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[quote=Anonymous]I have one circ'ed boy and one uncirc'ed.  I strongly feel that it's a personal decision... however I strongly lean toward not circumcising. A few issues that I have with the AAPs stance are quoted from the article:

[i]Two studies have found that circumcision actually increases the risk of H.I.V. infection among sexually active men and women, the academy noted.

Although newborn male circumcision is generally believed to be relatively safe, deaths are not unheard of, and the review noted that “the true incidence of complications after newborn circumcision is unknown.”

Significant complications are believed to occur in approximately one in 500 procedures. Botched operations can result in damage or even amputation of parts of the penis, and by one estimate about 117 boys die each year.[/i]

1 in 500 sounds pretty high to me... and their penises are so small and delicate, why risk botching their penis over the very slight risk that they may get AIDS from unprotected sex 18 years in the future?  Why risk a botched circumcision just so the boys' penis can look like daddy's? I have some, but no major regrets circumcising my first boy... but I have zero regrets with not circumcising my other boy.  Looking like daddy or each other is irrelevant... not quite sure why or when they would compare their penises.

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