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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don't we have millions of men running around now who are extremely scarred?  It is interesting that rarely do fathers get so very hysterical about this issue, but the mother sure do!  Quite odd to be that obsessed with your child's and other children's genitalia. [/quote]

This is what I think every time I see one of these threads. Considering the vast majority of grown men...even teens...have been circd in this society, you would think there would be very known epidemic problems based in what the anti-circ team is saying. I have yet to hear of one grown man express any trauma over their circumcisions. [/quote]

No one is saying that millions experience long term trauma.  They are saying that they have been scarred and that part of their penis has been removed for cosmetic reasons and that it is not justifiable to put a newborn baby who is unable to consent through this process.   Many men express regret that this was done to them and that number will only increase as the procedure becomes less common and as your children become the unusual ones (just like in the rest of the world).

This is primarily a women's board, that is why the majority of people posting here are women.[/quote]

My husband is very happy his parents made the choice to circ him. What if yours wishes you had done the same?  It is much more traumatic and risky to do it as an adult.

Really, the histrionics around this issue just isn't warranted. It really makes you sound unstable and crazy. [/quote]

You do realize you are talking to several posters, yes?  What are you considering "histrionics"?  Remember this is a cultural issue.  If the discussion was about tattooing your newborn and some people vehemently disagreed with it would you say that they were unstable?  What if it was about piercing your newborn's nose?[/quote]

The people who care what other parents do with respect to circing.  All weirdos and unstable. There is a lot of overlap with that group and anti-vaxers. [/quote]

Let's take a look at this:

Vaccinations -- many are evidence based and have saved lives.  
Circumcision -- no compelling medical evidence.

I follow evidence based practice.  My kids are vaccinated if there is research that backs that up (as there frequently, but not always is).  My kids are not cut because there is no compelling reason do to it and many compelling reasons to leave them as perfect as they were born.

If you want to discuss vaccinations more thoroughly, I suggest you start your own thread.[/quote]

Absolutely false that circs don't have medical value. You truly haven't done your research if you think this is true.

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Not the PP, but YOU haven't done any real research. For starters, look at this:

"only 1 of the arguments put forward by the American Academy of Pediatrics has some theoretical relevance in relation to infant male circumcision; namely, the possible protection against urinary tract infections in infant boys, which can easily be treated with antibiotics without tissue loss. The other claimed health benefits, including protection against HIV/AIDS, genital herpes, genital warts, and penile cancer, are questionable, weak, and likely to have little public health relevance in a Western context, and they do not represent compelling reasons for surgery before boys are old enough to decide for themselves."

http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2013/03/12/peds.2012-2896.abstract[/quote]

Oh, how pathetic. This is COMMENTARY and OPINION on cultural bias in circumcision, not FACT!
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You don't understand. It's a commentary based on scientific research published in a peer-reviewed journal by a large group of international researchers.[/quote]

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