a question for men who have not been circumcised?

Question

Would you have preferred to have been circumcised at birth?

What have your experiences been with infection?

PLEASE ONLY ANSWER IF YOU ARE A MAN WHO HAS NOT BEEN CIRCUMCISED. otherwise see my other question.

Answer 1

Im glad my parents left me intact. I have never had a problem with infection, my wife loves it, I have never had anyone say they wont givem oral because of it and some even said it was better than a cut one.
I cant understand why people have som much of a problem with a NATURAL penis.

Answer 2

Well actually not all American men are circumcised but most of them are, God taught us Jews that it was a sign of our pact with Him, it was commanded to Abraham that he and every Jewish male baby would undergo this procedure which is called Brit Milah and it is to be performed by a Mohel on the 8th day of life of the Jewish baby. Being a cleansing practice it had spread to other cultures that practice it for sanitary reasons rather than religious. Parents who oppose Circumcision probably don't sympathize with Jewish practices.

Answer 3

Nope, I like having my foreskin. I've never had any negative experiences with it - no infections, no smells (as long as I kept it clean), never been teased, etc. Generally, infections are really easy to prevent in that area as long as you wash that area once a day (and it's not hard nor a hassle).

But, if I did ever have to get circumcised (and I hope not), I'll be glad it's my choice.

Answer 4

my hubby is not circumcised and i know for a fact he has never regretted it. no one made fun of him in the locker room,never ever had an infection of any kind. keep clean is very easy. its no harder then keeping your hands clean. as a grown man (49) sex for him is much better then for a circumcised man. circumcised man have less feeling in there penis the one that is uncircumcised. if your asking because your trying to decide if this is some thing you want to do to your son then i say DO NOT DO IT. it unnecessary and he will thank you later (so will his wife) for not having him circumcised. i hope this helps.

Answer 5

No, I enjoy it as it is a lot. Plus, I have the option of getting circumcised if I ever want to, so that's the other nice thing. I've never had a single infection, even as a kid. As a baby/toddler the foreskin doesn't slide back to keep the head from getting dirty, but after it slides back (pulls back, I mean), you just pull it back and rub the head when you shower, which practically takes 5 to 10 seconds. That'll keep it clean. Most guys in the world are uncircumcised. I'm not saying that being circumcised is bad, but there are risks, and I feel that all guys should have a say in what sexual parts they keep; I also think the benefits of circumcision are often overstated while the risks are never mentioned.

Here's some research and statistics. Circumcision is a traditionally Jewish and Muslim surgery, although it was introduced and encouraged to the Western, developed world (North America and Europe, but especially the USA) as a way to stop masturbation, especially with the help of Dr. Kellogg. (see link 1) However, although scientific studies have discovered that circumcision harms masturbation by up to over 60% (2), needless to say, it doesn’t completely stop masturbation. Many circumcised guys just find it more convenient to use a lube like KY or lotion as a result (3) since the typically moist foreskin (like the eyelids) is not there to rub the head of the penis with (4).

Most developed nations quickly rejected circumcision after noticing its ineffectiveness against masturbation (they were quite religious back then!), and as a result the United States remains the last developed nation doing it to a significant percentage of newborns. (5) This was done as a result of the for-profit American health care system promoting myths about benefits of circumcision (6), such as preventing penile cancer (6a, 6b), preventing HIV (6c, 6d) despite the USA being the developed nation with the highest HIV rates and circumcision rates (6e, 5), and preventing STDs (6d, 6f). As a result, circumcision now brings in hundreds of millions of dollars to doctors and the American health system. (7)

However, circumcision has been becoming less popular as years have passed by. In the 1960s over 90% of guys were circumcised in the USA, now circumcision rates are as low as 14% in some states. (8) More and more parents are discovering that circumcision carries more risks than benefits, and realize that by leaving their sons uncircumcised, their sons have the choice of choosing what they’d like, since the surgery is irreversible (you can't go back if you don't like it or if it goes wrong).

Circumcision risks include the loss of sexual pleasure according to multiple studies (2, 9, 10, 11). Those studies take into effect many sensation points, including the foreskin, and they involve many participants. There have been other studies that claim no difference, but they don’t even take into effect the nerve endings on the foreskin, which as seen in one study, are some of the most sensitive points on the penis (10). One study even found an increase in erectile dysfunction rates after circumcision (10a). In another study, it was found that females ended up reaching orgasm with and preferring uncircumcised males in 9 out of 10 cases (10b). In addition, circumcision is extremely painful on newborns (12, 13, 14), and you risk many bad conditions, such as a buried penis when too much foreskin is removed and limits the size of the penis (15), or adhesions or skin bridges that develop from the head to the shaft when the skin heals after the surgery (16), meatal stenosis [occurs in up to 10% of circumcised males!] when the opening of the penis becomes irritated from too much exposure and rubbing and begins to close up (17), and meatal ulcers (18). All those risks are, of course, not including the possibility of having too much skin removed, which can cause discomfort during erections due to lack of skin to allow the penis to expand, and could consequently cause a hairy penis by pulling pubic hair and skin to the shaft. Often a circumcision scar develops around the penis after circumcision. In addition, circumcision has negative effects on breastfeeding. (18)

To conclude, here is a link that describes the anatomy of the foreskin (19) and the development of the foreskin with infants, a link especially helpful for parents (19a). Ultimately, one survey found that although uncircumcised guys are a bit more satisfied percentage-wise, it’s within the margin of error. (20) The only difference is that those unsatisfied uncircumcised guys can simply get circumcised and end up satisfied either way. If you're cut or uncut and happy, you'll say that side is better. If you got cut later in life, you'll say cut because you had problems with your foreskin before. If you're cut and had something go wrong or wish to have had a choice, then you'll say uncut. One survey found that up to half of circumcised guys wished to have had the choice themselves (as in, been left uncircumcised and they could have chosen to get circumcised if they wished later on in life). That's a huge number. (21) That, along with the risks and negative effects that are being seen more with the help of the Internet, may be what is bringing down circumcision rates.

Answer 6

Most uncircumcised men will fear circumcision because of the imagined pain of the operation and the sensitivity of the glans afterwards.

In spite of this many uncircumcised men would opt for circumcision if it were easily available for free.

Many would not.

There ARE a large number of uncircumcised men who make a fetish out of circumcision and circumcised penises.

There are ALSO a large number of circumcised men that make a fetish out of foreskins.

OPPOSITES ATTRACT !!!

Not surprisingly, there are a large number of people out there that make a fetish out of anything you can imagine. Roller skates,Bags and cases,Copies of the New York Times.The list is endless.

Answer 7

Nope, I've never wanted to lose any of my man parts. I've never had an infection there. Also never been rejected by a woman or teased in the locker room. There is no downside to being intact -- foreskin rocks.

Answer 8

Nope. Never regretted being uncircumcised. As a kid, got a rash once in a while if I forgot cleanliness, but the rash reminded me to take care of business and was not harmful in the least.

Answer 9

I was born in the 60's. I have not been circumsised. I keep my penis clean and so there is no problems. There is no reason to be circumcised, unless it's for religios purposed.

Answer 10

I have been with 2 men over my life that are not... neither of them complained or had infections.
I also have friends that are not, and again they havent complained nor had infections. Its all a matter of personal preference which I personally think should be left up to the individual for when they are an adult.