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[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

you know.....i had a best friend who was not and he hated himself for never having it done...he told me it use to get infected, and the first year of him having sex it use to tear and bleed....

Yes, that is a not infrequent problem with uncircumcised men. That said, the majority of uncircumsised men do not have the problem.

[Alex+R 0]

There are no health reason to circumcised a healthy baby boy.... it is only nessisary if there is a problem with the skin being too tight and this is normaly only done on older children....

So please tell me what other health issues there are???

Kezzie

i worked at a hospital for a while in the emergency room... there was a woman who came in with a SEVERE vaginal infection... she had been treated for this same infection for a long time... come to find out, the infection was gettting RE-INFECTED because her husband was NOT circumsized... and apparently he was not cleaning the head area of the ####### as he should have been...

i had my son circumsized when he was born... simply for the fact that men CAN tend to become lazy... lol...

i wouldn't wish that kind of infection on anyone... that poor woman was in an extreme mess!

Wow this adds a whole new dimension... now I'm on the fence.

As a sufferer of infections.

if i ever have a son he will be circumcised. for health and religious reasons.

my friend did not circumcize her son and when he was a baby she was not pulling the skin back far enough and he was getting infections.

her husband was not circumcised either and at age 40 she had to get a hystroectomy...

my father was not circumcised and my mom also was very young when she had her hystroectomy....

makes me wonder if this is from uncircumcised men carry bacteria and causing these woman to have hystr. at young age.

Yes, I do recall reading somewhere recently that circumcision recduces cervicle (sp?) cancer... I was trying to imagine how something done to him could help her but now it makes sense.... thanks!

I thought cervical cancer was caused by HPV? Perhaps foreskin helps spread HPV?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Men? Lazy? Yeah right

[rebeccajo 14]

Ok are there any guys out there who got circumsized later in their sexual lives and can tell us if there is any pleasure difference?

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Ok are there any guys out there who got circumsized later in their sexual lives and can tell us if there is any pleasure difference?

A close friend of mine did. He says it hurts a lot less.

[babybunny 2]

Our family had a discussion, instigated by my husband the other night, which led us to realize that there are huge diferences even between British culture and the US. Boys are not circumcised as babies as standard practice in the UK whereas my husband says they are here in the US and you have to opt out in order to not have it done.

I hope this poll doesn't offend anyone, but my son was wondering when he gets a girlfriend, assuming she is in the US, whether she would think it strange that he is still "au-natural". It got my son (17) considering whether or not to have it done.

I belive it should be removed. its nasty and causes infections if not removed.

our boys will be..

[moondancer627 0]

I thought cutting the foreskin was just standard practice right after the kid is born. Anyway , I was kind of shocked to know when I first met my hubby that he hadn't been, and it's been the best "zoom, zoom " ever...

As far as cleanliness, just wash it every day..

[RosaMystica7 0]

I chose depends. If someone is Jewish, or some other religion that has this for a good reason, then I have no place in questioning it.

Outside of that, it's the decision of the parents. My fiance and I have discussed this and we decided, after researching the pros and cons of circumcision, not to have our future sons circumsized. But our decision isn't gonna make me tell other parents/future parents that they're wrong in any way. All I'll say is read up a lot on the subject before you decide.

[vartan 0]

I say whattever.. a girl in the us shouldn't care it works all the same.. Only thing is a kid at 17 I strongly strongly suggest not to do it.. unless they are a young kid it is very painful and they don't deserve to go through that.. PLus the scarring can be bad later on .. As far as infections go .. then make your kid take a bath and clean himself.. holy geez.. is it that hard? Tell him .. if you dont clean it .. it will fall off.. they will clean.

Edited August 5, 2006 by vartan

[Cristy 4]

My sons were not done at birth but did need to be later. I am glad I did not do it at birth because when they could have it done they were given general anaesthetic.

It is up to the parent but it is not routine by any means to circ a baby at birth anymore.

I had a friend in his 20s who decided to get circ'd. He said it was the best thing he had ever done. His feeling improved by 100%.

[Perseverance 1]

I did not have it done to my son, he is now 12 and he is just fine, I have found that more and more parents are not having it done to thier baby boys.

[RosaMystica7 0]

Tell him .. if you dont clean it .. it will fall off.. they will clean.

I'll remember that.

[keltic 1]

this is not a black and white issue... and ppl can try to color it that way, but it just isnt...

there are benefits of circumcision... but there are also risks...

it is not an OPT OUT here in america... it is still a surgical procedure that a parent has to sign a separate consent for for a circumcision... infants are given a local anesthetic in most places (not all)...

even with proper hygeine, there can still be repetitive infections... and yes, keeping the foreskin does mean a higher incidence of spreading STDs (and even folks who *think* they are in a monogomous relationship can be affected)... and cervical cancer is caused by HPV... there is also a higher risk of penile cancer for boys who remain uncircumcized

with circumcision, there can be a decreased sensation... some scarring... and there can be bleeding, which would be corrected before leaving the hospital

i work in a neonatal intensive care unit... i see circumcisions frequently... parents are not pushed into it... they are given the risks and benefits and make their own decisions...

i have also worked in a same day surgery unit... and have seen boys from the age of 3 to 65 getting circumcisions done for a variety of health reasons... none of them were ever just cosmetic...

dont judge others for the decisions they make... you just dont know what all goes into their choices

Edited August 6, 2006 by keltic

[JenT 0]

Health? In this day and age?

Hmmm... I wasn't aware we had eradicated disease and illness from the planet as of yet...

The 'health' I was referring to was with respect to hygiene.

If someone has an STD, or other transmittable disease for that matter, circumcision is not going to reduce the likelihood of transmission. Only a condom can 'help' with that.

[Fandango 1,439]

I am completely undecided on this issue.....