Circumcision

[juk]

Medical practitioners have in the past removed the appendix, tonsils and teeth pre-emptively. They tend not to do it any more.

Thankfully they tend to be far less inclined to remove foreskin on medical grounds these days too.

[marshlander]

Thankfully they tend to be far less inclined to remove foreskin on medical grounds these days too.

Yes. AT LAST it is being seen as an ethical issue. There was also a time when other forms of abuse were kept "in the family" too, but thankfully those days are also over.

Just in case anyone comes into this discussion late I am not against free choice by informed adults. If reshaping your body is your thing go for it. My anger is directed against those parents and others who carry out this procedure without any medical justification on children. Again, for the record, I do not count "preventative measures" of any kind as justification.

[scottymorg]

I'm uncut and still afraid to have it cut
that must be extremely hurt :frown:

[marshlander]

I'm uncut and still afraid to have it cut
that must be extremely hurt :frown:

So don't do it!

[Student]

Personally, I wouldn't want to lose mine. I've never had the pains of phimosis though, so I don't know, another friend told me he went through a great deal of pain with it, but I don't think he would choose to be circumcised as a result.

[kitschcamp]

You have to be fine with it. It would be tough having to live in a permanently angry state, but I think your comment about not perpetuating this act on a future generation is significant.

I'm angry that it was done to me, but honestly I haven't a clue why it was done. I couldn't discuss it with my parents, and the details are missing from my medical records. What is even more annoying is that I've seen the difference that tiny bit of skin makes.

The situation here is Sweden is interesting, non-medical circumcision is difficult to get, and "deprioritised" by local authorities. They've also tightened up the rules around religious and cultural circumcision so only licenced people can do it.

[Snow]

i wish i wasnt
but it wasnt my choice

i just do see the point in doing that to some one :/

[I-heart-U]

I've not been circumcised....... it took months for me to get over the concept of circumcision without puking. :frown:

[TuxSky]

I'm not circumcised, they don't do that at birth here. Do they do it at birth in the US though? I'm not too sure.

I've heard lots of stuff, that having foreskin is healthy and that not having it is healthy so right now I'm confused as to whether or not it's better to have it or not.

I could imagine myself being uncomfortable without it since... well, I don't want to go into the details.
<_<

[kitschcamp]

You can have a tight circumcision or a loose one. The latter is more popular today, at least here in Europe, and a loose circumcision can look like a penis with just a smaller foreskin. When the operation is done, less skin is removed. Another option today is a dorsal slit, where the literally split the foreskin lengthwise - that's sometimes done when there are problems retracting the foreskin and manipulation and steroid creams haven't worked. It's definitely preferable to the total removal of a healthy piece of tissue.

Tight circumcisions can cause problems. An easy way to see how tight it was is to see if hair folicles have migrated onto the shaft of the penis. The further along the erect penis public hair goes, the tighter the circumcision.