Why do we still get sons circumcised?

Question

Isn't it cruel. You wouldn't do the same to your daughter eventhough that is practiced in some parts of the world.

Answer 1

I am totally with you. If it isn't for religious reasons.



It is not my right to lop off tissue that is not mine, that is not diseased. If he wants it done later, it is HIS CHOICE, and not mine to make. I also did not get my daughter's ears pierced until she wanted it.



And it CAN be compared to female circumcision. On the cleanliness issue- my little girl would be so much "cleaner" if we lopped off her labia to make it easier to clean. If it was done in the Dr. office in a clean environment, why not?



Intact penises are easily cleaned, with regular bathing. Males have a greater risk of breast cancer than penile cancer with an intact penis.



If the reason is to "look like Dad", less than 15% of males even know if their dad is circumcised. About 1/2 of today's males in the US are NOT circ'd- it isn't going to be that big of a deal later.



After doing research, realizing that it is no longer routinely recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and that the US is the only country that routinely practices it, and learning more about all the nerves involved, I realized NO WAY. It's barbaric.

Answer 2

Most often people get their sons circumcised if they are circumcised, with no other real reason. In actual fact it is not the best idea. That skin is there for a reason, to protect the head of the penis, as long as you teach your sons to clean that area of their body it will be fine. We don't cut the area around our belly buttons, or our lips off or our ears, we just know to keep the areas hidden by these things clean. It is a costly and very painful proceedure that is unnessecary! And baby boys don't need the skin pulled back and cleaned under either, it will be clean with normal washing, you don't start doing this until the boy is around 7 or so and then you teach them to do it themselves. Hope this is of some help.

Answer 3

The original reason for the operation, thousands of years ago, was to help control the spread of disease. It was made a religious tradition because, well, who would actually volunteer to do a thing like that? Today, with much more soap than then and a better understanding of health problems, circumcision is no longer necessary. People still do this to their sons out of habit and because they are unable to let go of a religious tradition that no longer serves a purpose.

Answer 4

The new research says that it is not a medical issue as long as the boy keeps the areas under his foreskin clean. Hmm... I have trouble keeping the area behind my boy's ears clean! And they don't do it themselves. How long are you going to be checking? It is true that uncircumsised men are more likely to get STDs and cancer than circumsised men. It is slightly painful, but many babies either sleep through the proceedure or fall asleep shortly afterwards. They do not remember, and it is over. But if you have ever seen the discomfort on a 12 year old boy's face who had to come in and get it done later because of complications - that is embarrassement! It is quick, not too painful, simple, and clean. And it can prevent disease.

Answer 5

Its completely optional. Babies learn pain, when they are first born, they have no idea what that feeling is. My baby brother was born, went for the circumcision asleep, came back in very much asleep. Its completely up to you and how you would feel about the procedure, but when hes like 13-18 hes gonna be like "why didnt I get this done before", and some adult men struggle with it in the later years and end up going to get it done. I suggest it all the way.

Answer 6

I think it's one of the most ignorant things in the world to compare modern day circumcision to female genital mutilation. First of all there are health reasons of circumcision. It's easier to clean, less likely to contract infection due to uncleanliness, and there's even a slight less risk of an occurrence of penal cancer when circumcised. All in all it's usually done in a clean, sterile facility with modern tools and numbing agents.



Female gential mutilation is far less humane. It's often done in germ-infested conditions with homemade tools. Some actually completely 'revamp' the female genitalia. The procedure consists of clitoridectomy (where all, or part of, the clitoris is removed), excision (removal of all, or part of, the labia minora), and cutting of the labia majora to create raw surfaces, which are then stitched or held together in order to form a cover over the vagina when they heal. A small hole is left to allow urine and menstrual blood to escape. In some less conventional forms of infibulation, less tissue is removed and a larger opening is left.



Most of these ceremonial rituals happen between the ages of 4 and 8 with no effort to reduce pain whatsoever.

Answer 7

Okay, first of all,,, a foreskin is NOT a birth defect,,,so why alter it...nature makes babies perfect. It is old, outdated and false information that it has to be done for health reasons. It doesn't, and it is not any harder to keep clean than an uncircumsized one.

It is HORRIBLY painful for a baby to have this done...people that say it isn't have not been in the operating room and watched one. EVEN WITH ANESTHETIC the baby shrieks, screams, chokes and coughs, turns red and blue colors and is OBVIOUSLY in horrible pain. The doctor has to TEAR the foreskin off of the penis before he cuts it off. It is a horrible thing. If your son wants to get circumsized later in life let him make the decision to change his body when he is 18. My husband and I did not get our son circumsized after we researched the subject, and my husband wishes his mother had not had it done to him. The head of the penis desensitizes when it is exposed all the time,,,men with foreskins actually enjoy sex more because the head of their penis is more sensitive.

Answer 8

Because of tradition and/or health reasons. It is completely optional. I don't think it's cruel at all. In some countries circumsicion occurs during the early teens.

Answer 9

Because one day he's going to want to have sex, and if that foreskin is there, enough girls are going to be freaked out by it. It's a matter of health now, not religious tradition. It's not cruel, they don't even remember it if you do it immediately.

Answer 10

Because people don't question tradition/religion and follow it.

Answer 11

very frankly i did it for aesthetic reasons i know that i personally would not sleep with a guy who is not circumsized i think that it is very unattractive

Answer 12

for one , it's more healthy hygenegly and i think within himself , he will thank mom for having it done .