Circumcision Myths & Facts

http://mamanatural.com/ MYTH: Almost all men are circumcised

- FACT: Not so much. Globally, fewer than a third of all men are circumcised [World Health Organization, 2008].. And in the USA, fewer than half of all boys born in conventional hospitals from 2006-2009 were circumcised.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/research/17circ.html

- MYTH: Circumcision is recommended by doctors and medical associations

- FACT: In 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics concluded that infant circumcision is not recommended as a routine procedure. The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians agree.
Source: "American Academy of Pediatrics: Circumcision Policy Statement". Pediatrics 103 (3): 686--693. March 1999. doi:10.1542/peds.103.3.686. PMID 10049981.

- MYTH: It's just a bit of skin; he won't miss it

- FACT: The prepuce (foreskin) contains about 10,000 super-specialized nerve endings and a few feet of blood vessels. It's important for sex, but it also protects the penis. Trust us, he'll miss it.
Source: "American Academy of Pediatrics: Circumcision Policy Statement". Pediatrics 103 (3): 686--693. March 1999. doi:10.1542/peds.103.3.686. PMID 10049981.

- MYTH: It's easier to take care of a circumcised penis

- FACT: All you have to do with a child's intact penis is leave it alone. As the boy reaches puberty, he'll be able to retract his foreskin and rinse it as necessary. Not a big deal.
Source: http://www.circumstitions.com/Care.html

- MYTH: Circumcision prevents urinary tract infections

- FACT: The studies linking circumcision to lower risk of UTIs are flawed. Here are detailed studies: http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/to/

- MYTH: Circumcision prevents penile cancer

- FACT: In a letter to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."
Source: http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/PenileCancer/DetailedGuide/penile-cancer-prevention

- MYTH: Intact kids will get teased in the locker room

- FACT: These days nearly 50% of boys nationwide are left intact - so the circumcised boys may be just as likely to get teased.
Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/research/17circ.html

- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. Circumcision is a big decision - and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.

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[phsycofairy]

@Mudig Not at all. You want to be circumcised, go ahead. We just do not support forcing it upon unconsenting infants. If it is to done, it should be with the consent of the person who owns the penis.

[living4heaven]

Just watched a circumcision video. I am in tears. I could never mutilate my son like that. I do not say that in judgement other, because a year ago I would have circumcized a son just due to lack of knowledge on the topic. Thank goodness I have only had girls up to this point.

[mizzkimm127]

Excellent video. Except that soap is not needed, soap is an irritant to intact genitiles. Warm water is suffient.

[globalchaos1984]

Circumcision is genital mutilation, it is sick and cruel to do it to a helpless infant. WAKE UP!

[allianceFiLifeDotCom]

@CutTheFat you husbands thoughts should factor into cutting his own penis not the penis of another human being not even his son...

[rud494]

@HBKanedge818 it hurts because the cut it too tight, your ignorant and flawed,do some research before people start to dis you loser.

[MurasakiSunshine]

"There is no convincing evidence that circumcision is useful or necessary in terms of prevention or hygiene. Partly in the light of the complications which can arise during or after circumcision, circumcision is not justifiable except on medical/theraputic grounds." - The Royal Dutch Medical Association

"There is no medical indication for routine male circumcision" - The Royal Australian College of Physicians

No medical association in the world recommends routine infant circumcision.

[CutTheFat]

@lovins88 Well, my husband and his thoughts factor into things too. But I have said twice now that I am for leaving the penis in tact. LOL I am not someone that needs to be convinced. I fully approve of people NOT circumsizing. I think people do it just because they're misinformed..

[lovins88]

@Mystoksor Amen to that!

[lovins88]

@HBKanedge818 Not true, most of the pleasure receptors are in the penile frenulum. If the foreskin was so painful to every man then why is 85% of men still intact? Go to a doctor if you feel pain.

[lovins88]

@CutTheFat Look up the definition of mutilation, you will learn it is genital mutilation because the foreskin is a healthy body part. And I am glad that you are starting to decide against it but you still sound like you are slightly thinking about it. If you are, are there any reasons you think it is necessary to do? Just curious. I've spent 100's of hours researching circumcision after learning it was the cause of so many problems in our sex life.

[HBKanedge818]

@Toekn

Thanks, Nerves was the word I was looking for