Is there an age limit for getting circumcised?

Question

i've never heared of a man getting circumcised, is it only for babies or can grow males get it to?

Answer 1

Typically, it's done more to children because they're helpless and parents can force it on them. As adults, most adults only have it done if necessary or wanted, you don't go in randomly for surgery, especially when pain is involved for weeks or you can't have sex or masturbation for a month. However, circumcision is getting less common.

I'm against it on children. By leaving your son uncircumcised, if he's not satisfied with it he can always get cut and end up satisfied in the end. I think the surgery should be open to adults, but if done as an adult, it should be a heavily researched one to avoid what you did, for example. Mostly, I believe in personal freedom and choice. One survey found that about half of circumcised guys would have preferred to had made the decision themselves:
http://www.jackinworld.com/qow/q15.html

That may play a part into why circumcision rates have fallen so much. For example, circumcision rates were as high as 90% back in the 1960s and 1970s (that's partly why today's adults are so... brainwashed, I supposed you could say, about thinking that circumcision is better) but they have fallen to as low as 14% in some states. Here are the statistics:
http://www.cirp.org/library/statistics/USA/staterates2004/

The USA is the last developed nation doing circumcision on a significant scale without medical or religious reasons. That means Europe and Japan (and Latin America and China, for that matter) don't circumcise. Circumcision rates in Australia and Canada are low, and in Africa... it varies by nation/tribe. Here's a worldwide map that gives you a general idea of where circumcision is common:
http://www.circumstitions.com/Maps.html

So now there are many more uncircumcised boys. They don't get made fun of anymore due to that (I know, I'm one and I'm 18, a pre-med student).

In addition, there are medical reasons that I'm against it, too. For example, studies have found that circumcision reduces sensitivity:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,285532,00.html

Makes masturbation more difficult:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06646.x

Which makes sense, that's how it was made popular in the USA:
http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/27-03-2006/77873-circumcision-0

That's because the lubricated foreskin (on the inside... like your eyelids) slides up and down during sex and masturbation to stimulate the head.
http://www.cirp.org/pages/anat/
http://indra.com/~shredder/intact/anatomy/index.html

In a medical study, it was found that females are more likely to hit orgasm with an uncircumcised man:
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/408/60750.html

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

There's pain involved, often why doctors don't want you in the room when it's done:
http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9712/23/circumcision.anesthetic/
http://www.cirp.org/library/procedure/plastibell/

If too muck skin is removed, that can reduce the size of the penis. The way that works is because the penis needs some skin to expand during an erection. Removing too much skin can limit the expansion. An urologist and pediatrician explain that below:
http://www.altermd.com/Penis%20and%20Scrotal%20Surgery/buried_penis.htm
http://drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=1125

Of course, there are other risks associated, but those are typically the ones due to surgery. You can also see rebuttals to common pro circumcision arguments below. You can research it more here:
http://shorl.com/rahytipustiku
http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/circumcision/against-circumcision.html

As far as cleaning goes, it's really simple. For the first years in life the foreskin doesn't pull back. That prevents stuff like poo/fecal matter from touching the head. Later on all it takes it 5 to 10 seconds to pull the foreskin back and rub the head; it even feels good.
http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_baby/circumcision/protect-uncircson.html

And Christianity does not ask for circumcision. There are very critical parts on circumcision in the Bible, and the Catholic church actually condemned the procedure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_in_the_Bible#In_Christianity

If you have a tight foreskin, see my reply in link (you can fix it easily without surgery, as I did):
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=ApWZT53AUZceoDHn2W3fwQTaxQt.;_ylv=3?link=answer&qid=20071120033848AAEIj1c&u=o&update=update&prev_ans_page=1

Answer 2

First, ask whether the reason you are doing it is for cosmetic appearance, sexual performance and aesthetics etc, or is it because you fear damnation? If it is the first, there is no age limit. Go to a doctor and get him to refer you to a genital health specialist who will advice you on the matter; involve serious medical professionals and get the job done right. This specialist will be able to answer your questions about sexual compatibility and function after the op. There may be an option that does not include total removal of the foreskin, but instead some sort of trimming and modification. If it is the second, decide which religion's view of hell you wish to be saved from, and go to speak to a priest/rabbi/whatever in that religion, and make sure that you do whatever is necessary and in the right way to protect you from whichever religious myth that you fear. Once you have obtained this information, ask if it can be done in as modern and serious a medical environment as possible without "breaking the rules" of the religion, find out what the limits are to this requirements and then proceed as in the medical option above.

Answer 3

Hi,


There is no age limit for getting circumcised. Only in muslims as a custom this has been done in childhood.

Enjoy Life

Answer 4

There is no age limit to get circumcised however it must be obvious that the older you are the more difficult it gets to go through this procedure. When I was in the hospital during the war the guy next to me had to get circumcised because he had a severe infection in his penis. He was in agony. It seemed to be a simple operation but when one gets older it becomes more complex. If you need it due to health reasons you must get it done; however, if you do not have to do it.....don't!

Answer 5

There is no age limit, I was circumcised when I was 19.

Answer 6

No age limit! I was cut at 18! Best thing I have ever done! Really improves sex, hygiene and its much healthier!


BioEssays. 2007 Oct 12;29(11):1147-1158

Why circumcision is a biomedical imperative for the 21(st) century.

School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, Building F13, The
University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia.

Circumcision of males represents a surgical "vaccine" against a wide
variety of infections, adverse medical conditions and potentially
fatal diseases over their lifetime, and also protects their sexual
partners. In experienced hands, this common, inexpensive procedure is
very safe, can be pain-free and can be performed at any age. The
benefits vastly outweigh risks. The enormous public health benefits
include protection from urinary tract infections, sexually transmitted
HIV, HPV, syphilis and chancroid, penile and prostate cancer,
phimosis, thrush, and inflammatory dermatoses. In women circumcision
of the male partner provides substantial protection from cervical
cancer and chlamydia. Circumcision has socio-sexual benefits and
reduces sexual problems with age. It has no adverse effect on penile
sensitivity, function, or sensation during sexual arousal. Most women
prefer the circumcised penis for appearance, hygiene and sex. Given
the convincing epidemiological evidence and biological support,
routine circumcision should be highly recommended by all health
professionals.

BioEssays 29:1147-1158, 2007. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PMID: 17935209 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/34201?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

Answer 7

Circumcision has no age limit.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

1

Answer 10

It is best done when the owner of the penis can make the decision, and sign his own consent form.