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what does circumcised mean???

2007-10-08 13:34:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health Women's Health

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As several have mentioned, it is the removal of the foreskin on the male penis, usually done shortly after birth for medical or religious reasons. Muslims do it on boys when they are 12 or 13.

There is also "Female Circumcision" and many people call this "Female Genital Mutilation" (FGM). Many African countries, especially Muslim countries, perform this.
There are several forms of FGM --
a) There is the ceremonial where the female clitoris is just scratched.
b) There is a more severe form of the ceremonial where the clitoris is actually cut.
c) The next level of severity is where the clitoris is cut off.
d) The next level is the most severe. It is where the clitoris is removed, the labia minora is cut severely and the Labia Majora is scrapped and then sewn together leaving only a small hole for the girl to urinate and later menstruate.

This is usually done by the older women in the village and often a rusty razor blade or broken piece of glass is used. Many girls suffer severe pain and many also suffer from side affects and infection complications because of what has happened to them.

It is usually done on girls around 4-6 years of age, although in some societies FGM can occur following menage or prior to marriage.

2007-10-08 14:42:04 · answer #1 · answered by Walter B 7 · 1 0

It's when the foreskin that usually covers the head of the penis is removed, for religious, cultural or medical reasons. The skin of the head of the penis then toughens up to become normal skin, rather then being a mucous membrane.

2007-10-08 20:51:37 · answer #2 · answered by Seraphim 6 · 3 0

It's when the foreskin on the penis is removed. Nowadays if you're not circumcised, you get laughed at.

2007-10-08 21:09:53 · answer #3 · answered by Alexi 3 · 1 3

it means the foreskin on the penis has been removed. This usually happens when they're newly born babies.

2007-10-08 20:54:25 · answer #4 · answered by phxchik07 5 · 2 1

its for bois.. im not really sure the EXACT meaning but i do kno its were the doctor cuts off sum extra skin off his penis! all bois who are circumcised they're "stuff" looks the same.. its like a shape.. idk how to explain it.. but look it up on ask.com or sumn.. maybe u cn see sum pics!

2007-10-08 20:39:26 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 1 2

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