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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not in Arlington, but I am still in Virginia and I'm a nurse practitioner that works with a local school district to do sports physicals (including a brief male genital exam) for all the middle and high schoolers each May/June, which means that I am uniquely qualifed to answer this, since I have quite literally seen hundreds of penises from that age group, and I have to say that not circumcising is still really rare at least where I am. Like there will be whole exam days where there isn't a single uncircumcised boy there. It's something you notice because it adds an extra step to the exam when a boy is uncut.[/quote]

An extra step?[/quote]

Pulling back the extra skin to check that it's not too tight and that the boy is keeping it clean (at that age, they usually aren't).

And just for reference, the part of Virginia I'm in is very rich and very white.[/quote]

BS. This has never been part of my son’s athletic physicals.

You’re in the creepy part of VA.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4dhE5VEKJg&t=177s[/quote]

Definitely not clicking on random youtube link when we are discussing circumcision and creepy VA "medical professionals". 
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I just watched it, it's not anything creepy, it's just a pediatrician explaining what she does and why at physicals for adolescent boys and this topic is briefly mentioned.[/quote]

It’s never, ever happened at my son’s sports physicals. Affluent area near DC. Creepy.

And if the PP *actually* had experience with boys that age she’d understand that the penis is the cleanest part of the body.  :lol:

BS. [/quote]

Have you ever considered that maybe different doctors do things?[/quote]

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