It is important to make informed, educated decisions not only based off of what you are told, but based off of what you feel inside your heart and based off of medical facts. No medical organization in the world recommends routine infant circumcision. It is time to stand up against the social "norm" here in the United States and protect our baby boys!
@happyluckyfun, my thoughts exactly! If you're going to study the pro's of circumcision(which I don't believe there are any, but whatever), at least go to a reputable website. I have never visited a more poorly written & unfactual website in all of my life. Lol
@alyen2, wow that's the website where you got your "information?" I don't see a single link to an actual research study. It's just a guy who got circumcised later in life writing in poorly constructed sentences saying how much he likes it. Wow. No facts whatsoever. And actually, plenty of men I've spoken to have mentioned the extreme distracting discomfort they felt from their exposed glans rubbing in their underwear as children. And this man attempts to say that underwear has made the foreskin redundant somehow. Wow. What a load of nonsense with no facts!! I am so, so sorry that your decision was swayed by the ramblings of a circumfetishist.
Wow !!!! That's insane I had no idea ! No thanks if rather keep my clitoris please and thank you !i can't believe people think is okay to mutilate male or female genitalia
@brandylemonds15, yep. It is the act of removing the clitoris and some labia, and in third world countries like ethiopia, they used to/still do practice stitching part of the vagina closed. Its very scary and sad..... But whats even more scary and sad is that they perform female circumcision because they believe it poses the SAME BENEFITS that male circumcision does. How long will it be before the US realizes that male circumcision really isn't much different?
@alyen2, in "fact #2" that website provided, it states he will 100% likely love his circumcised penis. I recommend you look into the facebook page called "circumcised men do complain." It was thrown together by hundreds of men who wish their parents had left the choice up to them. A lot of men are actually going as far as to surgery to replace the foreskin that was once taken from them.
@alyen2, as I respect your decision, that website is not a very reputable one. Actually, everything they states is false. Circumcision removed 20,000 nerve endings which make the foreskin the most sensitive part of the penis. The foreskin plays the role of the clitoris on the male. Imagine not having a clitoris. Also, the head of the penis does not have to be exposed at all times to remain clean. Is every part or your vagina exposed at all times? No. We have a labia that actually keeps part of our vagina covered to maintain moisture and good natural bacteria. Foreskin actually plays a big role in sex for both the male and female. It can make a tremendous difference in feeling for both, as it provides more lubrication and is more smooth.
@brandylemonds15, exactly! The foreskin has 20,000 nerve endings and plays a big role. But, heres a fun fact - female circumcision was actually legal in the US until 1997. How crazy!!!
I never understood why they started doing circumcisions in the first place .. To me it's like having a little girl and being like oh nipples are ugly lets just cut them off pointless why would they be born with it if it wasn't necessary