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We decided that he would be circumcised because we didn't want him to be "different". Also, after reading a great deal about the medical reasons we decided this would be done to protect his health.
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| posted by on 04/20/2007 09:22 PM
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| I am a RN, and I have seen both, and from appearance the one that has been circumsized looks better, plus as far as health it is better, its easier to keep clean and less chance for an infection. When I had my son it was a no brainer for me, I knew I wanted it done once I found out we were having a boy, and I told my husband it was going to be done and he had no concerns one way or the other (sinc he is circumsized himself). |
| posted by Rita on 04/21/2007 09:41 AM
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I am really against circumcision. First, if you keep normal hyginical standard there are no reason to have any sort of infection. In Europe, unless there are religious reasons, people are not circumsized and I don't think that there are an epidemic of infections.
Second, once they skin is out you leave the gland exposed which means that the skin becomes less sensitive.
I trust nature to do things for a reason and I don't know of any extra body part?
Plus allow me to disagree that esthetically it looks much better not circumsized.
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| posted by pia on 04/21/2007 11:02 AM
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| IIf left to me my boys were not going to be circumcised but left the final decision up to dad. At first he did say he thought our first boy should be done, so he wouldn't be different in the locker room but then when he really thought about it he decided why mess with nature. So the second one wasn't done either. So far, no problems. And I have to say, I agree with Pia, I think uncircumcised looks better but maybe I am just biased. |
| posted by Maddie on 04/23/2007 10:05 PM
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My two boys are not circumcised, that is how they are 90% of European men!
They might have been a reason in ancient times when there was poor hygiene but now with at least one shower a day I think we are pretty safe...
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| posted by Vero on 04/24/2007 11:22 AM
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| I have VERY big views on circumcision. My bubby is not circumcised and neither is my son. As for him being "different" it's actually almost half and half about 40% to 60%. There is also no evidence that being circumcized prevents and form of STDs. Watch Penn and Tellers B.S. on circumcision. |
| posted by christina on 04/25/2007 06:37 PM
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| I honestly don't really have issues about circumcision. I just think the not circumcised is really not good looking..I've never seen on in person but I have in magazines and I don't think it's a pretty site. Maybe it's just me but I don't know. I have 5 boys and they are all circumcised and with my twins that I had my doctor actually tried talking me out of it. She said that they are trying to get people to not do it because there are no medical concerns if you don't circumcise. I wanted it done because I think it looks better and also because there brothers are done too. |
| posted by Christina on 05/26/2007 06:25 PM
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| We thought we were having a girl, up until Logan was born. When they got me back to my room (I had an emergency c-section, so he wasn't born in my room) the nurse asked if I wanted him circumcised. I've never known anyone who wasn't, so I told her we did. Later, I was glad my husband agreed, because we had never discussed it. Until I read some of these posts, I didn't even think about wether or not there were medical reasons, or if he would look like everyone else. I just came out of surgury and said yeah, chopping off the end of my infant son's penis sounds like a good idea. |
| posted by cathy on 05/28/2007 07:20 PM
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| My son is not circumsized, neither is my husband...my husband was born in Belgium and comes from a family of Drs. They all say this unhealthful reason for circumcision is a myth. We have 6 boys in the family and none have issues...if they are taught to clean themselves either way then I dont see why there should be any "health concerns". |
| posted by Candice on 05/29/2007 12:41 AM
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A couple of things we thought about one was religion, we didnt want him to be different either but when we had a talk with his doctor there are some studies out there that say circumcision actually helps prevent std's in adult hood and also they have less chance of infections from bacteria building up in the extra skin in later years i also heard that if a male decides he wants the extra skin removed in later years it is one of the most painful things to go through you should talk to your sons doctor and make a pro's and con's list if you cant decide
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| posted by amber on 05/29/2007 01:12 AM
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A few things came to our minds when deciding this about our boy:
* it's an ancient Old Testament law that symbolized being "set apart" to God. New Testament belief (because of the work of Jesus on the cross) did away with physical circumcision being necessary, instead focused on "curcumcision of the heart"... a spiritual "set apart"ness...anyway, don't want to open a Pandora's box of all the religious influences and history of circumcision.
* We thought about the medical benefits put to us from our OBGYN
* And then, I have three brothers and I remember what it was like growing up with them during their preteen to early manhood and BELIEVE ME, boys are NOT very clean. So, I didn't want to risk unneccesary infections. So, we did it.
If anyone out there is trying to decide, it's really a personal decision between you and your spouse. I don't think it's a moral decision, just one that unfortunately, you have to make for your son. |
| posted by Kelly on 05/29/2007 03:25 PM
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From what I understand the "risk of infection" really applies to future sex partners. Circumcised guys are less likely to get (and spread to their partners) UTI's. Or this is what I was told, I am not a doctor.
We're Jewish so it was a non-negotiable, but secretly I think it's totally barbaric. Genital mutilation of a newborn? Come on!! |
| posted by AM on 05/29/2007 04:47 PM
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| I left the circumcision decision up to my husband and he wanted it done, so it was. Personally I've never seen and uncircumcised penis and just didn't know what to think. But for my hubby, I think a lot of it was so our son didn't look different. |
| posted by Angela on 06/27/2007 11:59 PM
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Our main reason for circ'ing our first son was because I wanted him to look the same as his father. For some reason our family dr didn't do circs til the baby was one week old and OMG that was not a fun thing to see my baby go through! It was so bad that I almost didn't get my second son circ'd, but did, again, because we didn't want him to be different than his dad and brother. DH was there for that one and it was painless for him b/c they used local anestesia. He just sucked daddy's finger and never made a peep. So of course, our third boy was circ'd as well.
I don't see any problem with being circ'd or NOT being circ'd. It's all a matter of personal choice IMO. |
| posted by Myndi on 06/28/2007 04:18 PM
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| I made my decision for health and cosmetic reasons. I thought it looked better. I talked with my mom about it and her best friend had 3 boys. she didnt circ any of them and once the oldest got old enough he decided to get it done on his own. I thought that if he wanted to get that done at his age then it was something he thought was different and didnt like it. plus it is hard enough to keep boys clean. then having to take extra care down there. |
| posted by katie on 06/28/2007 05:00 PM
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| i don't think penis's are very attractive either way lol!!! But i did circumsise my boys because i know of 2 men and one teenager that had to have it done for medical reasons and they suffered alot more than an infant would. I am sure there are many many many men who are uncut and are fine but i just didn't want to risk it. |
| posted by Nikki on 06/30/2007 08:58 PM
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