how much time after circumcision one should start routine life?
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5 - 6 weeks before you could wear tight-fitting clothes and resume "normal" activites...What I'd like to know are your thoughts about the routine circumcision of infants...my hubby and I battle about this, I say we won't do that to our son and he disagrees, says it's important to look the same and not be embarased when you grow up, I say let the kid decide when he's older.....
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There's not that much point.  It's easier to keep clean - but that's not a good excuse to have it done.  I'm circumcised - seems to work fine for me.  If you're circumcised - great.  If not - fine.  Doesn't really matter.\n\nMost of the guys in the US and Canada are - other places no.  People always like to fit in - so it's probably better to go with whatever is the norm where you live.
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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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As an adult... stay as you are... it's a major surgery when you wait until adulthood.  As far as the theories go:  Circumcised men are cleaner, it's more enjoyable... and so on...  they have been argued... unclean people wont clean whether they're circumcised or not, and that circumcised males actually have more nerve endings.  Either way is fine if you're thinking about your children.  In America it is expected because of tradition, and some families still view the religious implication that circumcision holds.  But I wouldn't recommend it after infancy.
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the best thing to do is go to a doctor get circumcision.
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well,circumcision is the right thing for males\nits also good for sexual health.
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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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I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THAT...BUT IF YOU ARE OVER THE AGE OF 3YRS OLD AND STILL NEED CIRCUMCISED THEN SOMEBODY NEEDS TO BE SLAPPED...PEACE....BE SAFE...
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Hiya Kyle\nI got circumcised at 22. But I wanted to get it done, for the same reasons as you, when I was a teenager. I didn't because, also like you, I didn't wanna feel awkward with my parents. It was a mistake waiting: 1. by the time I got circumcised, my foreskin got so tight I needed to be, 2. when (much later) I did tell my parents they were fine about it and said that, if that's what I needed or wanted, they'd have paid for it earlier and 3. you get a better job done and it heals quicker the younger you are.\nIt's not particularly painful when healing up and, as other people have written to you, done under local or general anaesthetic anyway. A good idea is to wear briefs, rather than boxer shorts, for a while afterwards.\nI'm really happy that I'm now circumcised.\nGood Luck!\nNick
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Please pleae do NOT go ahead with circumcision!\n\nRead at the "Intactivism" site.\n\nhttp://www.circumstitions.com/?term=%22urethral+meatus%22\n\nWhatever problem makes you THINK you need circumcision, there is VERY LIKELY another, better solution.\n\nPLEASE! For the sake of your pleasure, and that of your partners (especially if they are female) PLEASE I BEG you research it very very well.  It is harder to reverse ... no.  IT is IMPOSSIBLE!!! to reverse (fully).\n\nTake the time to read.\n\nMen there refer to their adult circumcison as the most foolish thing they ever did, and sex afterwards as like vision without colour.\n\nCanada is one country where it is still legal to do it, but the fee is aimed at trying to dissuade people from this bad bad surgery.\n\nMany problems are better treated with application of steroid cream to the area, rather than amputating the foreskin.\n\nPlease read all about it; what is irrevocably lost to circumcision, the function of the foreskin, etc.
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Removal of the foreskin.
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If someone is going to be circumcised, this should be done at birth.
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Circumcision has not been shown to offer any significant health benefits. In fact, no established medical association in the world recommends routine circumcision. \n\n1.Some men develop cancer from the foreskin. However, it is important to note that 85 percent of the worlds men are not circumcised. There would be an overwhelming number of cancer deaths if that type of cancer was at all prevalent. It simply is not statistically anticipated. Breast cancer occurs ten times as much. Surely you wouldnt remove a breast to prevent cancer would you? \n2. Some say there is a risk of infection if you don't circumcise. Infections can be treated with antibiotics. Given the choice, men prefer antibiotics to cutting part of their manhood off. \n3. Some say there is a risk of cancer for the women. Again, this type of cancer would exist in huge numbers since much of the world is uncircumcised but it simply doesnt. \n4. There is a very weak argument that it should be done because its more hygenic. Surely they are kidding? Cut a piece off so we dont have to clean? And men should still clean their privates if they are circumcised. Why cut off part of something you're going to clean anyways? \n5. Anesthetic is rarely used during neonatal circumcision (because of the risk of death) and this leaves a child having a very sensitive part of his body literally cut off. Some people who are unfamiliar with life and medicine will tell you that the babies nervous system hasnt developed and he cant feel pain. Surely they are kidding. There are studies done to show that the  baby suffers immensley. In fact, sometimes the infants even pass out. \n6. The psychological and emotional longterm effects are not known. However, there are studies to indicate that men, having lost much of their sensitivity from sexual activity end up seeking deviant behavior. Also, such a devastating 'surgery' at such an early point in life has got to be scarring emotionally. \n\nIt was started in the US to prevent 'self abuse' and 'masturbatory insanity'. Now it is perpetuated by barbaric religious practices, ignorance, and people wanting to justify their own insecurities by perpetuating the trauma on their loved ones. \n\n\nDO NOT CIRCUMCISE YOU SON. \n\nIf a time comes in his life when he wants the surgery, or he is directed to do so by a doctor, then let him make the decision. \n\nyou notice how people recommending it are not citing any medical journals or statistics? They use phrases like 'i hear' or 'i think'. Below, is the AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION's report on why they DO NOT recommend neonatal circumcision. \n\nAlso, the American Academy of Pediatrics (link below) also does not recommend neonatal circumcision. Though, they do recognize that circumcision will eliminate much of the VERY SMALL risk of developing cancer. Make note: the risk is so small that you are more at risk of developing another kind of cancer by eating non organic fruits and vegetables that have carcinogenic pesticides and chemicals in it. \nSo if you decide that there is enough risk to do that to your child, surely you also only eat organic and natural foods right? \n\nI have never met a person who has both researched the practice thoroughly AND gone through with this barbaric crime.
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Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin from the penis. \n\nCircumcision can occur at any stage of life and for many reasons, the most common time being shortly after birth.  Parents may choose to have their son circumcised for religious, aesthetic, or hygenic purposes, or simply because of family tradion.  In the US many males are circumcised for nonreligious reasons.  \n\nCircumcision can also occur later in life as a treatment for conditions such as penile cancer or chronic inflammation of the penis.  \n\nIn infant circumcision a clamp is often used to crush to foreskin while simultaneously protecting the rest of the penis.  This causes the blood flow to be stopped to the foreskin.  Sometimes a slit is made along the foreskin before the clamp is used.  After it has been clamped, the foreskin is either removed through a surgical procedure; or it is simply allowed to come off naturally after a few days. Adult circumcision is usually performed without clamps.\n\nNote:  the link in the above answer is a propaganda site put up by people who believe circumcision is unethical.  It's important to remember this bias if you look through it, as some of their information may be one-sided or misleading.
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i am currently having sex with an uncircumsied guy and the sex is great. as long as he cleans his foreskin on a regular basis then it is just as clean as a guy who has been circumcised. every1 needs to wash there genitals though
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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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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