What are the risks of getting circumcised later in life?

Question

It's popular with the ladys, why wouldnt I

Answer 1

You just said you liked your foreskin here: =P I guess you're just wondering.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnfFaBNm9IqCzky48jbkVd3axQt.?qid=20070517173631AAXF4mP

Some risks happen because it was done wrong; while others because they just do with the lack of a foreskin. And those who got done later in life was because they either needed it done, or because they wanted it done, so rates of satisfaction are bound to be pretty good (logical). If you took random uncircumcised guys and cut them for no reason, that would be different.

Risks includes:

Less sensitivity / pleasure (due to constant rubbing of the head)
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06685.x

More difficulty with masturbation (since the already-lubricated foreskin wouldn't be there to rub the head with)
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06646.x

Meatal stenosis (when the urethra opening gets irritated due to constant rubbing and closes up); not found in uncircumcised guys
http://www.drgreene.com/21_1137.html

Higher erectile dysfunction rates
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14979200&dopt=Abstract%7C

Again, less sensitivity
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=11956453

Shorter penis (a guy who was circumcised posted about that this morning; he went from 7 to 5 inches) caused by skin pulling it back due to tightness
http://drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=1125
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArmhXebGWe5O6RYIziPL7c7sy6IX?qid=20070515070130AAgFvkC&show=7#profile-info-V0U4aWi3aa

Skin bridges (where pieces of skin attach to the head, like bridges)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?itool=abstractplus&db=pubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=abstractplus&list_uids=6728346

And those are the major ones. Those are risks; they're not guaranteed, just like the risks for being uncircumcised are not universal. Everyone's different. I've provided you with the links so you can compare the rates and such, some are common, with the masturbation difficulty in the 63% range, while others are less common, like meatal stenosis (around 10%).

Answer 2

The medical risks are somewhat less than if it were performed on an infant, mostly because you can take care of the wound easier and you get painkillers. Risks from actual surgery are rare, complications afterwards can be messy. If you don't wait long enough for the wound to heal, you could end up tearing and re-opening the wound, which would lead to an undesirable result. Other than that, local infection is the most common risk.

After circumcision, the foreskin no longer protects the glans. The first couple weeks the glans might be particularly sensitive, but that decreases over time. By the end of a month it's usually bearable, but without the foreskin protection it'll keep desensitizing slowly over time. Furthermore, there are many nerve endings in the foreskin that may contribute to sexual sensitivity (see link 1). In addition, several studies have indicated that the foreskin probably plays a role in the sexual satisfaction/pleasure of not only the man, but the woman as well (see links 2, 3, 4).

So, if you don't have a medical condition that can't be solved without circumcision (which is quite rare), then you probably don't want to get circumcised unless you're sure. Most guys in the world (between 70-80%) are not circumcised, and that number continues to decrease in the US. Most girls don't care, and given the info in the links, it might be better if you weren't circumcised.

Answer 3

I am Circumsised since birth. It's very safe most of the time. actually probably 99.999% of the time! I already know that you'll choose jorge, but here me out! If you do get Circumsised, then you might have your P*n*s crooked. it doesn't do any thing to your urinary track. I don't know if it interferes with your s*x life though! I'm a bit too young to have sex! Actually it'll be years until i am legal to do it, so to speak. Nothing will happen! Just search the internet for s*x**l Pleasure differences. Just get Circumsised, but you are older so make sure you're on anestesia, but don't make the pubic area numb, you don't want to see a doctor cut of something "down there", especially if the doctor is a lady. So go ahead! It will feel different I guess, but it will be easier to go to the bathroom, and not have the fear of the f*r*sk*n not pulling back! Isn't it gross having skin pulling back and forth on your p*n*s! ekk!

Answer 4

there is no reason to get circumcised, unless your foreskin covers the head completely, and you can't pull it back.

as long as you pull the skin back, and wash the area under it, you are fine.

and as a matter of fact, the extra foreskin gives you the extra sensitivity on the head of penis.

basically, it has the same risk as getting circumcised early in the life. most likely, the guy will get infection if it is not done correctly. other than that, it is fine

Answer 5

Popular with the ladies???? Actually nine out of ten women think sex is better with a man who still has all his man parts intact: http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/60750.html

So unless you are sure you are going to stay with one of the women in the 10% minority for your entire life, odds are you'll be a better woman-pleaser if you leave your foreskin alone.

Answer 6

As for me none. Im 25 and I got circked at 23. no Sex for a month and a half. Oh! and I pulled one of the Stitches. Beside that I didnt see any risk.

Answer 7

i think you should give girls a chance with it. i admit that before i used to think uncircumcized guys werent that good, but that changed when i got together with my current boyfriend thats uncircumcized. i find it easier to pleasure. they arent that different when hard anyways, from my experience. i dont think most girls are shallow enough to make a deal out of it. if they do can you imagine how they would be later in the relationship?

Answer 8

slight risk of infection, thats about all. i got it a few year ago, does not hurt, hygeine and sex are better after it, for me anyways.
just uncomfortable for a week or so. not painful tho.

Answer 9

It's popular with the ladies so,why wouldn't you?Well,go ahead,have it done.It won't affect me one iota.

Answer 10

The risk is slim unless you want to!

Why would you want to?

No justifiable reason to do so.