I agree with everyone who posted that they AGREE with circumcision. I also think they are nasty looking I would never have sex with a uncircumsized penis. Also I do think its up to the parents and I dont jugde but I believe it is a nessarilly proceesure because I now alot of older men including my grandfather who had to get it done way later in life due to medical reasons like my grandfather no matter how clean he kept it it just kept getting infected and yes he kept it really clean but it still kept getting infected which was very painful (ladies just think about how painful a bladder infection is and now think about getting a bladder infection consitenly) well because of it he had to get it done at age fifty! I will never take the chance of letting my son have to experience the pain of infections and then a circumcision at a older age that is so painful plus they have to be on bedrest for at least a week! that is why I did have my son circumsized! He was only a day old so he doesnt remember it and he was given tylonel so he never was in pain not even while it was healing and diaper changes were not a problem at all! I hope you make a decision that will not affect your son later in life. And you still decide not to snip then good luck in trying to keep it clean. Remember boys will be boys

O.k. how about this.

God designed both the male and female bodies. God designed the male penis to have a forskin. Did God make a flaw in the design? If the male penis was designed to have a forskin then isn't it supposed to be there?

Is this a valid argument for me to take to my husband?

Also I read about the proceedure for circumcising a baby and I don't think I can put my child through that.

"Your son will lie on his back with his arms and legs restrained. After the penis and surrounding area are cleansed, an anesthetic will be injected into the base of the penis or applied to the penis as a cream. A special clamp or plastic ring will be attached to the penis, and the foreskin will be removed. Afterward, the penis will be covered with an ointment, such as petroleum jelly, and wrapped loosely with gauze." -- By Mayo Clinic Foundation, March 1, 2008

And this is what I found out about cleaning an uncircumcised penis and it dosen't seem so bad:

"Simply wash your son's penis with soap and water during each bath. There's no need to clean beneath the foreskin until it retracts on its own, often by age 5. Then teach your son to clean beneath the foreskin during each bath — gently pull back the foreskin, clean the area with soap and water, rinse and pull the foreskin back over the head of the penis. After each bath, pull back the foreskin again to dry the area." -- By Mayo Clinic Foundation, March 1, 2008

I have no religious reseason for circumcising my future son's penis and I have no medical reason for doing it either. I just don't think it is necessary.

What are your thoughts?

This is something thats been on my mind alot and i feel soo bad when i think about doing this to my son. But i also think that i have to so this for my son. I don't want him to be different. I also do not like what a penis looks like uncircumised. So i will be having me baby by thursday night i hope soo i will let everyone know how his circumcision went.

You are right God did create the male penis with the foreskin but he also told the jews in order for the man to be clean he had to be circumzied. Though I am not jewish i do believe that is the way a man should be. Like another woman said that she knew a couple of men who had to be circumcied later in life and she knew some that wished they were from the start. Your son will only be a day old and wont even remember what happened to him and will be grateful later on in life. In the end it's all a decision you and the father has to make and if it will be a decision your son would be grateful for in the future.

Okay this is a touchy subject and thank goodness for the anonymity of the internet or I'd be way too bashful to say what I'm about to. And I have to be careful to keep it rated pg-13.

There's another factor that no one has brought up, all but one poster being women- I'm talking about s-e-x.

I'm of German descent and wasn't circumsized and neither were any of my brothers, and I thank my lucky stars everyday that I wasn't. There are so many nerve endings on that part of the body that I'd be missing out on. I can't imagine what love making would be like since that's where all of the... um... electricity is taking place.

Yes, growing up in N. America where circumsizing is probably the norm, I never undressed in front of the fellas but, all throughout highschool, I only remember one kid that did anyway (he probably should've been more embarrassed than me). And there was that one time when I was about 5 years old when I got that rash... big deal. I was even a little apprehensive when I became, y'know, active with the ladies. The reality is that the erection of an uncircumsized peepee looks the same anyway since the outer skin can't contain the... you get the idea.

So, I wasn't an exhibitionist and I didn't sleep around with a ton of women, and shied away from the ones who'd been with other guys. And I was a little more meticulous in the cleanliness department. The way I figure it, these are all desirable qualities in a young man. Oh, and don't forget the sex. I mean, those circumsized dudes don't know what they're missing!

Disclaimer: my little brother and dad are nothing like me even though they are both uncircumsized. They both like to "sew their seed" as much as possible. My little brother's email is even something like turtleneck@blahblahblah. Not your shrinking violet-type o guy.

But I digress. I am pro-anti-circumcision.

Deciding to Circumcise is a very individual choice that needs to be made between both you and your partner. As listed already there are many reasons why people choose to or choose not to Circumcise.

One being so that the son looks like his father and doesn't feel different.

Another for religious reasons or cultural reasons.

Trying to minimize infection later in life. This if cleaning standard weren't high or there is just some reoccuring situation that isn't even the fault of the child or the parents, which may of been easier or less prominent if the foreskin was removed.

Next parents may not wish to put their child through an operation and the pain and/or risks this may put on their child.

Reasons that do impact the choice is studies have shown as there are so many nerve endings in the foreskin, sexual sensitivity is decreased if the child is circumcised. As near unseen scarring can occur over the sensitive organ, that is normally protected by the foreskin.

The second reason that can rather impact the decision is that studies have shown that individuals uncircumcised are more highly at risk to contact STD's and HIV only because the forskin is more permeable.

Overall its a very controversial issue and a very private and personal decision for you to make. You both may need to talk a lot about it and research things and find out whats best for you and your husband and son.

I don't believe there is a right or wrong answer or decision in this. Men grow to be happy and sexually active and live good lives whether circumcised or not. Its a more preference for your family and child over what you want your child to experience or what reasons you do or don't do this.

All the best

Wish you well in your decision

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