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Although in the Victorian Era it was (falsely) believed that uncircumcized men were more likely to harbor disease and to become ill, modern science has started proving those old canards wrong. In fact, current data reveals that the foreskin isn't like the appendix, a vestigial structure that has no evolutionary purpose. It protects the glans (the "mushroom"). Some studies indicate that the foreskin also protects the sensitivity of the glans (after all, it's not being rubbed up against something 24/7). Finally, the old wive's tale about Cleanliness is simply another canard: uncircumcized men's "body part" is just as clean as those who are circumcized.
Yet with all this scientific data, people, especially in the US, overwhelmingly get the procedure done. Chances are, if you are an American male reading this, your foreskin has been lopped off.
I would like to know your opinion about this issue. Do you still buy into the old myths about uncircumcized men being"dirtier" or less healthy?
If cleaned daily, it Shouldn't be a problem. All that's required is for you to pull the Skin back and rub it when you shower, which should take no longer than 10 seconds. It's just like the rest of your body... if you didn't wash your armpits or anywhere near your pubic area, it would start to smell.
Anyways, I'm against infant Circumcision. By leaving a boy uncircumcised, if he's not satisfied with it He can always get cut and end up satisfied in the end. One survey found that about half of circumcised guys would have preferred to had made the decision themselves:
Circumcision has become less common. Circumcision rates were as high as 90% back in the 1960s and 1970s (that's partly why today's adults are so... brainwashed, I supposed you could say, about thinking that circumcision is better) but they have fallen to as low as 14% in some states. Here are the Statistics:
The USA is the last developed nation doing it to a large number of newborns without religious or medical needs. (Europeans, Latin Americans, Japanese, and most Australians, Canadians, and Asians don't circumcise):
Christianity Doesn't ask for circumcision, either. In fact, sections of the Bible are harsh against circumcision, and the Catholic Church even condemned the surgery:
In a medical study, it was found that females are more likely to hit orgasm with an uncircumcised man:
The lubricated foreskin (on the inside... like your eyelids) slides up and down during sex and Masturbation to stimulate the head (which is why you don't hear of uncircumcised guys needing lube to masturbate).
Studies have found that circumcision reduces sensitivity (this article also mentions how it has lost popularity in the USA in recent times):
And despite being more sensitive, uncircumcised guys still last in the same six minute range (average) that circumcised guys do:
Circumcision makes masturbation more difficult:
Which makes sense, that's how circumcision was promoted in the USA:
Increases Erectile dysfunction rates:
If too much skin is removed in circumcision, it can make the Penis smaller since the penis needs some skin to expand during an erection:
And circumcised boys have a 10% chance of acquiring meatal stenosis, which is when the opening of the urethra (pee hole) closes up and needs surgery to reopen.
There's pain involved, often why Doctors don't want you in the room when it's done:
(you can search online for a circumcision video, too)
Circumcision does not completely stop penile cancer. The American Cancer Society has already confirmed the myth that circumcision = no cancer.
If circumcision did stop penile cancer, then penile cancer would not be more common in the USA (most circumcised adults) than in some European nations, where circumcision is not practiced other than for medical/religious reasons.
And a new study found that circumcision does not reduce your chances to get HIV/AIDS. Unlike other studies, this one was done in a developed nation; the USA.
Of course, there are other risks associated, but those are typically the ones due to surgery. You can research it more here:
PS. As far as cleaning goes, it's really simple. For the first years in life the foreskin doesn't pull back. That prevents stuff like poo/fecal matter from touching the head. Later on all it takes it 5 to 10 seconds to pull the foreskin back and rub the head; it even feels good.
American Cancer Society , Erectile dysfunction , Circumcision , Masturbation , Doctors don , Cleanliness , Statistics , HIV/AIDS
