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Also, we had a urologist do it and he used the plastibell method which is a ring around the penis that over the course of a week cuts off blood flow to the foreskin causing it to just fall off. My son never even whimpered but was given local anesthetic and numbing cream for the pinch of the anesthesia.Comment
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Come to think of it, the process was even begun back in, oh, the forties, I think? On the idea that it would cut down on/eliminate masturbation :
: Well *THAT* certainly didn't work.
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That is why it was started for the general population. Doctors back then were give god like status and no one questioned their authority.Comment
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My son is 11 years old now but I would do it again if given the choice. No particular reason....I just think it looks better, less maintenance, and he won't miss what he never had. Something tells me that he won't be calling me up at the age of 35 to complain about his lost sexual sensation.
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I have three sons who are all intact. Routine circumcision is not recommended here. In fact, in Canada more than 90% of our sons are left intact. Hardly a fad. :-)
There are many risks to circing an infant and minimal benefits. It is considered a cosmetic procedure here in Canada and is not covered by iinsurance. It is a myth that a circd penis is healthier or cleaner than an intact penis.
I figure this way my sons have the choice. They can always have it done later if theybprefer that look but you can't grow it back.Comment
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I never thought much about it. My husband had it done and so did my sons.
His cousin didn't and neither did his son.
Neither my husband or my son's have ever had any sort of infection in that area.
I don't know if his cousin or his son have ever had a problem either.
I guess I would investigate the studies if I were to have another son.Comment
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If I have a son and I would get him circumcise his penis after birth. I think it is so distrusting if those boys don't have it. I babysat (I was 14 years old at this time) my cousin when he was baby and I found it was interesting. I asked my cousin's mother what was that and she explained to me about it. I felt so sorry for him that she haven't done to him when he was an infant. Now my cousin all grew up and he was so mad at his mother for not getting him done when he was an infant. Of course, he was pain for a while after surgery but he told me that he wish his mother would done when he was an infant so he won't remember what pain feel like.
Also, it got me interested to hear a lot of this forum that now there are so many parents against it now. What a shame. It seems like the parents are against to control their own children, spanking, strict their children, blah, blah. It seems it is getting worse.
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When my son was born i looked into it and decided against it. I did tons of research and this is what I found and was told.
At first, only Black soldiers back in the 1920s were singled out for circumcision, because they were believed to be unable to keep themselves clean. Eventually, this carried over to all soldiers, who were sometimes threatened with courtmarshal, if they refused to undergo the knife.
The operation gained popularity after World War II, when the soldiers returned home and started the Baby Boom generation. This is when doctors started performing them on every baby, with, or without his parents' permission.
I think it carries on from Father to son, because they want their sons to look and be like them.
In the end, I chose not to do itComment
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I was raised pro-circumcision (yes, it's something we actually had discussions about at the dinner table, growing up). We had both our boys done, and I was with both of them holding their little hands, each at 8 days old. We're not Jewish, but believe very strongly that God knew what He was talking about when he gave instructions to the Jewish people on how to do it. Since then, however, I've changed my mind. I've looked into WHY God had His people circumcise the males, and I've realized those reasons (primarily hygenic) aren't really applicable in this day and age anymore. If we were to have another boy, I would not have him circumcised.
Since I'm in Canada, my worry for my boys (although it's not a huge worry), is that they do look different from all the other boys, and they could possibly be teased about that.
The other way of looking at it is to compare it to female circumcision. Not that I think it's THAT extreme, but it is similar in a way ...Comment
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Never heard that story. Being Catholic it is part of our Judeo-Christian religion. Religious male circumcision is considered a commandment from God and Jesus was also circumcised.
Aside from religion I am glad I and my son were both circumcised at birth. I believe it is about cleanliness and sensation (TMI). Maybe I'm biased because I had no choice but I am glad my parents made the choice for me. I had a friend that had it done at 22 and he was not a happy camper.
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Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't female circumcision supposed to have the opposite effect to sensation? They are not the same thing at all.
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Thanks for your posting. I am always very interested by all religions, especially since mine is very unpopular here in America. I knew that it had much to also do with religion, but being that my religion does not do it, I wanted to see what all the hype was about and what the non religious factors were.....
I recall reading that because a lot of the African american soldiers were not very educated back during that time, that they would often not clean themselves well and would get infections or would cause spread of disease. They then decided that all soldiers had to have it done prior to war regardless of race... NOt sure what the proper term is, maybe god father(??), I have family friend here who has always over seen me and my sister. He was a prisoner of war in Germany. He is the one who told me of this story and gave me the information...Comment
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