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Anonymous wrote:Nobody should chop it

Science, the CDC and aap disagree

You do you, but the rest of the world disagrees with you. We are European and I think only practicing Jews circumcise there. No one I know, including families who are Jewish by descent but not especially religious, do that in the three European nations I have lived in. Nazis used that difference as a means to identify Jews, BTW. I think that's left a bitter memory in a lot of families.

Many majority Muslim countries have higher circ rates than Israel. Europe is not “the rest of the world.”

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Anonymous wrote:Why does it matter to you?

Maybe she doesn’t want her kid teased?

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody should chop it

Science, the CDC and aap disagree

You do you, but the rest of the world disagrees with you. We are European and I think only practicing Jews circumcise there. No one I know, including families who are Jewish by descent but not especially religious, do that in the three European nations I have lived in. Nazis used that difference as a means to identify Jews, BTW. I think that's left a bitter memory in a lot of families.

Anonymous wrote:Only roughly 55% of newborns are circumcised in the US today. It varies widely by region and in metro vs rural areas. I can't find the data anymore, but some government website estimated that only about half of DC newborns were circumcised as of a few years ago. With the large international population here, most boys who move here also won't have been circumcised.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

An extra step?

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.

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Anonymous wrote:Nobody should chop it

Science, the CDC and aap disagree

You do you, but the rest of the world disagrees with you. We are European and I think only practicing Jews circumcise there. No one I know, including families who are Jewish by descent but not especially religious, do that in the three European nations I have lived in. Nazis used that difference as a means to identify Jews, BTW. I think that's left a bitter memory in a lot of families.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

An extra step?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in arlington, but delivered in Dc at Sibley. According to my OB, since the procedure isn’t covered by insurance, people without means are choosing not to do it. So, I’d guess most boys at Williamsburg, if both here, will be circ. Most at Kenmore South of 50 won’t be. It’s mostly a socioeconomic thing.

Also delivered in DC, and the OB congratulated me for not doing it, saying she did not circ her sons either. So there’s more anecdata for you.

Excellent! It’s barbaric mutilation. In Europe no one does it, except maybe if it’s required by your religion. But I know here there are even Jewish organizations specifically rejecting circumcision based on medical and safety reasons.

My best friend had triplet boys in London. There was simply no mention of circumcision. Had she been here, she would had allowed the doctors to do it, because.... tradition! ...the doctors’ tradition.

I’ve heard the babies screaming at ceremonies. The women run out because they can’t bare it.

I don’t believe hospitals should do it without a parent present. But then most of them would halt the surgery before it was completed. It’s nothing short of torturous. Please just watch it happening.

So if you go with it, at least have the guts to stay to comfort your newborn son.

Anonymous wrote: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.

Anonymous wrote:As a circumcised guy with three sons, I did not want any of them circumcised. Although I'm perfectly happy with my circumcision, it just doesn't make sense to do it. My older sons are in AAP with a bunch of indian and asian kids so I'm sure almost none of the intelligent kids are circumcised

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Anonymous wrote:I’m in arlington, but delivered in Dc at Sibley. According to my OB, since the procedure isn’t covered by insurance, people without means are choosing not to do it. So, I’d guess most boys at Williamsburg, if both here, will be circ. Most at Kenmore South of 50 won’t be. It’s mostly a socioeconomic thing.

When did that happen? BCBS covered my son's.

My sons' were covered by insurance, too.

Mine too. I think PP is referring to subsidized medical coverage, which is why lower-income families might be disinclined to circ.

Anonymous wrote:There are always more con than pro posters when it comes to circumcision, and I have a group of fairly hippie/hipster friends in DC and I only know of one couple who chose to forgo circumcision.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh FFS. Why are people with uncircumcised boys so obsessed with this topic?

Agreed! There are two threads on this! Someone has issues right now.

Yes, the parents that cut their newborn babies’ penis for cosmetic reasons… and keep saying that it’s the upper class standard

Agreed. A LOT of guilt being treated with that "upper class" nonsense. No. it isn't "classy" - you let someone cut your baby boy for tradition/because your MiL made the same mistake/because you followed like a sheep rather than thinking for yourself. You can't undo that mistake - focus the rest of your days on doing better

This!!! +1, well said.