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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]White, non jew and our son was definitely circumcised. It is hard enough to get our son to wipe and wash hands after going to the bathroom. If not circumcised, you will be dealing with having to help him clean himself for a long time. And yes, I have seen the infections when not cleaned properly.[/quote]

Oh please. My 15 year old intact son has never once had a problem. And neither have my intact daughters, who also have folds, nooks, and crannies and also produce smegma as all normal mammals do. The "infection" dog won't hunt, because it's a complete myth.[/quote]

As a mom, not having grown up with a penis, I had no idea I was supposed to pull the skin back to clean my baby boy.  I was really embarrassed when I went to the pediatrician and she discovered that the tip of my son's penis was red and swollen because of the smegma buildup that we hadn't been cleaning properly.  As a preschooler, we regularly have problems with his penis getting red and sore (he will complain it hurts) when he doesn't clean properly.  Pretty soon, he will be of an age when mom and dad can't help him.  I'm glad it wasn't an issue for your son but it is for some kids.   [/quote]

This is false information. You are not at all supposed to pull the foreskin back to clean it. Ever! The foreskin is fused to the glans of the penis in infancy by the synechia, aka the balanopreputial lamina, a membrane that fuses the two skin surfaces together. In infancy, there is literally no space for anything to accumulate under the foreskin because it is attached to the glans exactly like the fingernail is bonded to the nail bed.

Your pediatrician gave you outdated information that could in all likelihood have led to or be leading to damage to your son's penis if you are still following the advice to retract and clean. Premature and forced retraction can cause tearing, bleeding, and scarring as you prematurely separate the foreskin from the glans. The AAP says don't do it.

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/bathing-skin-care/Pages/Care-for-an-Uncircumcised-Penis.aspx

http://arlingtonpediatrics.com/files/2014/07/Care-of-the-Uncircumcised-Penis.pdf

Soap is also highly irritating to mucous membranes, and should never be used on the inside of the foreskin any more than it should be used on the inside of the vagina or labia.

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Sorry for the confusion. I realized that I didn't mention that my son was circumcised but he was a premie so the doctor left a bit of skin.  As a baby, he looked like he wasn't circumcised. We were told he would grow into it and it would look circumcised when he was older.  I wasn't suggesting the doctor told me to pull back skin that was attached.  His skin retracted and I was told we needed to clean under the skin everyday.  I have seen the exact advice on every website because of the risk of infection.  He has experienced the redness and soreness when he doesn't clean well.   [/quote]

But the risk of infection, redness and soreness resulted because you circumcised him, so his remnant foreskin didn't function as an intact foreskin would have.  This is not what normally happens when you don't circumcise. [/quote]

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