What is a circumcision?...?!
Question: What is it? How is it done? What are the benifits of having one? And no i don't want one 'coz A) I ain't got a clue what it is and B) i think it's a man thing and im a girl. (i think)
Answers: What is it? How is it done? What are the benifits of having one? And no i don't want one 'coz A) I ain't got a clue what it is and B) i think it's a man thing and im a girl. (i think)
it is when the foreskin is removed. and that is disgusting about the girls!
LOL.
Check out http://www.circlist.com
cutting off the foreskin that covers the head of the penis, some say its better to do for cleanliness, its easier to keep clean without the skin, They do practice Female circumcision in Africa where they basically cut off the clitoris, OUCH! so the woman cannot feel sexual pleasure, because their culture sees that as evil
THE REMOVAL OF THE FORESKIN AT THE END OF A PENIS.
Yeah, it's a man's thing so I don't exactly know. But what I do know is that they cut off a bit of the skin. It's for hygiene and it can somehow prevent certain infections. I'm not really that knowledgable about it though. That's what I've heard.
a circumcision is the process of removing foreskin from the penis. it is a common jewish practice, but other races and religions do it as well. im not sure how it's done, but it's not a painful process (it's done when the person is still a baby, and it doesn't hurt because there are no muscles or anything on the foreskin). benefits of having one are it keeps the area clean. some girls in ethiopia get circumcisions as well (i think they cut off the lips of the vagina) in order to prevent them from having promiscuous sex! so it is possible for girls to also get circumcised, but just thank god that you live in the United States.
circumcision is where the cut the foreskin on a boy, usualy at birth, the benifits are suposed to be reducing risk of infection ,
and yes its done on the penis of boys, so girls dont need one
MY best mate is circumcised due to some accident in his early childhood.
It is commonly practiced in USA, much of Africa and Muslim countries.
It is also in decline, largly because it was practiced for reasons such as attempting to spoil the enjoyment of sex, discourage masturbation and as a sacrifice.
Many people try to argue that it is necesaary for hygiene but that is a bit weak since the same would apply to teeth, ears, nails, lips - you just wash yourself!
It is the removal of part of the penis. Some people are used to seeing circumcised men, tey think it is normal.
Circumcision is a surgery when the foreskin of the penis (boys are born with it) is cut off. Here's an illustration (when erect, they look pretty similar since the foreskin pulls back).
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/...
Also, keep in mind that circlist.com is a pro-circumcision website.
By leaving a boy uncircumcised, if he's not satisfied with it he can always get cut and end up satisfied in the end. 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
Circumcision has become less common. 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/U...
The USA is the last developed nation doing it to a large number of newborns without religious or medical needs. (Europeans, Latin Americans, Japanese, and most Australians, Canadians, and Asians don't circumcise):
http://www.circumstitions.com/Maps.html
Christianity doesn't ask for circumcision, either. In fact, sections of the Bible are harsh against circumcision, and the Catholic Church even condemned the surgery:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcisio...
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/...
The lubricated foreskin (on the inside... like your eyelids) slides up and down during sex and masturbation to stimulate the head (which is why you don't hear of uncircumcised guys needing lube to masturbate).
http://www.cirp.org/pages/anat/
Studies have found that circumcision reduces sensitivity (this article also mentions how it has lost popularity in the USA in recent times):
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,2855...
And despite being more sensitive, uncircumcised guys still last in the same six minute range (average) that circumcised guys do:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs...
Circumcision makes masturbation more difficult:
http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs...
Which makes sense, that's how circumcision was promoted in the USA:
http://english.pravda.ru/science/health/...
Increases erectile dysfunction rates:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez...
If too much skin is removed in circumcision, it can make the penis smaller since the penis needs some skin to expand during an erection:
http://drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&actio...
http://www.altermd.com/Penis%20and%20Scr...
And circumcised boys have a 10% chance of acquiring meatal stenosis, which is when the opening of the urethra (pee hole) closes up and needs surgery to reopen.
http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic2356.h...
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/circum...
http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1f21e.htm
(you can search online for a circumcision video, too)
Circumcision does not completely stop penile cancer. The American Cancer Society has already confirmed the myth that circumcision = no cancer.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/conten...
If circumcision did stop penile cancer, then penile cancer would not be more common in the USA (most circumcised adults) than in some European nations, where circumcision is not practiced other than for medical/religious reasons.
http://www.circumstitions.com/Cancer.htm...
And a new study found that circumcision does not reduce your chances to get HIV/AIDS. Unlike other studies, this one was done in a developed nation; the USA.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22096758/
Of course, there are other risks associated, but those are typically the ones due to surgery. You can research it more here:
http://shorl.com/deprygyfrykiny
http://www.mothering.com/articles/new_ba...
PS. 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_ba...
to remove the foreskin from the penis
so it can look like a mushroom =D
Circumcision was practiced by jew (men). Actually most americans and Europeans were not circumcised.
But as technology develops, there is also circumcision for girls called clitorial cutting or female genital cutting. The clitoris is being removed.
The foreskin has twelve known functions.
They are:
to cover and bond with the synechia so as to permit the development of the mucosal surface of the glans and inner foreskin.
to protect the infant's glans from feces and ammonia in diapers.
to protect the glans penis from friction and abrasion throughout life.
to keep the glans moisturized and soft with emollient oils.
to lubricate the glans.
to coat the glans with a waxy protective substance.
to provide sufficient skin to cover an erection by unfolding.
to provide an aid to masturbation and foreplay.
to serve as an aid to penetration.
to reduce friction and chafing during intercourse.
to serve as erogenous tissue because of its rich supply of erogenous receptors.
to contact and stimulate the G-spot of the female partner.
The above list was compiled from various sources by George Hill.
Female genital cutting (FGC), also known as female genital mutilation (FGM) or female circumcision, refers to "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs whether for cultural, religious or other non-therapeutic reasons."[1] It is not the same as the procedures used in gender reassignment surgery or the genital modification of intersexuals. FGC is practiced throughout the world, but the practice is concentrated more heavily in Africa, Indonesia, and the Middle East. The World Health Organization (WHO) separates FGC procedures into four categories: Type I, II, III, and IV. There is much controversy surrounding Type III (Infibulation) due to concerns regarding the safety and consequences of the procedure. In the past several decades, there have been pushes by global health organizations, such as the WHO, to end the practice of FGC. However, due to its importance in traditional and religious life, the practice remains in many societies.
Circumcision is the removal of some or all of the foreskin (prepuce) from the penis.[1] The word "circumcision" comes from Latin circum (meaning "around") and c?dere (meaning "to cut").
The earliest pictures are from cave drawings of Ancient Egyptian tombs, though some pictures may be open to interpretation.[2][3][4] Male circumcision is a religious commandment in Judaism as well as in Islam,[5][6] and customary in some Oriental Orthodox and other Christian churches in Africa.[7]
Circumcision is most common in the Middle East, the USA and parts of Africa and Asia. According to WHO 30% of men worldwide have had the procedure, mostly in developing countries where it is common for religious or cultural reasons.[8] Opponents of circumcision condemn infant circumcision as being medically unjustified and an infringement upon individual bodily rights,[9] while advocates of circumcision regard it as a worthwhile public health measure,[10] particularly in the control of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa.[11][12][13]
In March 2007 the World Health Organization and UNAIDS stated that male circumcision is an effective intervention for HIV prevention, but also stated that male circumcision only provides partial protection and should not replace other interventions to prevent the heterosexual transmission of HIV.[14]
Circumcision may also be used to treat inflammation of the glans.
Circumcision procedures
For infant circumcision, clamps, such as the Gomco clamp, Plastibell, and Mogen are often used.[15] Clamps are designed to cut the blood supply to the foreskin, stop any bleeding and protect the glans. Before using a clamp, the foreskin and the glans are separated with a blunt probe and/or curved hemostat.
With the Plastibell, the foreskin and the clamp come away in three to seven days.
With a Gomco clamp, a section of skin is first crushed with a hemostat then slit with scissors. The foreskin is drawn over the bell shaped portion of the clamp and inserted through a hole in the base of the clamp and the clamp is tightened, "crushing the foreskin between the bell and the base plate." The crushing limits bleeding (provides hemostasis). While the flared bottom of the bell fits tightly against the hole of the base plate, the foreskin is then cut away with a scalpel from above the base plate. The bell prevents the glans being reached by the scalpel.
With a Mogen clamp, the foreskin is grabbed dorsally with a straight hemostat, and lifted up. The Mogen clamp is then slid between the glans and hemostat, following the angle of the corona to "avoid removing excess skin ventrally and to obtain a superior cosmetic result," than with Gomco or Plastibell circumcisions. The clamp is locked shut, and a scalpel is used to cut the foreskin from the flat (upper) side of the clamp.
Girls can get a kind of circumcision, but it serves no real benefit.
It removes the foreskin but the reason given is hygiene. If youwash it, it's fine
True female circumcision involves just cutting away the hood over the clitoris, making it EASIER to get aroused from physical stimulation. The female mutilation described in the other answers here is really female castration and has nothing whatever to do with circumcision, and why it is allowed be called circumcision is beyond me.
A circumcision is the removal of the foreskin, and yes, it will hurt and be very uncomfortable following the surgery. The doctor will basically anchor you and your penis to a device and use a scalpel to cut the foreskin off. People have this very insane notion that it's not painful to have it done as a baby, because apparently they think babies can't feel pain, but babies can't be anesthetized because the anesthetic might kill him, so he's going to fell every moment of that scalpel cutting up his very sensitive penis. Also, there aren't actually profound benefits to circumcision either. I mean, washing yourself well is much easier, and way cheaper, than having a doctor butcher you. People claim that it's to aid in hygiene, but nothing can be easier to clean than the foreskin, it's as simple as retracting the foreskin and wiping off any grime under running water, a mere 5 seconds longer that you have to stay in the shower, and this is the oh-so-time-consuming cleaning ritual that pro-circumcision advocates claim that a circumcision will get rid of. Because whatever will one do in the day without those precious 5 seconds one wasted in the shower? You could do what, eat a potato chip in that time? Also, people claim that circumcision also prevents or gives resistance to STDs, but this is false, as America, home of the skinned penis, is a seething pit of STDs, and people always seem to forget that disease can spread through the penis head itself as well as through the skin on the shaft of the penis. Circumcision does reduce sensitivity of the penis a great deal, however. The foreskin is full of nerves, and nerves equal sensitivity, so cutting off the foreskin means cutting off a lot of nerves. The foreskin also protects the glans, keeping it sensitive too. You see, in circumcised men, their head is exposed to their clothing all the time, and this constant contact with the head and the clothing causes a hardened layer to form over the head to protect it, and this layer also serves to desensitize the head too, so that the guy isn't aroused constantly from the clothing contact with his head. So by cutting off the foreskin, the guy not only loses the sensitivity of the foreskin, he also loses sensitivity of the head. So I'd say that's a poor choice for any man who wants to get the best out of his penis. The so-called benefits of circumcision are pitiful at best, and they are by no means solid enough to merit the procedure, which is why all other first world nations have abandoned the practice, all other nations except America.
Well, now you have heard from the children, here is the adult answer.
Male circumcision is the cutting round and removal of the foreskin covering the head of the penis. Accordingly, the head of a circumcised penis is always fully exposed. It is a very beneficial procedure and improves hygiene, health, comfort, appearance and self-esteem. However, the most overwhelming benefit of circumcision is that it allows FAR better sexual sensation and pleasure during intercourse for both the man and his female partner(s). Most mature experienced women much prefer a circumcised man as a sexual partner - just ask a few!. There are NO disadvantages to being circumcised and you should really not listen to those young inexperienced girls and immature uncircumcised boys here who are telling you how it is somehow a "bad" thing. Of course, they can have no idea about the real and multiple benefits of circumcision and they get their ideas from weird anti-circumcision propaganda websites, run by foreskin fetishists, who tell uncuts how wonderful it is to have a foreskin in order to make them feel better and less ashamed about being uncircumcised.
Females can be circumcised by the removal of the hood of skin covering the clitoris, but although some American women are now having this done for sexual reasons, it is still rare. Entirely different is female genital mutilation , which is sometimes incorrectly called "female circumcision" - it is a barbaric and disgusting practice and involves removal of the clitoris. Fortunately, it is illegal in many civilised countries.
Male circumcision is commonly performed in America, where most men are circumcised as infants, although a small percentage of parents unfortunately neglect this important duty, leaving it to the man to have himself circumcised as an adult.
cutting the end of the penis skin off to permanently expose the head of the penis... a old school way that's still here today..
It is the removal of the foreskin that covers the head of the penis. Useless and disease spreader, nothing good about it! Being circumcised increases the pleasure of sex 100%! It is much cleaner and proven to be healthier for both parties!
I was circumcised at 18 and would do it again in a second! And when my boys were born there was no hesitation that they would also have the snip!