you believe created us, put it there, who are we to take it away??

Plus, circumcision as an adult does not hurt at all. The adult is put under and there is little to no pain afterwards. Only about 1 in 100 will have to have this done (usually because they are put into nursing homes, and can't clean it themselves right). However, a newborn baby feels IMMENSE amounts of pain, as the foreskin has not separated from the glans, and so it has to be ripped off. (literally). An adults has already retracted. I figure if my future son wants to remove his foreskin, he can make that choice someday. I refuse to put him through unnecessary pain and suffering.

There is nothing in any studies that says it is cleaner, or reduces penile cancer, or anything else. The only thing that circumcision may help is the transmission of HIV, but even that is a miniscule difference.
I have some great sources for you to look at. Good luck with your decision!

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I wanted to edit this, as I read some responses and some gave reasons such as "I want my baby to look like his daddy". This reason is very silly to me... I mean, if daddy had his arm cut off, would you do it to your baby so they look the same?? No, so why do it to his penis? Your baby isn't going to look exactly like daddy in any other aspect, so why the emphasis on the penis?
My fiance is circed, but his youngest brother isn't. He says that him and his other brother were jealous that he got to keep his whole penis, and they didn't. Our sons will not be circed, and though Jason is, he definitly wants it that way. He regrets that his parents didn't know more about it when he was born, but is happy that at least his brother got to keep his foreskin. (And by the way, his uncirced brother is VERY popular with the ladies.... I know, I lived with him for awhile!)

Plus, the percentage of boys being circumcised in the U.S. has dropped to a little less than 50% and is still going down. So, this means, UN-circed boys will be the majority, not circed ones. So if it is that important to you to have your boy look like most of the other's in their class, consider that.

Answer 11

I would'nt.I'm not curcumcised,i'm 42.It's just a little more washing.making sure the skin is pulled back to wash it right. & I don't have no problems with women.& they don't think it looks funny.I never caught anything,just keep it clean