Why male circumcision procedure, circumcision care, circumcision history and circumcision statistics.?
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Because back then in the desert long time ago, they didn't have water to bathe
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What the above poster had said is false.  Hygiene depends strictly on the individual and circumsized people are just as prone to infection or bacteria as uncut people depending on how clean that individual is. Other than that is basically started off as a religious ritual but has no effect on the organ itself.
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There aren't really any benefits. Most countries do not circumcise their children at birth. Main difference is teaching the child to keep it clean under the skin. Which we should teach our children good hygiene anyway.
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who says it is not good for your health.  I think your confusing it.  It does not harm you in any way to be circumcised but it does not help you either.  It used to be thought that circumcision was healthier but if you know how to care for your self being uncircumcised is fine.  It is just more work to be uncircumcised
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Notice that two of the most violence-prone peoples are the Middle-Easterners - Arabs, Jews, Palestanians? They all practice circumcision, which is a totally useless and medically unnecessary act. No one has a right to cut off any piece of my body without my permission. Infants cannot give permission for a useless, unnecessary and potentially dangerous removal of their foreskins.
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Circumcised is less sensitive due to being unprotected by the foreskin, the effect worsens with age.  On the positive side circumcision has been demonstrated in Africa to cut AIDS transmission rates because the virus can't lurk under the foreskin waiting for chance to get in.\n4 Protection against HIV and AIDS. Another British Medical Journal article in May 2000 suggested that circumcised men are 8 times less likely to contract the HIV virus. (It is very important here to say that the risk is still far too high and that condoms and safe sex must be used - this applies also to preventing cancer of the cervix in women who have several partners.)
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circumcision should be performed only on a willing adult not a\nhelpless newborn. this practice is barbaric
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There are several:\n\n1 Many older men, who have bladder or prostate gland problems, also develop difficulties with their foreskins due to their surgeon's handling, cleaning, and using instruments. Some of these patients will need circumcising. Afterwards it is often astonishing to find some who have never ever seen their glans (knob) exposed before!\n\n2 Some older men develop cancer of the penis - about 1 in 1000 - fairly rare, but tragic if you or your son are in that small statistic. Infant circumcision gives almost 100% protection, and young adult circumcision also gives a large degree of protection.\n\n3 Cancer of the cervix in women is due to the Human Papilloma Virus. It thrives under and on the foreskin from where it can be transmitted during intercourse. An article in the British Medical Journal in April 2002 suggested that at least 20% of cancer of the cervix would be avoided if all men were circumcised. Surely that alone makes it worth doing?\n\n4 Protection against HIV and AIDS. Another British Medical Journal article in May 2000 suggested that circumcised men are 8 times less likely to contract the HIV virus. (It is very important here to say that the risk is still far too high and that condoms and safe sex must be used - this applies also to preventing cancer of the cervix in women who have several partners.)\n\nA BBC television programme in November 2000 showed two Ugandan tribes across the valley from one another. One practised circumcision and had very little AIDS, whereas, it was common in the other tribe, who then also started circumcising. This programme showed how the infection thrived in the lining of the foreskin, making it much easier to pass on.\n\n5 As with HIV, so some protection exists against other sexually transmitted infections. Accordingly, if a condom splits or comes off, there is some protection for the couple. However, the only safe sex is to stick to one partner or abstain.\n\n6 Lots of men, and their partners, prefer the appearance of their penis after circumcision, It is odour-free, it feels cleaner, and they enjoy better sex. Awareness of a good body image is a very important factor in building self confidence. \n\n7 Balanitis is an unpleasant, often recurring, inflammation of the glans. It is quite common and can be prevented by circumcision.\n\n8 Urinary tract infections sometimes occur in babies and can be quite serious. Circumcision in infancy makes it 10 times less likely.
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For female circumcision they remove your clitoris so that you will be faithful to your husband. I've never seen a newly circumcised male because I never had my sons circumcised. No way would I let some overworked drugged up doctor turn my son into a girl!
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Circumcision is barbaric. When you are circumcised, you lose up to 70 thousand nerve endings. You also lose a natural protecting cover to the glands of your penis. Over time, proteins build up and de-sensitize your penis to protect it resulting in a leathery feel and appearance. You are left with a scar and tightened skin which can make erections painful.\nMany men who were circumcised at birth - ( they are strapped to a board, the doctor cuts the skin - there is no pain management - and the skin is sold to bio tech companies- It is a BILLION dollar a year industry. The hospitals charge the parents for the "service" - then profit from the spoils) - are now restoring their foreskins. For the better sex and the feeling of intantness. You can go to www.NORM.org for more reason why NOT to do it. \nFact: There is NO valid proven reason why men should be routinely circumcised. Just myth and ignorance.\nWhy would we change something that was designed to be there? Are we really that arrogant/stupid
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An estimated 40 million people worldwide are currently infected with HIV. Africa has 10% of the world's population, but more than 65% of the world's HIV burden. Although the last 5 years have been marked by an increased investment in HIV treatment, the evaluation of both new and existing prevention strategies has also been under way. One promising preventive approach that is being investigated is male circumcision.\n\nThe focus on eliminating penile foreskin stems from previous immunologic studies demonstrating that it contains large concentrations of HIV-target cells, such as macrophages, Langerhans, and CD4+ cells.[1] Therefore, it is plausible that the removal of these HIV-target cells could reduce the risk that exposure to the virus would result in transmission. Recently, the first randomized, single-blinded, controlled trial (RCT) to assess this strategy showed a significant reduction in rate of HIV infection.[2] Findings from this trial have raised both hope and concern about use of the procedure.\n\nPast and Present Research\nIn the late 1980s, observational researchers in Africa first noted a reduced prevalence of HIV in ethnic groups whose cultural practices included male circumcision. This was followed by a number of observational studies focused on the possible preventive effects of the practice. However, other researchers and policy-making bodies were skeptical of the quality of these data, and it became apparent that RCTs were needed.\n\nThe initial RCT (ANRS 1265 Trial) was conducted by Auvert and colleagues[2] in a semiurban district near Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2002 to 2004. They enrolled 3274 men; 1617 underwent medical circumcision. All participants received a 20-minute sexually transmitted disease counseling session, and had access to condoms. Participants in the intervention group were asked to be abstinent for 6 weeks following circumcision to allow for adequate wound healing.\n\nThe trial was terminated following interim data analysis because of the overwhelming results: a 60% reduction in HIV infection in the circumcised group (20 new diagnoses in the intervention group vs 45 in the control group). The most common adverse events seen post circumcision were pain (0.8%) and swelling (0.6%). No increases in infection were detected at the first follow-up visit, indicating that the immediate postsurgical effects did not make the circumcised men more vulnerable to HIV.\n\nTwo similar RCTs are under way (in Kenya and Uganda); data from these investigations will help confirm or refute the ANRS findings. In the meantime, there is much to consider about the implications of the ANRS data, including possible effects and potential barriers to the promotion and implementation of male circumcision as a preventive strategy.\n\nConsiderations and Concerns\nOpponents to encouraging widespread male circumcision have a number of concerns, including cultural considerations, the risk for increased infection if sterile circumcision techniques are not used, and the possibility of encouraging increased sexual promiscuity post procedure. With respect to concern about increased sexual promiscuity, data from Auvert and colleagues[2] found an increased number of sexual partners in the circumcised group, despite which, there was still a decrease in HIV incidence compared with the controls. Previous data have demonstrated a false security associated with circumcision, with some men believing that the procedure conferred the ability to safely have sex with multiple partners.[3] Whether the increase in number of sexual partners demonstrated in the ARNS Trial is generalizable requires data from other RCTs.\n\nConcerns about cultural acceptability and feasibility are well founded. Experts have contended that circumcision may be least accepted in communities that need it most (groups in which male circumcision for any reason is currently nonexistent).[4] However, studies of acceptability conducted in Africa have demonstrat
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If a man is circumcised, it means he has had the foreskin surgically removed from his penis, which is usually done in the few days after birth...
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Women or mothers push most circumcisions forward on their infant sons as most studies indicate. It proves no medical benefits as girls and boys are born in a manner which nature intended as normal. It is forbidden to practice any sort of circumcision on girls or cut their genitalia, but not on boys for some sick reason. \nTo all those who say men do not clean their genitals, well it might come as a surprise to learn that female genitalia has more bacteria and filth than male genitalia circumcised or uncircumcised. For women to state that men are dirty or filthy, perhaps you should check and see the bacteria count between both genders. Women always score higher and women also tend to have most uti's because of not keeping their genitalia clean. \nWe do not see people removing the hood of the clitoris when all women have and produce smegma. In addition, it is a stupid way of putting things, we must circumcise boy because they may not clean properly. How stupid and uneducated a person must be to believe this and indicate it as a truth. Parents teach their children how to cleanse themselves and there is no difference between girls and boys as they both learn. \nReligion has nothing to do with it either, for starters religion is nothing more then believing in something, which does not exist. Nature gave boys their genitalia and function goes in accordance to nature. Humans are stupid by nature and only a handful hold smarts. And this is why masses believe in religion as they have lower iq's and can state that you must cut of a piece of the male genitalia to prove your belief, but then again your son's genital is not yours to cut of or mutilate for your own enjoyment of your so called religion. It is his and his only, just as girls hold the protection of their genitals, boy should also have it and once they get old enough, let them decide whether they want to do something to their bodies. Girls at a later age are now getting their vaginal lips reduced a form of genital alteration. Would it be right that all girls have their inner vaginal lips reduced at birth so they do not have to do it later in life once they start thinking that their lips are too long and deformed? Save some money when they are small and take the decision out of their hands at an early age. Does that seem right?
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I would advise you to think twice about doing this. I was circumcised as an adult and regret my decision very much. Your sexual experiences will be greatly degraded. Mine were, and my circumcision was done quite perfectly.\n\nThere might be good reasons to be circumcised - but consider the need carefully. Remember, the number one reason it is done is to reduce (a word that is censored on these discussion boards, but that means pleasuring oneself), i.e. physical pleasure. Check out the link.
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It is a huge myth that an unircumsized penis is less clean. The only way that you are prone to infection is if you do not wash yourself. There is no medical reason to be circumsized. Most people have their boys done now because the father of the baby is or so the boy will "look like other boys." I am a maternity nurse, many parents are researching the pros and cons. And any MD can give you that information. And are you thinking of doing for a partner??? You need to look exactly it entails before you make that decision. A baby can not remember the pain, but could you forget getting the foreskin of your penis cut off without pain med??? Of course not..but yet we do not give babys any anesthesia...just a little added note.
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Circumcision is the removal of the end portion of the foreskin. It is usually done to young infants. It exposes the head of the penis.\n\nIn the Bible circumcision was used as a sign for the Hebrews to show they were/are God's chosen people. It was done on the eighth day after birth because the blood coagulated fastest on this day.\n\nToday parents often have their children circumcised for cleanliness of the penis.