The Case Against Infant Circumcision: Refuting Pro-Circumcision Propaganda of Health Benefits for Infants. Anatomy of the Penis and Mechanics of Intercourse. This page presents information that most parents are not aware of at the time they make the circumcision decision.
Doctors usually do not provide this information. If you are under 18, we recommend that you share and discuss this information with your parents. For a further look at this anatomy, including photographs, visit Circumstitions (Hugh Young). Hugh's site also includes an excellent animation to illustrate retraction. Dr John R. Penile stimulation The most important components of the physical erogenous stimulation of the penis during foreplay and intercourse are the sensations from the foreskin, frenulum/frenar band, and glans. The foreskin has an inner and outer layer. Effects of penile reduction surgery (circumcision) on sexual intercourse Although still pleasurable for the man, intercourse without the participation of the prepuce lacks the gliding mechanism.
"With intravaginal containment of the normal penis, the male's mobile sheath is placed within the woman's vaginal sheath. The Science of Circumcision. The Science of Circumcision. Male circumcision is the surgical procedure for the removal of the foreskin from the human penis.
It has grown in popularity over the past hundred and fifty years to such an extent that it is now considered a common medical procedure in America. For such a popular procedure, very few people actually know much about it, including its benefits, its side effects and its history. Lost List. FamilyPenis: @reallytiredgirl Agreed. But... Study Confirms Male Circumcision is Genital Mutilation. West Lafayette, IN (PRWEB) March 22, 2007 In every site tested, intact men have as much or more fine-touch skin sensitivity on their penis and foreskin than a man who has been circumcised.
Circumcision removes the most sensitive portions of the penis. This new study demonstrates what we have suspected for decades, that circumcision’s result — if not its intent — is reduced sexual pleasure for men. As such, it is a violation of a male’s right to bodily integrity. In large part, female circumcision does the same; even the mildest forms remove the most sensitive portions of the female genitalia. The mistaken belief behind circumcision is that it is cleaner, healthier, protects against disease, and will make males more tractable in a society. German court: Circumcision on Jewish boys assault. Should I circumcise?: Top Ten Reasons Why Foreskin is Great. Ok full disclosure I do NOT have a foreskin.
Mine was hacked off without my consent by some asshole I'd like to have five minutes in a room alone with. However I have gleaned the following reasons from research, discussion, and partial restoration of my own circumcised penis. We'll do this Letterman style and count down ten to one: 10. Having foreskin somehow allows/encourages your penis to emit lubricant during intercourse. Docs/aap-12-europe.pdf. Functions of Foreskin. Male circumcision tied to less sexual pleasure. Circumcision and Human Rights. Child's Rights International NetworkOctober 21, 2012 International NGO Council raises human rights questions The International NGO Council on Violence against Children published a report on harmful traditional practices in October 2012.
It considers harmful practices this way: The overwhelming focus of attention in the UN system has been on harmful traditional practices affecting women and girls, with a strong gender inequality and discrimination perspective. The practices that have received the most attention to date in terms of debate, data collection and challenge through legal and other measures, have been FGM and child marriage. When bad science kills, or how to spread AIDS. By Brian Earp See Brian’s most recent previous post by clicking here. See all of Brian’s previous posts by clicking here. Follow Brian on Twitter by clicking here . A fatal irony: Why the “circumcision solution” to the AIDS epidemic in Africa will increase transmission of HIV Step 1.
A handful of circumcision advocates have recently begun haranguing the global health community to adopt widespread foreskin-removal as a way to fight AIDS. These studies have generated a lot of media attention. Well, hold your horses. Medical association position papers. Meet the Foreskin Restoration Movement: Guys Reversing Circumcision.
Circumcision Information for Parents. Mythbusting Circumcision. Doctors Opposing Circumcision. Myths about Circumcision You Likely Believe. When I was pregnant with my first child, I just thought that circumcision was what you did, no big deal, and that every man was circumcised.
Then one day I saw a picture of a baby being circumcised, and everything changed. Just one tiny, grainy photo was enough to make me want to know more, and the more I knew, the worse it got. It turns out, circumcision really is a big deal. Not true. The foreskin is half of the penis's skin, not just a flap. Wrong. The Link between Circumcision and Erectile Dysfunction. All infant circumcision is child abuse and needs to stop! « Awesatious. Any removal or alteration of a baby’s genitals is mutilation and child abuse.
If you ask most people from civilized societies, they will immediately say that FGM (female genital mutilation) is barbaric and worthy of being against the law, and it is. Zambia: Another study fails to find that foreskins increase risk of HIV… A study of the possible link between genital herpes and increased risk of HIV in Zambia did find that men with herpes were more likely to be HIV-positive, but also found that lack of circumcision did not increase the risk of HIV infection.
Quite the contrary, the study found that uncircumcised men were less likely to contract HIV. In their discussion of the results, however, the authors of the study failed to mention this vital fact, and concluded by recommending that circumcision be promoted as an AIDS control strategy – thus violating the most basic principles of evidence-based medicine. Circumcision Does Not Prevent HPV Infection, RCT Data 'Inflated,' Study Finds. Researchers at the University of Washington find no relation between circumcision status and HPV infections, and that high HPV infection sites are ignored in previous studies, leading to false claims of the protection benefits of circumcision.
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Wash. (NEW YORK, NY) — An original study at the University of Washington has found that male circumcision has no effect on human papillomavirus (HPV) infection rates. These results counter the widely publicized claims that intact males were more than 1.5 times likely to acquire HPV. Flawed Circumcision Defense: California Assemblyman Mike Gatto. Posted: October 4th, 2011 | Author: Tony | Filed under: Ethics, FCD, Logic, Parenting | 2 Comments » California Assemblyman Mike Gatto is an authoritarian.
He believes that male children do not have human rights equal to the rights of their fellow citizens. Mike Gatto believes that freedom and liberty involve parental ownership of the genitals of their male children. He believes that the individual right involved in child genital cutting is exclusively the right to cut a male child without medical need. He believes that subjective, non-medical “affiliative benefits” are enough to justify surgery on a child, even if the child does not or might not want to be forcibly affiliated. Thankfully for Mike Gatto, his colleagues in the lesiglature and California Governor Jerry Brown share his authoritarianism.
To understand what these politicians have failed to grasp, imagine a male. But he’s an adult, so they don’t have that right, correct? Circumcision: Already Illegal? By Jennifer Coias © 2010 I often come across parents who do not agree that circumcision should be illegal. They usually argue by saying it is a parental decision like vaccination, homebirth, etc. Here is my response: Vaccines cannot be compared to a cosmetic surgery that removes healthy organs for non-therapeutic purposes.