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The Pros, Cons and Some Notable Facts About Male Circumcision

The pros, cons and some notable facts about male Circumcision.

Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin covering the penis glans.

Here's a map showing prevalence of circumcision by countries

The Pros, Cons and Some Notable Facts About Male Circumcision

Pros

1. Decreased risk of urinary tract infections

Circumcision reduces the risk of developing UTI in the first year of life by a factor of 12, and the absolute risk of a genitally intact boy developing UTI was approximately 1 in 100.

However according to critics, UTI can be easily prevented by personal hygiene and can be cured easily by antibiotics.

2. Decreased risk of sexually transmitted disease.

The risk of STD was three times less with circumcision.

Critics say that while the risk decreases for some, it increases for other STDs.

3. Decreased risk of penile cancer

While advocates believe that circumcision can significantly lower the risk, there is not enough hard evidence to support the argument.

Cons

1. Painful and risky

The Pros, Cons and Some Notable Facts About Male Circumcision

While anesthesia can be administered during the procedure, the pain after the surgery is still a lot.

For infants, anesthesia is not safe and therefore circumcision causes intense pain often lead to shock and trauma.

There can be 1-40% chance of complications, varying by patients.

2. Removing foreskin exposes the penis glans to rupture

The Pros, Cons and Some Notable Facts About Male Circumcision

While your dick is safe in your pants, still who knows........its not 100% safe.

3. Sexual and Psychological effects

Advocates and critics have very conflicting views. While advocates say that women prefer a circumcised penis, the critics say otherwise.

Circumcision and Religion

Islam

Khitan, is very important in islam and is practiced nearly universally by Muslim males.

Islam bases its practice of circumcision on the Genesis 17 narrative, the same Biblical chapter referred to by Jews. The procedure however is not explicitly mentioned in the Quran.

For Muslims, circumcision is also a matter of cleanliness, purification and control over oneself.

Judaism

The Pros, Cons and Some Notable Facts About Male Circumcision

Circumcision is very important to most branches of Judaism, with over 90% of adherents having the procedure performed as a religious obligation.

The basis for its observance is found in the Torah of the Hebrew Bible, in Genesis chapter 17, in which a covenant of circumcision is made with Abraham and his descendants. Jewish circumcision is part of the brit milah ritual, performed by a specialist ritual circumciser on the eighth day since birth.

Christianity

Circumcision is neither required nor forbidden in Christianity.

The Catholic church maintains a neutral position on the subject.

Hindu, Sikh and Buddhist Views

While Hinduism and related religions say nothing about circumcision, it remains a social taboo.

Any kind of modification, even piercings in the genitals is socially unacceptable.

Case of South Korea

Circumcision itself was almost unknown in South Korea before before the US trusteeship, 1945-48, and the heavy US involvement in the Korean War; 1950-53. Older men report not having heard of it before then. It was adopted because of US cultural influence.

Surprised? It is surprising.

Africa and Australia

Circumcision is considered a step towards manhood in some cultures of Africa and Australia.

Enough written!

To conclude

There are no overwhelming health-related reasons for circumcision to be routinely performed on newborn males. Therefore, it is a decision best left to parents.

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Most Helpful Guy

  • "Decreased risk of sexually transmitted disease."

    Untrue. The opposite of it is actually a factor.

    Also circumcision reduces the sexual rewards as the genital loses dozens of nerve endings.

    I am glad, that I am NOT circumcized. I like my foreskin!
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    Circumcision should be a choice for the one, who gets the operation, not enforced by someone else.

    • can you produce the evidence that says being uncircumcised reduces the risk of STD? Cause i can provide the evidence from various medical bodies worldwide that say otherwise

    • @madhatters4 I'd be curious of that info.

    • @madhatters4 I can't look for any evidence right now but I remember reading articles regarding males forehead and males missing their forehead. It simply makes sense to me alone, that the foreskin acts like a protective "hat" or a thin meatshield to the genital. It's there for a reason and it keeps the genitals end moist.

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  • I disagree with the conclusion. It should be forbidden by law, unless in case of urgent medical reasons.

    • It will need a full research funded by the government to get solid information so that law can act on the subject.

    • Just shove it under bodily harm, or battery laws. With a serious penalty attached to it.

    • And the Jews and Muslims? They will oppose.

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  • there is nothing normal about circumcision; there are no health benefits, and the only reason it was ever a thing is because some religious quack thought it would prevent masturbation... which my husband and i will confirm is bullshit lol.

    whether male or female, i would never circumcise my hypothetical child.

  • i'm circumcised and prefer that i am. i have no sensory issues. no emotional trauma.

    • And if you had not been circumcised at birth, you could have opted to have it done later in life. As far as sensory issues, how would you know? Living nerves were removed from your body; there's no way that didn't affect you.

    • @enmity nerves are not removed. there is a potential for nerve damage but nerves heal over time. adult circumcision has a much MUCH greater risk for complication including greater risk for sensory loss (as nerves don't heal as well as an adult), and even worse potential functionality issues (that are not present during infant circumcision)

    • i'm circumcised too, i don't remember anything and i have no regrets. it feels pretty comfortable.

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  • On two points you have overstated your case. Shock (or vasovagal fainting) does not result from infant circumcision but it may occur in older boys. Rupture of the glans penis is almost unheard of. Where is that information from 'cause I'm curious?

  • I would disagree that it is a decision best left to parents, unless it's medically necessary... I don't really want to leave a decision with parents when one option means mutilating a child, y'know?

  • I've dated both types of men. I don't notice a difference and both guys have been perfectly fine, well adjusted and seemingly unaffected by their parents decision.

    • And I've been married for 20 years and never told my wife about how much I hate the fact that I was circumcised at birth. Even if the men you have known have no issue with it, some people do. There are blind people who swear that they don't mind having been born blind. I saw one person say they were GLAD they were blind. Should we cut out every baby's eyes at birth?

    • @enmity my current boyfriend of 3+years is 100% comfortable being uncut. And I'd like to think hus concerns in life are of a far greater magnitude than what his parents did or didn't do at childbirth.

    • @enmity Mate... consider a foreskin restoration. I heard men saying, that it's totally worth it and haven't looked back ever since. You should also tell your wife. If she likes you, she will support you.

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  • I never understand women that chime in on this topic. Unless it is to say how nasty uncircumcised cocks are. The fact is that women prefer circumcised. At least here in the USA they do. So I had all 3 of my boys circumcised. i am as well. There are more benefits then minuses. It is done when they are newborns so nobody remembers any pain.

    • My Husband and both of our sons were. I didn't even know there was a debate over it with my first one. I left it in my Husbands court and he decided so I backed him, with our second I had heard so we did research and had some reservations but ultimately we decided to do it. My Husband's best friend missed a chunk of school in highschool over it and he knew a handful of guys from work (when he worked at a Nursing home) who did it later who wished it was done earlier. My Husband was always glad that he was, felt it was better for hygiene and looked better & I was glad my husband was :D.

  • There is actually no benefits to cutting half your penis off without your consent. Key word here consent. Since most circumcision is done on male babies, it is utter disgusting. And again there are no health benefits if you know how to practice hygiene (pull the foreskin back and wipe down with soap cloth). Again, you can get STIs and STDs no matter what if you don't use a condom. I don't care if you decide to get circumcised, but don't force a baby to get circumcised because you want them to. It's like having sex with someone who's asleep. They won't remember it, so who cares? Wrong on so many levels if done on a baby. No me if you are a legal adult and you want to be circumcised then go right ahead. You have can do whatever you want with your body.

  • For me I think uncircumcised dicks are gross

    • Oh, so you like mutilated dicks

    • Well, then I guess all baby boys should have part of their penis cut off without their consent, just to please people like you.

    • @lord_chilled why are you getting salty? She didn't offend anyone and is free to dislike uncircumcised penises as so many other women do.

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  • That little snip of skin off the penis of a baby would have grown to 15 square inches of highly erogenous tissue, reducing sexual function substantially for the male and his partner. The resulting dried out head of the penis is further desensitized. It is like wearing a condom. When you wear a condom on a circumcised penis it is like wearing two on an intact penis.
    Circumcision, or foreskin amputation, is big business. Each one costs over $100, divided between the doctor and the hospital. At its peak, there were over one million a year. This added up to well over 100 million dollars every year. Insurers need not pay for this unnecessary surgery, and they can save much needed health dollars at the same time.

    In considering the physical effects of circumcision, we have seen how there is a permanent and irreversible change in the appearance of the penis and the exposure of the glans, resulting in its keratinization and altered appearance. From the point of view of sensation and function, the most important effect is caused by the tissue loss itself. The most sensitive part of the penis is removed, and the normal mechanisms of intercourse and masturbation are disturbed. At the same time, we have learned about the function of the male foreskin, a subject that has been neglected by medical scientists in the past. We have not considered complications of the operation, but merely what ensues when everything goes according to plan.
    Male circumcision is misandry of the highest order and it diminishes male/female sexual function

  • I think the fact that all of your "pros" basically had an asterisk attached to them proves that there aren't really any pros that would even be close to justifying circumcision from a logical standpoint.

    Personally I am circumcise, and while it has never been a problem to me and I don't really mind it at all I still believe it's a pretty barbaric custom and should not be forced on babies and instead should be left to people to decide for themselves.

  • I was circumcised as an adult. I prefer it. Doesn't mean everyone would.

    • Yeah I know a handful of guys that did this as well.

    • Why? I've been w/some1 who did this & I don't know, it just seems like he's too rough & lost technique after the surgery.

    • @feligatr yeah I probably a rougher. My partner prefers it. It feels better for me now - overall. Like I want and enjoy more intensity than before.

  • "There are no overwhelming health-related reasons for circumcision to be routinely performed on newborn males. Therefore, it is a decision best left to parents."

    Plain and simply wrong. By ethical standards surgical procedures HAVE TO have benefits that outweight the risks. Every surgery involves a risk.

  • Some people will put the fountain in the mountain,
    so going for water can be confirming.

  • Cons
    1. High risk of sexual dysfunction caused by a desensitised penis head constantly exposed or scar tissue making it difficult to become aroused fully or ejaculate normally.
    2. Unsatisfied partner
    3. Risk of death. 300 children die in the US every year from circumcision.
    3. PTSD in children
    4. Procedure may result in castration

    • Castration?

    • Slip of the knife or infection. It happens

    • Cite your source for the 300 deaths figure.

  • It makes it bigger. That's the most important and only real benefit.

    • How?

    • Most forms of cosmetic penile extension are essentially a circumcision.

  • Yeah, I used to be for it. Now I'm a little against it. It's probably a little trivial, but really, it's another excuse for guys not to work as hard at cleaning their shit and encourages women to treat their mouths more as another orifice than something to be respected.

    You can prevent UTIs with good hygiene, you don't have to mutilate yourself.

  • No , its not upto the parents. It should be left for the children to decide.
    Its a fucking barbaric tradition that should have died out a long time ago.

    • Yes. What you state is extremely obvious, but human nature is a feeble and nasty thing, so the barbaric and unnecessary tradition will be continued.

  • Nice take i liked it.

  • cutting bits off of babies? barbaric as fuck. F. G. M has been outlawed thankfully. And its about time males had the same protection. The foreskin is there for a bloody good reason, leave it alone. I have never had a negative reaction from a partner because I am complete. and if I had, I would have told her to do one.

  • There are no pros to mutilating male genitalia before before the male is old enough to give consent to do it. That's it.

    • well, i'm circumcised and i'm actually happy with it

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