Circumcision? Debate!?!
Question:
Circumcision? Debate!?
I'm am having a son in a month and have made the personal choice not to circ him. Because I have done my research and found no evidence that it is truly beneficial. My question is to women and men (If u choose to answer) what is it about an uncirc'd man that women found "unappealing" and dont give me the only explanation of it looks bad because if he were in the mood u would never know. Also men why do u make fun of boys who r not, it is not your penis! As for cleanliness, I have been with both and it is no different than making sure the folds of your vagina r clean. I'm simply trying to understand the stigma. Back up your words please with evidence.
Answers:
"what is it about an uncirc'd man that women found "unappealing""
Anyone who find an uncut penis "unappealing" is just as superficial as a man who chooses a woman based on the size of her breasts.
"why do u make fun of boys who r not"
I have never heard of this. How would they even know?
Are you aware that the majority of the world (83%) is not circumcised?
"As for cleanliness,"
You are right, there is no cleanliness advantage.
I would emplore that you do not circumcise the child.
Circumcision is generally the forced removal (cutting and chopping) of the foreskin from a child without the ability of the child to consent.
Here is a video of the operation. Watch it if you want to learn more. Please do watch it.
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=35...
It is not just a little snip here and there. Watch the above video of a circumcision in progress.
The foreskin is the most sensitive part of the penis and therefore very significant during sexual intercourse. Circumcision removes as much as 75% of sensation [ http://www.nocirc.org/touch-test/bju_668... ].
The foreskin reduces the force required by the penis to enter the vagina. It also increases the sexual enjoyment of the female partner. Here is a study to back this up: http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/ohar...
The foreskin keeps the glans soft and moist and protects it from trauma and injury. Without this protection, the glans becomes dry, calloused, and desensitized from exposure and chafing.
Specialized nerve endings in the foreskin enhance sexual pleasure.
The foreskin may have functions not yet recognized or understood.
Performing circumcision on a child can and does result in the deaths of children due to blood loss and/or failure of the immune system.
It can and does result in very significant scaring.
It can and does result in sexual problems later in life.
The idea that it provides better hygeine is flawed and is simply a matter of performing good genital hygeine. The study that you are less succeptible to aids if you are circumcised is flawed(see link: http://www.cirp.org/news/sydneymorninghe... ). A condom is still required to prevent transmission of STI's.
Studies about the rate of transmission of aids with respect to both male and female circumcision have been conflicting.
A collection of said studies can be found linked from here:
http://www.mgmbill.org/aids.htm...
Furthermore:
"The United States has one of the highest rates of male circumcision and also one of the highest rates of HIV infection in the developed world, suggesting that circumcision is having exactly the opposite effect. Conversely, Finland and Japan have some of the lowest rates of circumcision and also some of the lowest rates of HIV/AIDS."
Are you aware that Stallings study also shows that female circumcision also reduces HIV transmission? [ http://www.ias-2005.org/planner/abstract... ]
We don't nor should we mutilate girls.
Do not do it for hygeine issues. It is a trivial task to ensure good genital hygeine.
The vast majority of the world(83%) is not circumcised.
There is no good reason to perform male genital mutilation.
See this site:
http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.o...
Here is a tracking of circumcision news articles which is kept very up to date:
http://www.cirp.org/news/
Have a look at some of these websites:
http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/...
http://www.noharmm.org/
http://www.cnn.com/health/9712/23/circum...
Have a look at these videos:
http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=13...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=...