Arlington stats on circumcision
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Anonymous
Some uncut teenager definitely dodged a bullet with you, so natural sounds like a good way for men to sift out the insufferable b-&$&es. |
Anonymous
Take your kids to a library and get them off trash psyop Tik Tok for goodness sake. Be a parent. |
Anonymous
Do you keep your foreskin in a jar on the shelf as a conversation piece or did you let them make expensive face cream from it? |
Anonymous
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I remember reading these threads late in pregnancy with my son. I simply couldn’t decide and the nasty comments and warnings on both sides didn’t help.
I knew I didn’t *want* to circumcise but was terrified of stigma and my son resenting me. I was uniquely upset about it since I have experienced shame around a gynecological issue and the last thing I want is my child being teased. I ended up not circumcising. At about six months I again read these threads and worried I’d made a huge mistake, even researching surgery on older infants. I broke down in the pediatrician’s office. He has never shared a personal anecdote in the years I’ve known him (I have an older daughter) and he shared that he didn’t circumcise his sons. He is all American, straight laced, country club, etc…I was surprised and so grateful he shared. He said he had never seen a patient regret it or have an issue (he treats adolescents in his practice) and that these days a son could be equally upset that a parent did do it than if they didn’t. After months of worrying, this conversation finally put my mind at ease that my choice was reasonable and more common than I thought. It was just one person’s opinion (and I wish I had confidence without it!) but it gave me closure. |
Anonymous
| Social and medical negatives for uncirc out weigh, no one's been made fun of or regret the circ |
Anonymous
Up until 2021, the forms had a "genitalia (males only section)". According to what it says at that link it was recently updated. |
Anonymous
So that would be a very quick visual check. You absolutely should NOT be retracting boys' foreskins during routine physicals. (!!!!) I am appalled that this unnecessary, invasive procedure may have happened to kids in our community. What school system was it? Please tell me you are no longer doing physicals. |
Anonymous
So this is the opinion of low/middle class teenagers on tiktok. Got it. Guess we know what type of people are most likely circumcising |
Anonymous
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My 11 yr old isn’t circumcised. His dad is.
He is on swim team, goes to (non-religious) sleepaway camp, and has zero problems or insecurities undressing or showering around others. His lack of circumcision has never come up as a problem. |
Anonymous
https://www.contemporarypediatrics.com/view/adolescent-male-genital-examination-whats-normal-and-whats-not https://go.gale.com/ps/anonymous?id=GALE%7CA60370864 I'm assuming you're not a medical professional. "The prepuce should be evaluated for phimosis. In uncircumcised males, retract the foreskin to inspect the glans for erythema or evidence of Candida infection, balanitis, or contact dermatitis." I can go looking for my textbook from university as well if you really want me to. |
Anonymous
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Nearly all the parents we know circumcised their boys, but don't usually post or share because it's private decision and the anti-circ crowd is very loud even if they are a bit of a minority.
My husband and every adult male I knew was circumcised and all said they had no regrets. My husband said he appreciated it was done for him as a newborn before the procedure became complicated or he could remember it. My college roommate did have one ex who was not circumcised and had to have a procedure as an adult due to some issues he developed - he told her it was traumatic. So saying you wish to let the boy choose when he grows up can be unfair as the procedure is so much more painful and risky if you wait until adulthood. |
Anonymous
| Oh great another circumcision thread, just do it and move on |
Anonymous
| I’m a pediatrician and I work in a suburban area with specific demographic (at least one parent works in tech, affluent, millennial age parents, mainly Indian and Chinese, and some white). It is rare to have someone request a circumcision these days. Usually it’s the white families who have bigger families. |
Anonymous
It’s a 2 year old thread. They’ve probably figured it out by now. Or not. |
Anonymous
Except it is factually correct that when Medicaid dropped coverage for infant circumcision the rate among the poor dropped too. https://www.uclahealth.org/news/release/circumcision-rates-lower-in-states-where-medicaid-does-not-cover-procedure |