I'm worried about my brother,could I have some Circumcision tips for him?

Question

Okay so my brother is twelve years old. I believe he is going to circumsize his pecker over his Summer Break. Our dad believes that my brother might get HIV,cancer,or any disease and wants him to be unisolated from the other circumsized kids. I was circumsized when I was little and Dad saw all my pain and didn't circumsize for my bro. What do you guys think? Should he do it? What are the benefits? Isn't he a bit unprepared and young? Hygeine is good right?

Answer 1

My advice is that if he doesn't have any medical problems with his foreskin and he doesn't want a circumcision or is ambivalent, then both he and your father should reconsider it. If there's nothing wrong with his foreskin then there really is no medical reason for circumcision.

Studies have shown that circumcision reduces sexual sensitivity (see link 1). This makes sense as there are many nerve endings that are removed in the foreskin. Also, some studies indicate that circumcision can decrease the sexual satisfaction for not only the man, but the woman as well (see links 2 and 3).

For both circumcised and uncircumcised men, genital hygiene is very important. The foreskin is not difficult to clean or maintain, so hygiene shouldn't be an issue if your brother knows what to do and his foreskin is working properly (see link 4). Furthermore, good hygiene of the foreskin can prevent many future problems such as cancer (which is extremely rare to begin with, and circumcision may/may not help).

Hygiene is also very important for decreasing risk of contracting STDs including HIV. Proper and prompt hygiene can essentially negate the benefit of circumcision supposedly has in reducing HIV infection rates; with good hygiene, the difference in rate of contracting HIV for uncircumcised and circumcised men is insignificant (see link 5). Furthermore, since no one really knows the cause-effect relationship between circumcision and HIV, this is still a topic of heated debate (see link 6). One should hesitate to circumcise based on this supposed benefit alone. One thing is clear, good hygiene + safe sex (i.e. condom use) >>> circumcision.

It's my opinion that he should ultimately decided if he wants the circumcision or not, although he might be unprepared and a bit young for this decision. Regardless, hygiene is very important and is key to preventing a lot of problems (and again, hygiene isn't much of an issue, as it's really easy to do). See the last 2 links for more discussion on circumcision.

Answer 2

Another thing that your dad may not have noticed, is that a few new studies in the British Journal of Urology have found/confirmed that circumcision reduces sensitivity, pleasure, and increases masturbatory difficulty in a significant number of guys. (up to over 60%). That happens because over years the head gets used to being rubbed by everything like clothes when circumcised. They're here:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06685.x
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06646.x

And a page that gives you illustrations on the results:
http://www.circumstitions.com/Sexuality.html#sorrells

To start off, with cleaning, well, that's really not a concern. You just slide it back and rub the head. That takes about less than 10 seconds and feels good (hello, it's the head? =P). I know, I'm uncircumcised. Also when erect whether cut or not the head can be shown, since the foreskin slides back. The only difference is that the shaft may look a little thicker in uncut guys and the foreskin slides up and down during masturbation and sex to stimulate the head (it's moist; no lubes needed).

As far as HIV/AIDS goes, that study was for Africa. Here in the USA we are the only industrialized nation that does it, yet we still have the highest HIV rates. (more than uncircumcised Europe, Asia, and Latin America) That's straight from the CIA statistics. The reason why Africa has those problems is because they somehow disapprove of condoms.
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2155rank.html

Now, cancer. Circumcision does NOT prevent penile cancer. The American Cancer Society already stated that in the links below. And as far as cervical cancer goes, girls are now being vaccinated against that; I'm sure you've seen it on the news.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_Can_penile_cancer_be_prevented_35.asp
http://www.circumstitions.com/Cancer.html

If he does continue with getting circumcised, just make sure he gets put to sleep. That way he won't go through the pain that newborns go through (yeah, it's painful). Then it'll take about a week or two of leaving it alone to heal.
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9712/23/circumcision.anesthetic/
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1f21e.htm

I think your dad is rushing. Isn't the benefit of leaving a boy uncircumcised (more and more parents are doing so; the circ rates are now as low as 14% in some states) to let the boy choose? He should at least let him wait until he's around 16 or so your brother can choose.

I say that because I'm a moderator at a teenage puberty site, and a boy was circumcised at 12 by his father's wishes, and he hates it:
http://forums.govteen.com/showpost.php?p=3587612&postcount=12

Answer 3

There are no advantages to circumcision, and your brother should be allowed to stay intact until he is an adult and can make the decision himself.

Intact guys need about five extra seconds a day for hygiene. That's it. The disease link is just plain not true, even though a lot of pro-circ people keep repeating it. This will be frightening and painful for him. Is there someplace he can go over summer break to escape from being mutilated? Please stand up for him and tell your father to let him stay as he is until he is an adult! There are absolutely NO benefits to this ghastly procedure.

Fewer and fewer children are subjected to this each year. Being intact should in no way isolate him. Kids tease each other for all sorts of ridiculous reasons, and that is no reason to amputate a healthy body part--if they are into teasing him, they'll just tease about something else. It is just SO unnecessary to do this to him!

Answer 4

I was circumcised last year, at age 24. After years of feeling "unclean" and "unhygienic", I decided to go to a Urologist and explain to him all my problems. I couldn't pull my foreskin over the head of my penis, which can be a serious problem. Because it was not considered a cosmetic surgery, my insurance covered the procedure (about $1,500).
Looking back, I would recommend it to anyone. Everyone thinks the pain will be unbearable, but I was put to sleep, like any surgery. When I did wake up from the procedure, I had vicodin to help with possible pain. I never had pain though because i made sure I took my medication for the first few days.
All in all, the only down side I had was waiting the 6 weeks for um, cough, you know, but now I'm glad I did it. As far as sensitivity goes, I didn't see any difference, contrary to popular belief.
Hopefully this helped a little bit.

Answer 5

There are NO disadvantages to circumcision and MANY advantages including improved hygiene, comfort, appearance, self-esteem and FAR better sexual sensation for both the man and his female partner(s). Circumcision is such a beneficial thing that all males should be circumcised routinely as most already are in America!

Answer 6

I don't think there is a need for circumcision at all, has anybody asked how your brother feels about this? You can really only answer the question about the benefits of being circumcised, did you notice any?

Answer 7

Hey there! I think it's a good decision, but make sure he gets an anesthetic. I was done when i was 16 in a traditional Moslem way by a circumcisor. It was done in a very lavish catered hall with about 250 other men. Since the circumcisor though it be best I be done in the "traditional way", i did not recieve any pain killers or anesthetic. Needless to say, i had to be held down by 6 other men and writhed the whole time. The whole thing was over in about 6 mins and im happy with the results. Another tip would be to apply Neosporine or some other scar reducing cream for a better result. Tell your brother I wish him the best of luck!

Answer 8

That is correct,tell him to wash his little playmate and he will have no problems with it.As for the cancer and HIV it is not proven and more recent reports have discredited the HIV study that was carried out in Africa..Hope this helps discourage the impending willie mutilation.

Answer 9

I think it is a good idea if this is what your brother wants. I have read that women who have male sexual partners that are not circumcised have a higher rate of cervical cancer. I have also read that men may be at a higher risk for cancer also if they are uncircumciced. I have two nephews who were adopted from Russia. Once they were adopted their parents had them circumcised. They were two and three years old at the time of their circumcision. After three or four days they were fine and before that even though they had pain it was mild.

Answer 10

he should do it even though it is painful.......you have better hygiene and a ton of other benefits...