How important is circumcision for a child/man to get?

Answer 1

I believe that it is very important, it is much easier to keep the male organ clean, and less sexual transmitted diseases are transferred when a man is circumcised. It is something that the Jews, Muslims, and Christians do, but I am not aware of any other religion that does it. Men have said that their sexual pleasure is much higher if they are circumcised. So in my opinion it is just a better decision for cleanliness if for nothing else.

Answer 2

Very important if you are Jewish or Muslim, not of much importance if you are Christian or an Atheist or profess another religion that does not require it. There are no medical reasons to prefer circumcision over non-circumcision although I've heard some theories. So it's all up to you. (I'm talk ing only about male circumcision. I totally disagree with female circumcision).

Answer 3

GeoffB has it right. Circumcision is nothing more or less than genital mutilation. It should not be done to helpless babies or to any children without their consent. If a grown man is convinced he wants this operation and can't be reasoned out of it, some doctors still refuse to do it out of conscience. Others (especially those who were cut themselves and don't know the pleasures of an intact penis) will take the man's money and do it. It used to be very popular as a means of reducing sexual pleasure for men, but most places in the world have given up the practice.

Answer 4

It is not important get circumcised and it is medically unnecessary.

If done as child, then the child does not have much of a choice because it is parents decision. I think they should have choice as adults if they want to get it.

There are plenty of websites on pros and cons of circumcision.

Answer 5

I think it's extremely important to NOT circumcise. Many men who were circumcised as babies deeply resent this mutilation and now all medical authorities say that the risks outweigh the so-called benefits.

Using surgery to mutilate the genitals instead of washing in a modern western society makes no sense. Normal intact male genitals are, if anything, easier to wash than female ones and the same substance, smegma collects in the folds of both sorts.

Since its introduction into the west as an anti-masturbation measure in the 19th century, circumcision proponents have trotted out endlessly changing justifications for the procedure, as earlier ones are disproved. Most of these proposed reasons have later been proved to be based on flawed studies but the myths continue. Even if the claims for benefit were accepted the level of any protection from disease is so low as to be easily outweighed by the risks involved in the surgery. A few babies even die each year from circumcision complications and some lose their penis from necrotic infection. More common complications of infant circumcision, like skin bridges or too much skin removed, do not show up until much later in life. So the statistics do not include them in the complication rate. (A penis with a skin bridge is much harder to clean and causes major sexual difficulties.) However even on these artificially lowered statistics all the major medical authorities in the world now no longer recommend routine infant circumcision.

Circumcision removes over half the skin of the penis (about 15 square inches or 40 square centimetres, in an adult) and it's not just simple skin. It's packed with nerve endings, special anatomical features like the ridged band and has a unique elastic gliding action, allowing it to slide on itself and act like lube. This action is what most males use to masturbate with except those who are cut so tightly that they have to use lube or just rub it dry. Of course the intact male has the option to use lube too if he wants to. During intercourse it acts like lube on entry and may act as a dam, preventing lubricating secretions escaping from the vagina. In one study women reported that sex with an intact partner was gentler and more satisfying since he doesn't have to thrust as hard to feel enough stimulation. Removing the foreskin turns the surface of the glans from an inner mucosal membrane to outside skin. Newly circumcised adults usually go through some weeks of intense discomfort as the glans is constantly exposed to rubbing on clothing, until it develops a thicker keratin layer and becomes less sensitive. A new study has shown real differences in fine touch sensitivity between circumcised and intact penises and that the most sensitive parts of the intact penis are those that would be removed by circumcision.

A few intact males have problems with tight foreskin but this is only a tiny proportion of intact males. The condition can now be almost always treated with simple stretching exercises, sometimes in combination with a steroid cream that speeds up the process. However doctors who do not value the preservation of the foreskin often still trot out circumcision as a first-option treatment in the US and even some other countries.

Answer 6

I don't believe it's important. It's a matter of preference. Usually if the father is cut, the boy will be and vise versa. The cleanliness factor has nothing to do with it. As long as you wash it thoroughly you shouldn't have any problems. No doctor will tell you one is better than the other. Just like no one on here can tell you if it's good or bad, it's all a matter of preference.

Answer 7

Clinical studies have proven that the man who is circumcised has significantly less sexually transmitted diseases than the man who has not been circumcised. A very large study was completed recently in Africa and it was found that AIDS and other STD's were much less likely to be contacted by the man who was circumcised. To answer your question: It is very important to circumcise a child or a man. I believe the study was completed by the United Nations.

Answer 8

Absolutely not . Live a normal life. If a child needs it it can be done when it need it. Religion has nothing to do with it. In Arab due to acute problem of water this was introduced by way of solution to health problem of penis. it became ritual.

Answer 9

i believe circumcision cause precocious ejaculation in men