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Originally Posted by WI mom of 2
We didn't. There is no medical reason for it, and it just seemed cruel to me & DH (who IS circ'd) to do something like that to such a sensitive area, especially after researching & reading that it is very painful (LOTS of nerve endings there, even in infants) & often anesthesia isn't used unless the parent specifically requests it. The boys haven't had any problems so far, and they will be taught the proper hygiene for it when the time comes.
It various depending on what State you live in for a local anestetic. Also there are 3 or 4 diffrent methods if how it is done now also depending on the state you live in. I only have a dd but did a lot of talking to my OBGYN when I was expecting just incase she was a boy and what procedure I would have liked done and what one I didn't want done.
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Originally Posted by WI mom of 2
We didn't. There is no medical reason for it, and it just seemed cruel to me & DH (who IS circ'd) to do something like that to such a sensitive area, especially after researching & reading that it is very painful (LOTS of nerve endings there, even in infants) & often anesthesia isn't used unless the parent specifically requests it. The boys haven't had any problems so far, and they will be taught the proper hygiene for it when the time comes.
This is exactly how we felt and that's why we didn't do it either!
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Originally Posted by Grey
DS is. I was teetering on the issue and read up on the pro's / con's about it. And there were a lot of articles around the time he was born stating that research shows that circumsized men have a much lower chance of contracting some STD's than uncircumsized. That was enough to tip the scales. Plus the whole "like father like son" thing.....
There was just another HUGE well controlled study on this issue with the same findings. Uncircumsized men in this study were much more likely to contract STDs including HIV than were circumsized men. My Dh also had an uncle who developed cancer in his foreskin and it had to be removed. I know it is not neccesary but these things did tip the scales for us too.
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The largest likelihood of contracting STDs is from having sex w/people who have an STD. There are plenty of circumsized men who contract this. Also, isn't having painful circumcision done to prevent disease the same as removing a woman's breast to prevent cancer? We wouldn't do that at birth. Or remove any other part of our body to prevent disease. It just doesn't make sense.
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Originally Posted by desertmom
The largest likelihood of contracting STDs is from having sex w/people who have an STD.
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I have 5 boys and all 5 are cirm. b/c my oldest devvelpoed a condition known as phmosis (sp)
and had to be circm. at 2 years old. he was in great pain from the infection as well as the cirm. so know for health reasons I prefer to circm. from the beginning to prevent such things in the future...
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Originally Posted by desertmom
The largest likelihood of contracting STDs is from having sex w/people who have an STD. There are plenty of circumsized men who contract this. Also, isn't having painful circumcision done to prevent disease the same as removing a woman's breast to prevent cancer? We wouldn't do that at birth. Or remove any other part of our body to prevent disease. It just doesn't make sense.
No not at birth by I do have a friend that a double mastectomy at 14 or 15 because of the breast cancer rate in her family. So it is done but you are right not at birth.
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Originally Posted by KyNana
my firt dh wasn't & he wanted our 2 sons too, he hated that he wasn't, he said you have to be sure to really stay cleaned due to infections
None of my brothers have had it, and I wont do it either unless its necessary. However when I asked my brother about this comment - his answer was "just wash your willy", and bath regualary - whether you have a willy or not.
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It wasn't even discussed, we both just assumed we would do it.
Our reasons were because:
1) it's healthier option
2) they will look like daddy
3) our insurance covered it!!!
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We had our son circumsized.