Raising Boys and Circumcision

Raising Boys weighs in on the issue of circumcision. What's better for your son and why?

Category:

Education

Tags:

• circumcision
• raising boys
• mothers of sons
• parenting boys

[Chadolution]

I gave this video a thumbs down due to the majority of the clueless women in this video. But, I wanted to say Thanks to the mother who did NOT circumcise her 4 sons, for making the right decision to keep them normal, healthy and intact.

[raphanon]

Nerve endings per part:

Penis head - 6,000 nerve endings

Clitoris - 8,000 nerve endings

Foreskin - 20,000 nerve endings

better cut it off, just in case; i'm sure the kid won't notice what he isn't missing.

[beatmanick]

"...well some infections (like HPV) cause cancer"

woman on far left = idiot

[DShorb20]

You only have an increased risk of getting HIV if you have sex with some one who has HIV, if not your chance is still 0% either way LOL. I wouldn't have sex with some one with HIV just cause it was less likely to get HIV so what does it matter. Getting that thing cut when you are an infant would be infinitely better then getting it done at ANY other time in life. I don't think anyone says it MUST be done so why be bigoted towards mothers for making that choice? How about piercings on babys?

[Hilltopper2549]

@PungiFungi The foreskin does play a part in intercourse, and masturbation, that is why it is richly endowed with nerve endings which send messages to the brain.

[chaoscraig5v7o]

@PungiFungi Absolutely. If i have learned anything from reading hundreds of study's its that risk factors due to behaviour are always effect the result by many orders of magnitude more then circumcision status. Circumcision creates a moral hazard and promoting it in Africa will only further the spread of HIV. Recent surveys have even demonstrated the growing presence of this moral hazard.

[PungiFungi]

@bekaybe , acutally I think men who are circumcised are put into a false sense of security from this myth that remvoing the foreskin will prevent STD and HIV infection, thus they engaged in riskier behaviors as a result. The foreskin itself played practically no part in the actual act of sexual intercourse (it is pulled back when a man is aroused), so it doesn't matter if you are cut or not.

[chaoscraig5v7o]

@bekaybe Well if you wish to provide your wife with educational resources, just ask me. I would happily share my notes with you in a PM or email.

I have a pretty big collection of research and literature on the subject around.

[bekaybe]

@chaoscraig5v7o I agree with what you are saying entirely. The lady in the video was suggesting uncircumcised men cause cervical cancer. I think we both agree this is a commonly believed fallacy in the USA, and was certainly a major concern to my American wife. i must clarify that cleanliness will not reduce the chance of spreading of HPV. I'm not sure being circumcised INCREASES the risk of HPV. Good discussion though. TY

[chaoscraig5v7o]

@bekaybe These mucous membranes perform many immunological and hygienic functions. Certain components such as Langerhans cells(53), plasma cells(54), apocrine glands(55), and sebaceous glands(56), collectively secrete emolliating lubricants(57) rich in enzymes such as lysosomal enzymes, cathepsin B, chymotrypsin, neutrophil elastase, immunoglobulin, and cytokine(58,59) whose function is to sequester and “digest” foreign pathogens

[chaoscraig5v7o]

@bekaybe True. There is strong evidence to suggest that HPV can cause cervical cancer. However this is not proven either. As women who have HPV and have cervical cancer are subject to other confounding factors like smoking and multiple sex partners and perhaps poor hygiene.