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You do yourself a disservice by boasting about your advanced degrees, insisting that you've done plenty of research, and still being unable to explain the anatomy of the intact penis, explain the many functions of the foreskin, or give any kind of plausible explanation for why the foreskin - of all the potential body parts that can cause illness and disease - is the one and only which should be surgically amputated (for better health!) at birth.[/quote]
I wonder why it is that you say that because she isn't explaining it to YOU, she must be unable to explain it, period.  Who died and appointed you chief circumcision examiner? [/quote]

She specifically said "no, I can't name the functions of the foreskin, but thanks for the laugh" or something to that effect, so it sure sounded like she had no idea (yes, it might have been a different poster).  Of course people don't have to explain to me, personally, what they know about a normal functioning penis, but the point is that they ought to know these things if they are going to claim they have researched circumcision.  How can anyone be making an informed choice if they don't *really* know what it is they are deciding to have cut off from their son?

Sadly, many physicians cannot even answer these simple questions with any depth of knowledge:  what is the foreskin?  How does it work?  Why is it there?  What is the best way to ensure it stays healthy and functioning properly throughout a mans life?  What are the most common problems that tend to occur with intact penises and what are some non-amputative methods to treat those problems? What are all the poor outcomes which can happen during and after a circumcision, and how often do those tend to happen?

Even the new AAP circumcision statement fails to address these things.  Thus, I challenge any parent who thinks they are "researching" to explore these issues.  In almost every case that a parent actually takes the time to learn about it, they choose to let their sons make the decision for himself.[/quote]

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