Can a boy be born naturally without a foreskin on their penis?!
Question:
Can a boy be born naturally without a foreskin on their penis?
I am 20 years old. I discovered that I do not have a foreskin on my penis at 19 years old, by looking at pictures of circumcised and uncircumcised penises on the internet. Is it possible that I could have been born without a penis foreskin as a birth defect? Or could I have been circumcised as a child? I do have a dark ring around my penis, with soft skin below the dark ring, and tuff skin above the ring near the glans of my penis. However my parents or doctors never told me if I was circumcised as a child. If I did infact get circumcised as a child without my consent it was cruel.
Answers:
No, it is not possible.
You were circumcised as a child without your consent.
The most sensitive area of your penis was cut off.
"Circumcision removes the most sensitive parts of the penis and decreases the fine-touch pressure sensitivity of glans penis. The most sensitive regions in the uncircumcised penis are those parts ablated by circumcision. When compared to the most sensitive area of the circumcised penis, several locations on the uncircumcised penis that are missing from the circumcised penis were significantly more sensitive." Circumcision cuts off the five most sensitive points on the penis [Touch test sensitivity experiment, British Journal of Urology 2007, copy of report: http://www.nocirc.org/touch-test/bju_668... ].
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) "there is little evidence to affirm the association between circumcision status and optimal penile hygiene." [ http://www.circumcision.org/aap.htm... ]
Hygiene and prevention of disease are among the commonest reasons cited for performing male circumcision. This directory contains references that examine the validity of these claims in detail: http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/...
Yes it is very cruel.
It is your body and not your parents.
Consider consulting an atorney for further options.
http://www.arclaw.org/
http://www.davidwilton.net/human_rights/...
http://www.norm.org/
http://www.norm-uk.org/
See here:
http://www.cirp.org/news/thetyee2006-07-...
"became the first Canadian man to have a heath-care-funded foreskin restoration. When he was eight years old, doctors at his school performed an operation without his consent. ... successfully sued, and as a result, the B.C. Ministry of Health paid for 90 per cent of the $12,000 operation. Dr. Tinari says he hopes that it will set a precedent for legal action that will eventually end the practice of infant circumcision all together."
Please note, while foreskin restoration can result in significant increased sensitivity, the highly nerve inundated area that was the tip of the prepuce can never be regained.