Honestly, why don't people circumcise their sons in D.C.?

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Anonymous wrote:About 10 minutes of googling will tell you all you will ever need to know about why medically not necessary circumcision is one of the worst things you can do to your child.

3. Circumcised men feel less during sex. Yes, that IS proven. The foreskin protects the head of the penis and without it the head loses more and more of its sensitivity. Meaning by adulthood and the later (during their 30s...40s) the more men will lose feeling in the head of their penis. Which often leads to sexual problems in marriage. Like the man doesn't feel enough, so sex has to be very rough. Or men don't feel enough and have problems with erection and/or orgasm.

3. I don't know of a single friend who husband has this problem. Indeed, they all had kids through natural sex during that age bracket.

It hurts and isn't necessary, but it was our choice. We did it at the hospital, no infection.

Circumcised men don't know any other way. They don't know sex could feel different. It's just the way it is for them. Also I highly doubt that any of your friends would tell you if their husband had this problem - I am pretty certain a husband who confides to his wife will ask her not to share with anyone. A man admitting that he has sexual problems is after all a very private and highly sensitive issue...

I never said circumcision lessens sex drive, sexual activity or fertility. I said a circumcised mens' penis is less sensitive. And that's just a fact. The foreskin is supposed to protect the very sensitive head against every day abrasions. Once the foreskin is gone the sensitive head gets exposed to everything it's supposed to be shielded from. So the skin on the head gets thicker and harder over time - therefor less sensitivity. It's just logical. Same thing happens when you wear certain shoes a long time (back of your heel, certain areas where bones under your skin constantly rub against shoes) or when you play guitar (tips of your fingers).

[Anonymous]

OP, there's really no reason for you to concern yourself with the penises of other peoples' children.

[Anonymous]

I have nothing to say about other people's penises, but I would like to correct something:

aesthetics...this is how it is spelled.

I never considered the aesthtics of penises, but I guess we all have different priorities. Obviously, I value correct spelling over beautiful penises.

[Anonymous]

Here we go. The hippie crowd is happy to accuse everybody else with mutilation LOL Way to go, DC!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here we go. The hippie crowd is happy to accuse everybody else with mutilation LOL Way to go, DC!

LOL - what else would you call it?

[Anonymous]

I call it circumsision. Or is it too much for the intellectual elite?

[Anonymous]

Eh. We didn't do it because none of the doctors we asked about it really recommended it. We asked three OBs at our practice and two pediatricians. They ALL told us it was for cosmetic purposes only, and there weren't any real health benefits for our demographic group.

[Anonymous]

Once the foreskin is gone the sensitive head gets exposed to everything it's supposed to be shielded from.

I'm sorry, but it sounds like you have not ever seen the subject of this "discussion". The "sensitive head" is quite far from being esposed to "daily abrasions." Do you homework, then judge.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
Perhaps because there are a lot of international families here, OP.

We're in Bethesda, come from Europe and know a lot of highly educated, well-off foreign families. None of us would have dreamed of "mutilating" our sons, since this is not a culturally accepted practice where we come from. We know American families who don't do this either.

I am also a scientist and can tell you that the jury is still out on whether circumcision really does confer lasting medical benefits.

And as for your "esthetics"... Can I give you an eye-roll?
That remark really makes you come across as ridiculously provincial and narrow-minded, OP.

Do any of you mutilate your daughters by piercing their ears?

Actually, no. And DD can do it on her own when she is an adult.

Seriously, why is circumcision still even legal??? These are nonconsenting minors and you are performing non medically necessary surgery. If my son has a big nose, am I allowed to get a rhinoplasty for him in preschool? I hope to god no...

[Anonymous]

Not circumcising saves money! No lube needed for masturbation. I'm 40 and the rate I do it, I would have spent a bomb by now!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I call it circumsision. Or is it too much for the intellectual elite?

That is too much for me. It might sound like I have a lisp.

[Anonymous]

Here is the AAP's position on circumcision of newborn male babies:

After a comprehensive review of the scientific evidence, the American Academy of Pediatrics found the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks, but the benefits are not great enough to recommend universal newborn circumcision. The AAP policy statement published Monday, August 27, says the final decision should still be left to parents to make in the context of their religious, ethical and cultural beliefs.

In other words, parents who choose not to circumcise their babies are doing exactly what the AAP thinks they should do. Personally, I don't care what a parent decides to do, and I certainly don't spend much time thinking about the state of little boys' penises.

[Anonymous]

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Once the foreskin is gone the sensitive head gets exposed to everything it's supposed to be shielded from.

I'm sorry, but it sounds like you have not ever seen the subject of this "discussion". The "sensitive head" is quite far from being esposed to "daily abrasions." Do you homework, then judge.

So in your VAST experience with both circumcised and intact penises (peni?), you think that the intact penises were not softer and more sensitive? I've only dabbled in the subject myself, but have found intact penises to be much much softer and seemingly more sensitive given that they are protected 90% of the time.

[Anonymous]

Well, I am from the a state with a 30% cir population (due to a large hispanic influence). My husband is hispanic. And I just didn't see a need to and did not find it medically necessary.

[Anonymous]

PP, I can't vouch for any sensitivity issues, because I am a girl (i.e. I don't have a penis.)

If you have experienced HAVING a circ-ed AND an uncirc-ed penis, feel free to elaborate. If not, go away troll.