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All About Circumcision
When boys are born, they have a piece of skin that covers the end of the penis, called the foreskin. Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin to expose the tip of the penis.
A newborn must be stable and healthy to be circumcised. If a parent decides to have her baby circumcised, the procedure is usually performed in the baby's first few days of life (assuming the procedure will not be taking place during a religious ceremony). To perform the procedure, the doctor places the baby on a special table and cleans the baby's penis and foreskin. A special clamp is attached to the penis, and the foreskin is removed. Finally, ointment and gauze or a plastic ring are placed over the cut to protect it from rubbing against the diaper.
The procedure is done quickly. The baby may cry during the procedure and for a short while afterward. Local anesthesia can greatly reduce your baby's discomfort. If you decide to have your son circumcised, talk with your child's doctor about anesthesia options.
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I have circumcised my son and would do it again. I work in the dermatology field and have seen cases that require adult males to undergo circumcision. Plus I think it looks better.
2/13/2012 10:06:11 AM Report AbuseI am expecting a baby boy any day and wouldn't dream of subjecting him to this. It's always been incomprehensible to me how anyone in their right mind could think it is "normal" or "good" to slice skin off of their innocent newborn baby's penis! If tomorrow we started hearing about supposedly civilized countried slicing a segment of their daughter's genetalia off, we would all be shocked and horrified. But because circumcision is a long standing procedure it is somehow okay?
1/8/2012 02:00:21 PM Report AbuseMy husband of 15 years is not circumcised and neither of us have ever had any reason to complain about that fact. Our baby boy will be born next week and I can think of no good reason why we should subject him to such a painful and unnecessary procedure!
9/3/2011 07:18:37 AM Report AbuseMy husband of 15 years is not circumcised and neither of us have ever had any reason to complain about that fact. Our baby boy will be born next week and I can think of no good reason why we should subject him to such a painful and unnecessary procedure!
9/3/2011 07:17:52 AM Report AbuseIt's not this big a deal. Some people make it out to be like some huge valuable area is being cut off, a hand, a foot, help! It's a tiny flap of skin and it's more hygienic and sanitary for the man to have it cut off. In Africa they are trying to get all the men to do it to slow the spread of AIDS in that country. Do it or not, whatever. But don't make such a big deal about it. Everything's such a big deal nowadays. Ridiculous.
6/25/2011 10:23:17 AM Report AbuseCircumcision is a completely unnecessary, painful procedure. It doesn't matter if he'll "never remember it". By that logic, a rape that occurs while a person is unconscious/blackout drunk is okay because the person "will never remember it". A traumatic experience is traumatic no matter what age a person is. It's ridiculous to me that we as a society even condone, much less ENCOURAGE people to force such a horrible surgery on unconsenting, unmedicated infants.
1/31/2011 12:25:13 AM Report Abuse@arin: Don't even try to claim that "no woman wants to deal with" an uncircumcised man. Speaking from experience as a woman, it has NEVER mattered to me whether the man I'm with is circumcised or not. Either way, if a guy doesn't have good hygiene he's going to stink. If he does, he'll be fine. It's not that tough. To me, a woman who will only date circumcised men is no better than a man who will only date women with fake breasts, ESPECIALLY if she's doing so for purely cosmetic reasons.
1/31/2011 12:23:20 AM Report AbuseYou have no right to cut off a body part of anyone! The lies are spread saying it is healthier and cleaner but it is not true. The american pediatric assoc. does not recommend this! It is barbaric. It is extremely painful and most are never numbed. Research yourself, do not believe this magazine!!! If you want to nurse, a circ'd baby has a harder time doing it.
1/13/2011 10:23:47 AM Report AbuseHere's an American male's response: Choice: A man who was circumcised as an infant has lost his right to an intact, normal, and whole penis and the right to control what happens to his own body. The male Prepuce (foreskin) provides protective, sensual, and sexual functions. BOTTOM LINE: HIS PENIS, ONLY HIS CHOICE. Men (and women) who are allowed as children to keep their whole, intact, normal genitalia, DON'T choose to amputate parts as adults! No Medical Assoc. on the Planet recommends circ!
10/3/2010 01:21:47 PM Report AbuseDo it for your grandchildren. My mother had to take care of her uncircumcised father before he passed away...it was difficult and embarrassing for both of them when he could no longer clean himself properly and she had to "clean him up." It can also harbor yeast infections that can transfer to a partner/wife.
9/21/2010 05:08:58 PM Report AbuseDo it for your son now!!!! He won't remember!!!! My friend chose to marry a jewish woman and convert to judaism and his parents didn't get him circumcized as a baby which caused him to be circumcized at 33 years old - he has always been disappointed with his parents.... Also, speaking from experience as a nurse no woman wants to deal with a guy with a hoodie, it's gross and if they don't clean properly...sometimes even if they do clean properly it still has an odor.
7/26/2010 12:15:50 PM Report Abuse