Arlington stats on circumcision

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a sub on Reddit for men who were cut and wish they weren’t and are trying to do anything they can to restore some of the lost sensation. Something like “foreskin restoration”. Circumcision removes a lot of pleasure for men by killing nerves.

How would they know they have lost sensation if they have been circumcised as an infant? This is weird. They wouldn’t know any different.

Well this is a non explicit forum, but I assume the issue is that they take a long time to “finish”, longer than they have been told is normal, and/or do not find sexual touch very pleasurable despite wanting to. Needing to use pron because the sensation alone is not enough would be another symptom.

There is no way to know that this is from the circumcision alone since they have no basis for comparison. There are people who are intact who also have sexual problems.

Sure. What is also true is that when that skin is alway exposed, sensation diminishes. If you compare the skin of a circumcised penis and an intact one you will notice how different the skin looks. The circumcised penis’ skin looks almost like the skin in other body parts while the uncircumcised penis’ skin is very different, thinner and almost translucent.

Yes, this. Also, hopefully without getting too graphic, there are special things that they can put over the head to try to regain sensation and they all notice improvement. Which makes sense since a circumcised one is basically calloused and if you stop the abrasion then you can usually thin the skin back to normal eventually. But they say it doesn’t ever go back to how it should have been terms of sensation, even if they wear that thing permanently.

+1

The difference in sensitivity is huge.

Maybe the religious nutters don’t want men to feel pleasure.

[Anonymous]

Glad I got my popcorn early in this thread. All y'all is just amazing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Balls smell too. Should we castrate all boys?

Look at this research supporting circumcision benefits:

World Health Organization (WHO): Studies show circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual men acquiring HIV by approximately 60%.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Circumcision lowers the risks of urinary tract infections in infants and penile cancer later in life.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Evidence suggests circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HPV and herpes.
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Research indicates that circumcision reduces the risk of penile cancer by eliminating the potential for certain infections that contribute to its development.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Found circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in heterosexual men.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Reports show circumcision helps lower the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, reducing the chances of genital warts and cervical cancer in female partners.
The Lancet Global Health: Published research demonstrates that circumcision can reduce the incidence of syphilis and herpes in men.
Mayo Clinic: Highlights that circumcision improves hygiene and decreases the likelihood of infections under the foreskin.
UNAIDS: Suggests that male circumcision plays a critical role in preventing the spread of HIV, particularly in regions with high infection rates.
British Medical Journal (BMJ): Studies indicate that circumcision reduces the risk of recurrent balanitis (inflammation of the glans) and phimosis (inability to retract the foreskin).
Survey of American Women: Multiple surveys have shown that a majority of American women (up to 75%) express a preference for circumcised partners due to perceived hygiene and cleanliness.
Hygiene Surveys: Surveys indicate that circumcised men are often viewed as cleaner by both men and women, with respondents citing improved hygiene and reduced risk of odors or infections as a key factor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Balls smell too. Should we castrate all boys?

Look at this research supporting circumcision benefits:

World Health Organization (WHO): Studies show circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual men acquiring HIV by approximately 60%.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Circumcision lowers the risks of urinary tract infections in infants and penile cancer later in life.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Evidence suggests circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HPV and herpes.
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Research indicates that circumcision reduces the risk of penile cancer by eliminating the potential for certain infections that contribute to its development.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Found circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in heterosexual men.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Reports show circumcision helps lower the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, reducing the chances of genital warts and cervical cancer in female partners.
The Lancet Global Health: Published research demonstrates that circumcision can reduce the incidence of syphilis and herpes in men.
Mayo Clinic: Highlights that circumcision improves hygiene and decreases the likelihood of infections under the foreskin.
UNAIDS: Suggests that male circumcision plays a critical role in preventing the spread of HIV, particularly in regions with high infection rates.
British Medical Journal (BMJ): Studies indicate that circumcision reduces the risk of recurrent balanitis (inflammation of the glans) and phimosis (inability to retract the foreskin).
Survey of American Women: Multiple surveys have shown that a majority of American women (up to 75%) express a preference for circumcised partners due to perceived hygiene and cleanliness.
Hygiene Surveys: Surveys indicate that circumcised men are often viewed as cleaner by both men and women, with respondents citing improved hygiene and reduced risk of odors or infections as a key factor.

The reason people think there is a hygiene issue in the first place is because of fear mongers like you. You should be ashamed of yourself. If people want to circ then let them…as consenting adults. Allowing genital mutilation on unwilling babies is a moral outrage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Balls smell too. Should we castrate all boys?

Look at this research supporting circumcision benefits:

World Health Organization (WHO): Studies show circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual men acquiring HIV by approximately 60%.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Circumcision lowers the risks of urinary tract infections in infants and penile cancer later in life.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Evidence suggests circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HPV and herpes.
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Research indicates that circumcision reduces the risk of penile cancer by eliminating the potential for certain infections that contribute to its development.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Found circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in heterosexual men.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Reports show circumcision helps lower the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, reducing the chances of genital warts and cervical cancer in female partners.
The Lancet Global Health: Published research demonstrates that circumcision can reduce the incidence of syphilis and herpes in men.
Mayo Clinic: Highlights that circumcision improves hygiene and decreases the likelihood of infections under the foreskin.
UNAIDS: Suggests that male circumcision plays a critical role in preventing the spread of HIV, particularly in regions with high infection rates.
British Medical Journal (BMJ): Studies indicate that circumcision reduces the risk of recurrent balanitis (inflammation of the glans) and phimosis (inability to retract the foreskin).
Survey of American Women: Multiple surveys have shown that a majority of American women (up to 75%) express a preference for circumcised partners due to perceived hygiene and cleanliness.
Hygiene Surveys: Surveys indicate that circumcised men are often viewed as cleaner by both men and women, with respondents citing improved hygiene and reduced risk of odors or infections as a key factor.

The reason people think there is a hygiene issue in the first place is because of fear mongers like you. You should be ashamed of yourself. If people want to circ then let them…as consenting adults. Allowing genital mutilation on unwilling babies is a moral outrage.

NP, so medical facts are fear mongering now? you can disagree with the surveys as those are simply people’s opinions-but stating actual medical facts from WHO is fear mongering…ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Balls smell too. Should we castrate all boys?

Look at this research supporting circumcision benefits:

World Health Organization (WHO): Studies show circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual men acquiring HIV by approximately 60%.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Circumcision lowers the risks of urinary tract infections in infants and penile cancer later in life.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Evidence suggests circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HPV and herpes.
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Research indicates that circumcision reduces the risk of penile cancer by eliminating the potential for certain infections that contribute to its development.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Found circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in heterosexual men.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Reports show circumcision helps lower the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, reducing the chances of genital warts and cervical cancer in female partners.
The Lancet Global Health: Published research demonstrates that circumcision can reduce the incidence of syphilis and herpes in men.
Mayo Clinic: Highlights that circumcision improves hygiene and decreases the likelihood of infections under the foreskin.
UNAIDS: Suggests that male circumcision plays a critical role in preventing the spread of HIV, particularly in regions with high infection rates.
British Medical Journal (BMJ): Studies indicate that circumcision reduces the risk of recurrent balanitis (inflammation of the glans) and phimosis (inability to retract the foreskin).
Survey of American Women: Multiple surveys have shown that a majority of American women (up to 75%) express a preference for circumcised partners due to perceived hygiene and cleanliness.
Hygiene Surveys: Surveys indicate that circumcised men are often viewed as cleaner by both men and women, with respondents citing improved hygiene and reduced risk of odors or infections as a key factor.

The reason people think there is a hygiene issue in the first place is because of fear mongers like you. You should be ashamed of yourself. If people want to circ then let them…as consenting adults. Allowing genital mutilation on unwilling babies is a moral outrage.

NP, so medical facts are fear mongering now? you can disagree with the surveys as those are simply people’s opinions-but stating actual medical facts from WHO is fear mongering…ok.

These aren’t facts. They are medical theories in specific context with a specific demographic. In places where water is scarce and people don’t shower, being circumcised may decrease risk of various infections.

Removing your ovaries or breasts or testicles is also shown to reduce cancer. Should we all go ahead and do those things?

The benefits of circumcision in today’s western world do not outweigh the costs of mutilating your sons’ body and decreasing their sensitivities.

I am sure you can find medical benefits for many other practices that are obsolete and sound more like old wives tales today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Balls smell too. Should we castrate all boys?

Look at this research supporting circumcision benefits:

World Health Organization (WHO): Studies show circumcision reduces the risk of heterosexual men acquiring HIV by approximately 60%.
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Circumcision lowers the risks of urinary tract infections in infants and penile cancer later in life.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Evidence suggests circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HPV and herpes.
Johns Hopkins Medicine: Research indicates that circumcision reduces the risk of penile cancer by eliminating the potential for certain infections that contribute to its development.
The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews: Found circumcision significantly reduces the risk of HIV acquisition in heterosexual men.
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Reports show circumcision helps lower the risk of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, reducing the chances of genital warts and cervical cancer in female partners.
The Lancet Global Health: Published research demonstrates that circumcision can reduce the incidence of syphilis and herpes in men.
Mayo Clinic: Highlights that circumcision improves hygiene and decreases the likelihood of infections under the foreskin.
UNAIDS: Suggests that male circumcision plays a critical role in preventing the spread of HIV, particularly in regions with high infection rates.
British Medical Journal (BMJ): Studies indicate that circumcision reduces the risk of recurrent balanitis (inflammation of the glans) and phimosis (inability to retract the foreskin).
Survey of American Women: Multiple surveys have shown that a majority of American women (up to 75%) express a preference for circumcised partners due to perceived hygiene and cleanliness.
Hygiene Surveys: Surveys indicate that circumcised men are often viewed as cleaner by both men and women, with respondents citing improved hygiene and reduced risk of odors or infections as a key factor.

The reason people think there is a hygiene issue in the first place is because of fear mongers like you. You should be ashamed of yourself. If people want to circ then let them…as consenting adults. Allowing genital mutilation on unwilling babies is a moral outrage.

Agree entirely.

What the PP posted is entirely American-based, garbage science; the result of confirmation bias. I am from Europe, where we don’t do that to innocent infants.

I can assure you none of what the PP posted as “research” is even remotely accurate.

[Anonymous]

Circumcised men come. What's the problem?

[Anonymous]

I'm not pro/con circumcision, I'm strongly pro-body autonomy. There are clear pros and cons and I wanted my son to have the choice because it is HIS body. Not mine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Circumcised men come. What's the problem?

IYKYK

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not pro/con circumcision, I'm strongly pro-body autonomy. There are clear pros and cons and I wanted my son to have the choice because it is HIS body. Not mine.

You don’t give him a choice when he is infant about vaccines do you? Maybe you should wait to give him all of that until he can make a conscious decision if he wants that injected in his body for himself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not pro/con circumcision, I'm strongly pro-body autonomy. There are clear pros and cons and I wanted my son to have the choice because it is HIS body. Not mine.

You don’t give him a choice when he is infant about vaccines do you? Maybe you should wait to give him all of that until he can make a conscious decision if he wants that injected in his body for himself.

You’re equating a cosmetic surgery to…vaccines?

Weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Circumcised men come. What's the problem?

Let me refer you to the post from 09/15/2024 15:51 where I was called a troll for trying to explain my own experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not pro/con circumcision, I'm strongly pro-body autonomy. There are clear pros and cons and I wanted my son to have the choice because it is HIS body. Not mine.

What life-threatening condition is a foreskin causing in an infant? According to history, I haven't heard of any, I could be wrong. Why the rush? Let them decide for themselves when they are a teen. What life-threatening condition is RSV, Tuberculosis, Polio, Pneumonia, Pertussis and whatever else causing in infants? According to history, many. That's the difference.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There’s a sub on Reddit for men who were cut and wish they weren’t and are trying to do anything they can to restore some of the lost sensation. Something like “foreskin restoration”. Circumcision removes a lot of pleasure for men by killing nerves.

How would they know they have lost sensation if they have been circumcised as an infant? This is weird. They wouldn’t know any different.

Well this is a non explicit forum, but I assume the issue is that they take a long time to “finish”, longer than they have been told is normal, and/or do not find sexual touch very pleasurable despite wanting to. Needing to use pron because the sensation alone is not enough would be another symptom.

There is no way to know that this is from the circumcision alone since they have no basis for comparison. There are people who are intact who also have sexual problems.

Sure. What is also true is that when that skin is alway exposed, sensation diminishes. If you compare the skin of a circumcised penis and an intact one you will notice how different the skin looks. The circumcised penis’ skin looks almost like the skin in other body parts while the uncircumcised penis’ skin is very different, thinner and almost translucent.

Yes, this. Also, hopefully without getting too graphic, there are special things that they can put over the head to try to regain sensation and they all notice improvement. Which makes sense since a circumcised one is basically calloused and if you stop the abrasion then you can usually thin the skin back to normal eventually. But they say it doesn’t ever go back to how it should have been terms of sensation, even if they wear that thing permanently.

+1

The difference in sensitivity is huge.

Maybe the religious nutters don’t want men to feel pleasure.

That's basically why Americans circumcise at a much higher rate than people in other developed countries, even culturally similar ones like Canada. It was some anti-sex weirdos in the 19th Century, like John Kellogg, who pushed for it. There wasn't any real scientific or medical basis for the procedure.