The evidence and medical research to support or refute circumcision in boys has not changed in the last 40 years! If you google "circumcision and STD" you will get thousands of search results and no clear science.
In 2006 a major study out of New Zealand showed circumcised men had less incidence of contracting sexually transmitted diseases than non-cut men. Score one for circumcision! Now a new study from New Zealand has been published in The Journal of Pediatrics showing there is no difference in the incidence of catching a STD. (What's with New Zealand? Is this their contribution to the world's medical knowledge?).
Another study in the United States showed circumcised men had a slightly higher incidence of STD. And yet another study showed circumcised men masturbated more, at least once a month. That one defies common sense. Kinsey proved masturbation was universal in the 1950s. Speaking of masturbation, circumcision became widespread in the 1800's when physicians pushed it as a way to stop the sin of masturbation and oral sex. Guess they misjudged that one!
"To circumcise or not" is an decision faced by most new parents and it is important to know that there isn't good scientific evidence to guide them. It is a personal, religious, cultural, emotional, irrational decision...not a scientific one.
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I knew of a patient that had a circumcism done as a young adult married and had a baby.
The reason he said he wanted it was because of getting too many infections.
I’m amazed at the breadth of topics you’re covering, which just keep getting wider, and your reportorial voice, which keeps getting more refined.
I'm with Jonothan - I love the wide ranging topics you cover. I don't always agree with you, but you always make me think, and the topics are always interesting. We live on opposite coasts - my field is religion, yours in science, but we share a lot of common ground. Thanks for blogging!
I was circumsized against my will.
Most babies are but they seldom hold a grudge. ha ha
Look, I'm uncircumcised and healthy. I haven't had any infections or STDs. I think some "uncut" men do not clean their penises properly and that could lead to a lot of risks for infection and STDs.
It's simple, keep it clean and wear protection. I'm tired of some people looking down on uncircumcised men as filthy disease carriers.
Anon: I agree completely. Good common sense wins every time.
I'm cut because my parents made that decision for me. I asked my Dad why he chose to have me cut. He said because it's much cleaner. I disagree. My boyfriend is uncut and he's always clean and has never had an infection. Although I'm very envious of his uncut penis, at least I'm lucky enough to share and enjoy his.
My brother is circumcised and I'm not, and he has almost no sensitivity in his penis compared to mine. My uncut penis is very sensitive and very soft like the skin on my lips, his is very dry, calloused and he has stated that he gets no real sensation on it. I think we need, and are supposed to keep our foreskin's. He hates the fact that he was cut.
OMG!
i guess its not only me who had the observation of my dick being less sensitive after the cut. its a religious thing. and i regret it a lot.
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