Did You Circumcise Your Son?

Benjy - posted on 12/03/2012

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are you happy with your sons circumcised penis?

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hi, would like to hear from moms that circumcised. are u happy with your choice and how his penis looks? would u change anything if u could? After i study circumcision with my husband we see many man who hav cut but not look so good. We want our baby to hav this and hope u can help us by tell us what way will look the most nice..thanx..Benjy

Benjy - posted on 12/03/2012

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hi, would like to hear from moms that circumcised. are u happy with your choice and how his penis looks? would u change anything if u could? After i study circumcision with my husband we see many man who hav cut but not look so good. We want our baby to hav this and hope u can help us by tell us what way will look the most nice..thanx..Benjy

Hope - posted on 04/01/2011

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We did circumcise our son, although we would originally liked to have it done on the 8th day, we had it done on the 12th day, when he was healthier in nicu. The drs give a numbing cream to the area and a vitamin K shot to help with blood clotting. My husband was circumcised for physical and religious reasons so our son was too. My husband was present for it, but I didn't want to see it. I cried when the nurses took tiny blood tests for my son while in nicu, so I couldn't watch the circumcision. My husband said that my son cried some then seemed fine, thanks to the numbing creams. Good luck.

Elfrieda - posted on 03/30/2011

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No, I didn't really research it. In Canada, they are really pushing don't do it if you don't have a very good reason. In fact, many doctors won't do it because they feel that it's morally wrong.

Those studies on AIDS in Africa (circumcised men are less likely to get it) are a bit skewed, I've heard. It's the Muslim men who are circumcised, and it's the Muslim men who are told not to sleep with lots of people, so naturally they are less at risk.

I didn't follow the studies, though. Just my feelings. It seemed horrifying to cut a bit of my son's genitals off, but I told my husband that he would make the final decision, since he's the one with similar parts. That was a "hell, no!" from him. So we didn't.

Stacey - posted on 03/29/2011

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Here are a lot of good sites you might find helpful! We did have our sons done but I think it is totally up to the parents! Good luck!

general health:
http://www.planningfamily.com/newborn/ci...

http://www.modern-psychiatry.com/circumc...
http://www.circinfo.com/parents_guide/gf...

STD's
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseac...

http://www.physorg.com/news86339340.html
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15593753/

Sexual effects/sensitivity
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE5B...
http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/news/?Item...
http://discusshiv.com/tag/orgasm/
http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2007/07/2...
http://ezinearticles.com/?Why-Circumcisi...

Cervical Cancer:
http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/fi...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story...
trends:
http://www.jurology.com/article/PIIS0022...
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health...

Discussion groups:
http://www.circleofmoms.com/circumcised-...
http://www.cafemom.com/group/13109
http://messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-ppn...

Even the World Health Organization is recommending it now:
http://www.who.int/hiv/mediacentre/news6...
http://www.who.int/entity/hiv/mediacentr...
As well as the CDC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22425001/vp/...

Amanda - posted on 08/03/2010

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i did do a circumcision because i believe that it is healthy for him because it helps getting a lot of infection.

Summer - posted on 08/03/2010

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I go my son circumsized, mostly because I dont want him to go through what my hubby did because he wasnt circumsized right away. If you dont, you will have to pull the skin back and make sure its clean always because of risk of infection. gl!

Leanne - posted on 08/03/2010

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my boys father was done although for us we decided that it was not nesaserry in todays times as long as thtey clean themselves it fine also were i live i found out they only do them at one docters office

Anjelica - posted on 08/03/2010

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i will circumcise my son when he is on 12 years old older...not when he is too young...

Anjelica - posted on 08/03/2010

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well it is good to circumcise your son...some told me that it is the time it will clean all the dirts and clean that part..and that is the time your son will be a man..

Janelle - posted on 08/02/2010

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Circumcision is no longer medically necessary. It is actually easier to care for an uncircumcised boy than a circumcised one. My doctor hugged me when I told her I chose to not circumcise my son. She said there is no reason to put a baby through that kind of torture. There is a slight increase in the risk for uti for uncircumcised boys; however, there is a much greater risk of circumcision causing an infection. Also, I know multiple people who's sons had circumcisions done incorrectly and will have to have surgery later (and actually be put under for the surgery).

Anika - posted on 08/02/2010

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I don't have a son but if I did I wouldn't circumcise him. I'm not sure of the statistics, but I don't think it is very common here (New Zealand) for boys to be circumcised. Even if it was though, I wouldn't. It's there for a reason. I understand that some boys have gotten infections but that's no reason to circumcise every boy. That's like saying "You could get breast cancer so chop off your breasts". We should be teaching our boys how to clean themselves properly.

Jennifer - posted on 08/02/2010

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Amelia, I can only speak for my husband but we take no precautions and nothing is "uncomfortable" for him. If he had problems with premature ejaculation then things would be different. Yes infections are uncomfortable but being circumcised does not decrease the chance of catching an infection. As for uncircumcised men being more sensitive that's the way they were meant to be and who should be the decider of whether to take the extra pleasure when having sex away from someone? But then again circumcised men who were done at birth won't know any different so yes ultimately it's the parents decision. I meant no disrespect just was curious as I have a completely different experience with an uncircumcised man.

Cara: I was simply asking Amelia a question because he experience with an uncircumcised men is very different from mine and the majority of uncircumcised men.

Cara - posted on 08/02/2010

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Why must some people continue to argue with everyone that isn't against it? Seriously. There are some that have said that they did not get it done, I also noticed some of them say they have a child thats older and ae having to teach them how to clean it. Personally, I really don't want to START teaching my child how to clean himself when he's at an age that he should be fully capable of taking a bath or shower by himself. It's all each persons preference as to whether or not to get it done, But why continue to argue your point every time someone says there reason for getting it done.

Amelia - posted on 08/02/2010

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I'm sorry Jennifer but the "ways of handling" are just not the same as they are for a man who is circumcised. Men who are uncircumcised are more sensitive and certain things just may not be as comfortable. I surely dont have to map it out for you? You have to be more careful. As for the issue over infection, my fiance had a severe infection when he was a child, so again I go by what he tells me. Im not saying that they are incapable of washing themselves but after all they are boys! I have 5 brothers and know just how gross they can be. My main issue with it is the insecurities my fiance has had because of it. Throughout his life he felt different and some women are just down right appalled by it. Anyway I can see both sides to it. It is a difficult decision, good luck Christina!

Fiona - posted on 08/01/2010

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Ok, ask any doctor or nurse and they will tell you there is no medical reason to circumcise!! Teaching your son to clean his penis is no different to teaching your daughter to clean her vagina. Also, if you do it before 6 months old they can't have ANY pain relief. I think it's a horific act. I work in childcare and i know of 3 boys from different families who have all had issues with their penises and all have been long term circumcision complications. I have had not one case with an intact boy. I have a 1 yr old - my husband is circumcised but after the research we did, he said absolutely not.

Jennifer - posted on 07/31/2010

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Amelia I'm very intrigue as to what you meant by "When you are uncircumcised it is very sensitive and you have to take certain precautions etc". My husband is uncircumcised like 85% of males in the UK and 80% of males in the world and he takes no "precautions" whatsoever.

As a general note I'd love to know why the rate of circumcision is so low worldwide if there are actual real medical reasons to show that circumcising is best?!? Considering the fact that a fair few of the small percantage actually circumcised will have had it done for religious reasons I just can't see how the supposed medical reasons have been missed by so many men and health professionals. Possibly the reason is that the doctors who are claiming being circumcised really reduces infection either A) are saying it so they make more money from the procedure or B) they think men are incapable of washing their privates!

Amelia - posted on 07/31/2010

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I dont have boys so I have not had to make the decision as to circumcise or not but I do believe that it makes things easier for them. I base that judgement on what my fiance has told me, and what he has experienced. He is uncircumcised and he said he wishes his parents had chose to circumcise him. Not only is the chance of infection more prevalent but as a younger boy he was embarrassed to be different than the other boys. He also felt terribly insecure with women. I know that the care is different, as he has to keep it very clean, and there are extra steps lol. I can also say that intimacy is different as well. When you are uncircumcised it is very sensitive and you have to take certain precautions etc. Not that this would pertain to your son anytime soon but thinking toward the future do you want things to be more complicated for him? As to those who say "if he wants it done in the future he can", from what I have heard from my brother (who had a defect from his first circumcision) it is very very painful to do so later on. I hope this helps.

â™*PHOENIX*â™ - posted on 07/30/2010

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Here is a some more info….im not trying to persuade just stating sum facts; from the Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...

This to me stood out as to why it was so widespead about being the best thing you can do for your son;

Until 1870, medical circumcisions were performed to treat conditions local to the penis: phimosis, balanitis, and penile cancer. In that year, Lewis Sayre, a prominent New York orthopedic surgeon and vice president of the newly-formed American Medical Association, examined a five-year-old boy who was unable to straighten his legs, and whose condition had so far defied treatment. Upon noting that the boy's genitals were inflamed, Sayre hypothesized that chronic irritation of the boy's foreskin had paralyzed his knees via reflex neurosis. Sayre circumcised the boy, and within a few weeks, he recovered from his paralysis. After several additional incidents in which circumcision also appeared effective in treating paralyzed joints, Sayre began to promote circumcision as a powerful orthopedic remedy.

Sayre's prominence within the medical profession allowed him to reach a wide audience. He lectured widely in the United States and the United Kingdom, and his ideas influenced physicians throughout the English-speaking world. As more practitioners tried circumcision as a treatment for otherwise intractable medical conditions, sometimes achieving positive results, the list of ailments reputed to be treatable through circumcision grew. By the 1890s, hernia, bladder infections, kidney stones, insomnia, chronic indigestion, rheumatism, epilepsy, asthma, bedwetting, Bright's disease, erectile dysfunction, syphilis, insanity, and skin cancer had all been linked to the foreskin, and many physicians advocated universal circumcision as a preventive health measure. In 1855, the Quaker surgeon, Jonathan Hutchinson, observed that circumcision appeared to protect against syphilis.[26] Although this observation was challenged (the protection that Jews appear to have are more likely due to cultural factors[27]), a 2006 systematic review concluded that the evidence "strongly indicates that circumcised men are at lower risk ... syphilis."[28]

Specific medical arguments aside, several hypotheses have been raised in explaining the public's acceptance of infant circumcision as preventive medicine. The success of the germ theory of disease had not only enabled physicians to combat many of the postoperative complications of surgery, but had made the wider public deeply suspicious of dirt and bodily secretions. Accordingly, the smegma that collects under the foreskin was viewed as unhealthy, and circumcision readily accepted as good penile hygiene.[10] Secondly, moral sentiment of the day regarded masturbation as not only sinful, but also physically and mentally unhealthy, stimulating the foreskin to produce the host of maladies of which it was suspected. In this climate, circumcision could be employed as a means of discouraging masturbation.[11] All About the Baby, a popular parenting book of the 1890s, recommended infant circumcision for precisely this purpose. (However, a survey of 1410 men in the United States in 1992, Laumann found that circumcised men were more likely to report masturbating at least once a month.) As hospitals proliferated in urban areas, childbirth, at least among the upper and middle classes, was increasingly under the care of physicians in hospitals rather than with midwives in the home. It has been suggested that once a critical mass of infants were being circumcised in the hospital, circumcision became a class marker of those wealthy enough to afford a hospital birth.[29]

The major medical societies in the USA, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand,do not recommend routine non-therapeutic infant circumcision. Major medical organizations in the United States and Canada now say that parents should decide what is in their child's best interests, declining to make a recommendation one way or another. The AAP advises that "Physicians counseling families concerning this decision should assist the parents by explaining the potential benefits and risks and by ensuring that they understand that circumcision is an elective procedure.

The AMA remarked that, in one study, physicians in "nearly half" of neonatal circumcisions "did not discuss the potential medical risks and benefits of elective circumcision prior to delivery of the infant son. Deferral of discussion until after birth, combined with the fact that many parents' decisions about circumcision are preconceived, contribute to the high rate of elective circumcision.

(One of the key words Preconceived)

Brittney - posted on 07/29/2010

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Me and my husband decided to circumcise our son when he was born. Everyone has told us it is, like everyone says, easier to clean and will not get infections like non circumcised boys. He was born on a monday and he got it done that friday. I couldn't go back with him cuz i ran a fever of 105 degrees, my husband didn't get to go with him either. But the nurses said he cried a little bit but after it was done, he was fine. I see nothing wrong with doing this to a baby. If he decides he wants to get it done when hes older, it will hurt him a lot more than if you go ahead and get it done when hes born. Good luck!

Amanda - posted on 07/29/2010

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We chose not to circumcise our son, who is now 10 months old. I am a bit worried that girls will be "freaked out" the first time they see it, but... Anyway, we chose not to circumcise for a couple of reasons: 1) We think it's genital mutilation. 2) the foreskin actually helps lubricate during sex. Of course, it is ultimately up to you, your spouse and your beliefs.

Heather - posted on 07/29/2010

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i have never thought bout it til i new i was having a boy every male in my fam is so i figured i would get it done but his dad isnt and has never had trouble so we decided to let it be.. just take relle good care of it.

Sara - posted on 07/29/2010

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Sorry for all the comments - this site, from the AAP - gives pros and cons to circumcision and non-circumcision. I feel it's the best source to go to when deciding.

http://www.healthychildren.org/English/a...

Not trying to make a huge deal, but once it's done, you can't take it back. So... it is a big deal. Lol. GL. :)

Sara - posted on 07/29/2010

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DO YOUR RESEARCH please.

And by the way, there is no "time limit" on getting the surgery done. You can do it when he's born, or when he's old and gray. It's only RECOMMENDED that you get it done by a certain age, if you're going to do it at all. If you're still having a hard time deciding, take your time. Local anesthesia takes care of the pain. So they say. :)

Sara - posted on 07/29/2010

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Nope! No circumcision here.

I don't believe in genital mutilation. It doesn't sound nice, but that's what it is. :) ( *I don't have any immediate research to support me, but if you look online you'll find it. :) )

1) Foreskins are there for a reason. They are self-cleaning, and they protect the penis. Statistics even show that circumcision causes more complications that leaving it alone in the first place. My MIL says that my son's penis doesn't look like a penis. I told her yes it does because that's exactly what it's supposed to look like. We've argued about it a couple times. :)

2) It's really not any cleaner to have an incircumcised penis than it is to have a circumcised one. They both need to be cleaned.

3) Only about 50% of Americans and *mostly* Jews and Muslims circumcise their boys. Some even circumcise the girls. It's purely a religious custom - a long time ago when sex was taboo, the foreskin and sometimes labia were cut off to reduce the sense of pleasure from sex. This was to curb any urges for sex outside of marriage.

4) It's not my body. When my son is old enough to understand the whole situation and why circumcision might or might not be done, he can decide for himself whether he wants it done. Until then, his body will stay in the condition it was born in.

That's why we didn't circumcise. I'm an intactivist, I disagree with circumcision, but it's not my place to guilt anyone who has done it. Whether you decide to do or not to do [that's the question, after all], it's up to you. I hope every one of us who has commented was able to help. :)

Jennifer - posted on 07/29/2010

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Well some people may not have had it done because they think it is barbaric. That is the reason they didn't have it done. You can't take everything that other people think/say to heart. It's each individual familys decision to or not to circumcise their son and they know why THEY made the decision they made. What anyone else thinks doesn't matter.

Cara - posted on 07/29/2010

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Answering the question of if and why is much different than saying that anyone that did have it done is disrespecting, barbaric, savage, etc or that anyone that didn't have it done is stupid, clueless, etc.

Jennifer - posted on 07/29/2010

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At the end of the day Christina asked for people's opinions and why they chose to circumcise/not circumcise. That's what people have done.

Cara - posted on 07/29/2010

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Giving an opinion is one thing, Getting ridiculous about pushing your side of the matter is another.

Bianca - posted on 07/29/2010

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I am from Australia and have 2 boys, not once did it ever run through my mind to get the circumcised

â™*PHOENIX*â™ - posted on 07/29/2010

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The ladies on here are giving their opinion on the matter (weather they are against it, for it, or feel its up to the individual based on what ever reason they have)

And pretty much Christina wanted to know why (WE) did what we did and the info we may know and/or links…..not to mention this is a debate group so of course people will have VERY strong opinions and get (passionate) about the subject….. Im jus sayin

Charlotte - posted on 07/28/2010

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oh for the love of GOD people.. stop comparing male circumcision to female circumcision!! Male and female genitals are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT so your arguing apples and oranges.
Of all my friends with boys, only my son and one other were circumcised before 4weeks old. One boy had to be circumcised at 3 years old because his foreskin did not grow properly and he had repeated infections, it took a long time to heal and was very painful.
Another friend wishes she had it done, another wanted it done but couldn't find a Dr. that would do it and others just didn't even think about it.
I know a man who wasn't circumcised at birth and at 18months old had the tight foreskin/infection and had to be circumcised which resulted in stiches up the entire shaft of his penis. Now he is in his late 20's and he has never been able to maintain an erection because the Dr. screwed up the procedure. If he had been done at birth this wouldn't have happened.
Its really personal choice, and such a controversial topic that everyone gets angry about.
I had my son done at 4 weeks, it took about 10 minutes and he screamed like nothing I have ever heard from him before or since. I burst into tears when they handed him back to me, covered in sweat and looking at me like he was devastated and I felt absolutely horrible. It took a week to heal and all I had to do was give him plenty of nappy free time to let it air and not get any soap on it. If I had another son, I would have him circumcised too, without hesitation. I personally believe it is cleaner, nicer looking and will prevent problems later in life.
You need to make your decision based on what you and your partner feel is right, NOT on the horror stories and guilt-trips that people tell you.

Joy - posted on 07/28/2010

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in Australia or dryer more arid areas it may be better to circumcise due to increased risk of infection from contamination although this is not usually much of a problem until the little boy is about 5 years of age, then it can be deter-mental to their self image / esteem if a boy has to go to hospital because he has an infected foreskin.( he will feel embarrassed about being different to other boys his age and may not be believed about his hospital stay) In my experience as an RN i have herd Dr's recommend that baby boys are circumcised on the 8th day due to there being just the right amount of decreased blood supply to the foreskin and the right amount of natural pain relief in the little boys system for this to occur. to aid your research you talk to your GP, ask when you visit your hospital /midwife ask them they should be able to provide information or pint you in the direction of where you may find it.

Ashley - posted on 07/28/2010

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i didnt do it for my own reasons but i know that in wa state there is no age limit but they say you need it done at a very young age

Cara - posted on 07/28/2010

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I can't help but notice that the people that get ill about the subject are the people that are totally against it... I don't see all the people that are for it getting ill at those that are not. Just saying...

Amber - posted on 07/28/2010

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I didn't circumcise my son because I have respect for him and his body. Cutting off part of his body without him being able to consent is barbaric. And those who say it's easier to clean are just being lazy. Just take the time to clean it properly and as he gets older teach him how to clean it well and the importance of it.

Sharon - posted on 07/28/2010

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we got our son circumcised no questions asked. i didnt want my son to have problems later in life because of it weather it was medical or physical. It didnt cost much and they did it within the 2 days that we were in the hospital. I wouldnt have it any other way.

Lindsey - posted on 07/28/2010

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there are pros and cons to either side.i wanted to get my son circumsised but we simply couldnt afford it.its better to have your son circmcised in my opinion.

Cara - posted on 07/27/2010

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I gave the link that says that there does appear to be less risk for cancer and for STD's in a circumcised male.

Aicha - posted on 07/27/2010

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if I have a boy he will be circumcised and his daddy will be with him while they do it

Sherry - posted on 07/27/2010

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Melissa-- you'd be surprised... I know of about 12... their reasons are their own but they made the choice.. once done it can't be UNDONE... I hear more about botched surgery (the surgon sneezed and cut too close or the surgon had been on call all night and cut the tip instead of the forskin) then I do about true problems with an uncut male.

Horror stories can be heard on either side... Personally... I don't understand why anyone would get this done to begin with. Jewish people it's faith and their religion but otherwise I'm not sure I could stand there while someone took a knife to my baby... That just gives me the creeps just thinking about it.

Cara - posted on 07/27/2010

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I honestly think that all your are going to get from this question is an argument. I know people that have been and people that haven't been and I'm sure each can have it's own problems. At the end of the day when all is said and done it is the opinion of each set of parents. Some do it so the child won't think it's different, some don't do it for the same reason. Each person has their own opinion and the chances that arguing is going to change those opinions is rather slim. Not to mention some people are getting a little carried away with their opinions. If you've stated once why you are for it or against it, I'm pretty sure everyone gets your point and that you don't need to make 10 more posts as to why you are for or against it. Either get your child done or don't. It's you and your spouses choice, no one else.

BTW, Here's a list of some "medical pro's and con's"

http://www.medicinenet.com/circumcision_...

Christina - posted on 07/27/2010

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I also tend to disagree with the "he may be teased" reasoning for several reasons.

First, we ought to teach our children to respect each others differences. Children will tease each other over ANYTHING. In my case, it was because my mom didn't know how to take care of my curly hair, so it was often messy. I'm sure almost everyone has experienced teasing for one reason or another, and those who were not teased were likely the ones teasing.

This leads me to my second reason. Regardless of how hard we try to teach our children to do the right thing, they will make mistakes. Because of this, teasing (for whatever difference or reason) will always be a problem. We also need to teach our children to be assertive, to stick up for themselves (and others!). For example, with an intact boy, you could teach him that he was born looking this way; that he was created with a foreskin.

Christina - posted on 07/27/2010

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Anne-Marie you say, "There is research that proves that circ boys have reduced risks of testicular cancer and other cancers commonly found in men." Do you have a link you can provide to the abstract of the study that was conducted? Who sponsored the study, and where did you learn about it?

I DO know that the difference in risk of infection is negligible and not statistically relevant, and in either situation it is still lower than the rate of infection for girls. Your pediatrician, as well as the American Academy of Pediatrics, will tell you that there is no medical reason to have it done, so for anyone to say otherwise is simply not true.

Ann-Marie - posted on 07/27/2010

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I had my son done and at our hospital he was almost 2 days old the younger they are the quicker the heal, less blood flow to the head. Also all these moms saying if they choose to get it done later they can- its easy to say when its not your body. We have a friend and family member who both wanted to be like eveyone else,, when they were older and it was no cake walk the healing time was outrageous and very very painful. There is research that proves that circ boys have reduced risks of testicular cancer and other cancers commonly found in men. As far as infection if you teach your child to clean the area- as it does not always retract normally! your fine but even more important I think is how to show/ teach them later on inlife how to wear condoms as it is different, I left this up to my husband. Social stigmas can be hard on children when they are different they are the ones that have to deal with the teasing etc if they are different. I choose to have my son done mainly for health reasons and second for the social reason. Lastlly, the procedure is not bad at all, I have a family member who is in medicine and have watched procedure for knowledge before my son was born it is a layer of skin removed by a scalpel. Any procedure is scary & gross from a new parents view, there are things you have to do that are hard as parents but circs have been going on for years and years whether it be for religious reasons or medical there is a reason why they are done. While everyone has their own opinion I think whether or not your child is done or not done you need respecful to other parents decisions choice. .

Danielle - posted on 07/27/2010

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We got our son circumsized, 1 - my husband's wished, 2 - as many other people have said, i wanted to minimize the risk of chances of infections, etc.. Just so you are forewarned though... you will feel REALLY bad after he comes back from having it done, it looks so painfull. But after a few days, it was perfectly fine and @ 10 months still is.

Desiree - posted on 07/27/2010

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I did, but wish i never had. After experiencing things later in life, sexually, i find that men who are not circumcised have more pleasure. Not to mention, God made men with the skin, who are we to remove it?

Jennifer - posted on 07/27/2010

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It's amazing the number of people who think being circumcised reduces the chance of infection. A condom prevents stds not circumcision period! I'm so glad that in the UK circumcision isn't an issue. Only a tiny percentage of people have it done only for medical or religious reasons and that's the way it should be. If it's such a hardship to clean under a foreskin why don't we remove girls clitoral hoods? My husband has his ear pierced at the top and bottom but I'm not gonna get our son's done "so he looks like his daddy".

Nicole - posted on 07/27/2010

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I have a 7 week old son and we are having him circumcised. Before I even fell pregnant my husband and I decided that if we had a boy that he'd be circumcised. The reason we decided that we're going to get Liam done is for a few reasons; 1.. My husband is circumcised. 2.. Less chance of infection. (no matter how well you teach him to clean it properly, there is still a chance of infection) And the 3rd reason is because at the beginning of the year my 6 year old nephew had to be circumcised because his foreskin never grew properly and could never be pulled back over the head of his penis. And him having it done at that age is something that he'll never forget. So we'd rather have it done at an age when Liam will never remember it.

Alicia - posted on 07/26/2010

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I learned in nursing school that typically parents decide to have baby look like daddy. And as far as cleaning goes, it as simple as a woman cleaning under her breast in the shower! My husband has never had any problems not being circumsized and I'm sure our son will be just fine! Some people didn't agree with our decision, but that's okay, because he is our child and we made what we thought was a pretty easy decision!