What are some reasons to not get your son circumcised?

Question

Just wondering what are the reasons to not get your son circumcised.

Answer 1

because you want him to be the laughing stock of the boys locker room when hes in highschool

Answer 2

No, there are no benefits. Soap and water keep the penis clean- not chopping off the foreskin. It does not prevent STD's- condoms and teaching your son safe sex does. Circumcision actually causes a male to feel less pleasure, it dries out the glands and there are several complications that can come from the procedure. Plus, 85% of the world is UNcircumcised, only 30% of americans are now circumcising- and the numbers are decreasing fast!

Answer 3

I'm from the UK, where circumcision isn't practised routinely. You certainly wouldn't get teased in the locker room for being uncircumcised here. I have had boyfriends who are both circ and uncirc and I would choose UNcircumcised any day of the week. My boyfriends who were uncircumcised were much more sensitive and the skin on the head of their penises felt much nicer, smoother and more soft. Having a foreskin to play with during foreplay makes it so much more exciting with more variety. I also prefer the look of natural penises. I confess I was disappointed when I dispcovered my last boyfriend had been circumcised.

It isn't true what they say about cleanliness either, I have never had a boyfriend with a foreskin who didn't keep it immaculately clean, it is perfectly easy, no different from a woman cleaning herself. And contrary to a previous answer, foreskins rarely cause problems later in life. They are part of the natural human design, after all. Leavehim intact and at least let him make his own decision when he is older.

Answer 4

For one, it was a jewish practice to hide within the native people.

There are some studies that say you are less likely to contract infections if you are circumcised. At the same time, I'm sure someone could do an opposing study stating the same thing about an uncircumcised penis. You're born with it, it can't be doing too much harm, it has to have some advantages. Mine keeps me my thing warm if it's cold out.

Answer 5

I always "thought" that when I had my baby that I would have my son circumcised but once it came down to it I REALLY had a hard time with this decision & I could not believe how hard it would be to make. I had a view of what I would do but in my lamaz(?) class this came up in one of our topics there where a few women there with different views that made good points. ANYWAY I ended up having my son circumcised in the end just so he would'nt have to worry about more chances of having a infection from not cleaning it "properly" (you know how little boys can be) & so on with my the other reasons. Good luck making a decision & I really don't believe you can go wrong with what you decide.

Answer 6

The pat answer from health officials is that non circumcision will lead to more bacterial infections. I have two sons. One is and on isn't. Guess what? no difference in any medical way. If god put it there, it must have a reason!! LOL

Answer 7

Because you're ripping off half of the skin off his penis! Why would you want to do this?? The medical community in America first started advocating circumcision in the Victorian era to "prevent masturbation". Nice, right? There is really no medical advantage to circumcision at all.

And as far as being easier to clean, yes, that may be true -- but you could argue that female genetalia would be easier to clean if the labia was removed -- and we would absolutely NEVER think to do that to our daughters. Why would we do it to our sons???

According to adult males who have been circumcized, sex is much less pleasurable after circumsicion -- it's like the difference between seeing in color and black and white. In Europe, the practice is really very uncommon. My current partner is intact (not circumcized), and I have never enjoyed sex more. His penis is the way God made it -- what can be better than that?

If you are unsure, you can always leave the decision to your son. If you leave him intact, he has the choice later in life to make for himself. If you go ahead with it, you've taken that choice away from him.

Answer 8

On the plus side, studies indicate that circumcised infants are less likely to contract a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the first year of life. About one out of every 1,000 circumcised boys has a UTI in the first year, whereas the rate is one in 100 (at most) for uncircumcised infants.

Circumcised men may also be at lower risk for penile cancer, although the disease is rare in both circumcised and uncircumcised males. Although some studies indicate that the procedure might offer an additional line of defense against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), particularly HIV, the results of studies in this area are conflicting and difficult to interpret.

It's also easier to keep a circumcised penis clean, although uncircumcised boys can learn how to clean beneath the foreskin once the foreskin becomes retractable (usually some time before age 5). However, some uncircumcised boys can end up with infected foreskins as the result of poor hygiene.

Some people also claim that circumcision either lessens or heightens the sensitivity of the tip of the penis, decreasing or increasing sexual pleasure later in life. But neither of these subjective findings has been proven to be true.

Although circumcision appears to have some medical benefits, it also carries potential risks - as does any surgical procedure. These risks are small, but you should be aware of both the possible advantages and the problems that can be associated with the procedure before you make your decision. Complications of newborn circumcision are uncommon, occurring in between 0.2% to 3% of cases. Of these, the most frequent are minor bleeding and local infection, both of which can be easily treated by your child's doctor.

Perhaps one of the hardest parts of the decision to circumcise is accepting that the procedure can be painful.

Answer 9

There is no medical reason to. If a problem should develop later, then that can be dealt with. However, with boys learning proper cleaning, there are no problems.
Some religions do require it.

Answer 10

My husband is not circumcised and he's a lot more sensitive in that area.

Answer 11

For the same reason that you don't amputate other body parts on babies. A baby is born the way they are supposed to be, who are we to decide they need to be modified?

There are also the physical risks that are associated with any kind of surgery.