Nope. Not true at all. In fact there is not really any medical reason. It does cut back on STD and AIDS but so does teaching your son safety. I have a son and he is not circumcised. There is no real reason for it.
I dont think that is true….think of the many cultures who DO NOT circumcize….it would be problematic for blood to stop flowing to any area on the body. There is no medical reason in a newborn…sometimes men develop a medical need to be circumcized, but these are far and few between. What possible medical need would a newborn have to be circumcized? Many other cultures never circumcize, or do, but at different ages…as a rite of passage into adulthood for some.
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No, there is no cessation of blood flow to the penis shortly after birth.
The original basis for circumcision was sort of a medical basis — it was thought to be “cleaner.” In case you hadn’t noticed, ancient hebrews (to their credit in most cases) were sort of obsessed with cleanliness — hence the kosher food rules, circumcision, etc. Though they were told as “commands from god,” in reality they were all pretty good ways to stay healthy in a dirty and dangerous world.
There was just a study the other day published, claiming circumsized men had a 50% less chance of getting AIDS (from either a male or female partner). That’s probably a good medical basis
No that is not true. I have seen circumcisions done on infants and I would NEVER have my son circumcised. If you are decided to do it, ask the doctor that does it if he will use anesthesia. Most don’t. There is no possible way, even though I am quite certain they wouldn’t remember it, I would have that done without it.
With proper care there’s no reason your son should have to have a circumcision. You don’t have to retract the foreskin every day, you don’t have to really do much with it. The foreskin will eventuall begin to retract on its own, and at that point you can start to teach your son how to properly care for himself when he uses the bathroom and when he’s bathing. As for the bleeding, it’s better to wait at least a week after birth to perform a circumcision because the blood flow IS much less after that time. That’s one of the reasons doing the circ 8 days after birth is mentioned in the Bible- less bleeding, faster recovery.
No that is false. The real reason for circumcision is religious. In Judaism the foreskin is removed in a ceremony called a Briss(sp) usually by a Rabbi. The reason circumcision became popular in our culture was a medical one. Most men were not pulling back and cleaning the foreskin as they should, leading to infections. To ward off these future infections it became common medical practice to circumcise babies 10 days after birth. Because it was once thought that after 10 days the baby was strong enough to withstand the surgery which is done without anesthetic, because the baby is too young to remember the pain. But there are a lot of capillaries there and yes there is bleeding.
no that is not true. That is just something people say to make you not feel so guilty about cutting on that part of your son’s body. It is also not true that the baby suffers no pain, It hurts and they cry! If you don’t have a religious reason for doing this, then don’t! There is no real reason, it is not medically necessary. As for the std’s and aids, they are only more common because the men do not understand that they need to pull back the foreskin and wash well after any intimate activity. If this is done and condoms are used then there is no real reason to have a child circumcised.
Within the Jewish tradition, circumcision is performed on the 8th day after birth. The question about blood flow lessening is not correct. There is usually little blood loss with circumcision anyway and new studies have shown that circumcision helps stop the spread of HIV. Both my boys were circumcised and we are not Jewish. It is a difficult choice to make so know that someone so little is subjected to this pain, but a little tylenol helps and it heals quickly.
The question should be “is cicumcision natural.” No, it is not.It was created in hot countries for sanitary reasons. However, the need for this practice is no longer as necessary as it was in the past in these hot countries and not at all in more temperate climates.It was not practiced extensively in the US til the last 40 years and since has become cosmetically acceptable.
The forskin is natural to the penis. Its elimination is a social decision. The blood does not stop flowing..as in this case… for a social fashion…
January 14th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
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no, that isn’t true.
January 16th, 2009 at 9:58 am
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Nope. Not true at all. In fact there is not really any medical reason. It does cut back on STD and AIDS but so does teaching your son safety. I have a son and he is not circumcised. There is no real reason for it.
January 18th, 2009 at 7:18 am
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I dont think that is true….think of the many cultures who DO NOT circumcize….it would be problematic for blood to stop flowing to any area on the body. There is no medical reason in a newborn…sometimes men develop a medical need to be circumcized, but these are far and few between. What possible medical need would a newborn have to be circumcized? Many other cultures never circumcize, or do, but at different ages…as a rite of passage into adulthood for some.
January 18th, 2009 at 11:38 pm
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No, there is no cessation of blood flow to the penis shortly after birth.
The original basis for circumcision was sort of a medical basis — it was thought to be “cleaner.” In case you hadn’t noticed, ancient hebrews (to their credit in most cases) were sort of obsessed with cleanliness — hence the kosher food rules, circumcision, etc. Though they were told as “commands from god,” in reality they were all pretty good ways to stay healthy in a dirty and dangerous world.
There was just a study the other day published, claiming circumsized men had a 50% less chance of getting AIDS (from either a male or female partner). That’s probably a good medical basis
January 21st, 2009 at 6:08 am
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No that is not true. I have seen circumcisions done on infants and I would NEVER have my son circumcised. If you are decided to do it, ask the doctor that does it if he will use anesthesia. Most don’t. There is no possible way, even though I am quite certain they wouldn’t remember it, I would have that done without it.
January 24th, 2009 at 1:15 am
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With proper care there’s no reason your son should have to have a circumcision. You don’t have to retract the foreskin every day, you don’t have to really do much with it. The foreskin will eventuall begin to retract on its own, and at that point you can start to teach your son how to properly care for himself when he uses the bathroom and when he’s bathing. As for the bleeding, it’s better to wait at least a week after birth to perform a circumcision because the blood flow IS much less after that time. That’s one of the reasons doing the circ 8 days after birth is mentioned in the Bible- less bleeding, faster recovery.
January 25th, 2009 at 8:55 am
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No that is false. The real reason for circumcision is religious. In Judaism the foreskin is removed in a ceremony called a Briss(sp) usually by a Rabbi. The reason circumcision became popular in our culture was a medical one. Most men were not pulling back and cleaning the foreskin as they should, leading to infections. To ward off these future infections it became common medical practice to circumcise babies 10 days after birth. Because it was once thought that after 10 days the baby was strong enough to withstand the surgery which is done without anesthetic, because the baby is too young to remember the pain. But there are a lot of capillaries there and yes there is bleeding.
January 27th, 2009 at 8:11 am
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no that is not true. That is just something people say to make you not feel so guilty about cutting on that part of your son’s body. It is also not true that the baby suffers no pain, It hurts and they cry! If you don’t have a religious reason for doing this, then don’t! There is no real reason, it is not medically necessary. As for the std’s and aids, they are only more common because the men do not understand that they need to pull back the foreskin and wash well after any intimate activity. If this is done and condoms are used then there is no real reason to have a child circumcised.
January 28th, 2009 at 2:16 am
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Within the Jewish tradition, circumcision is performed on the 8th day after birth. The question about blood flow lessening is not correct. There is usually little blood loss with circumcision anyway and new studies have shown that circumcision helps stop the spread of HIV. Both my boys were circumcised and we are not Jewish. It is a difficult choice to make so know that someone so little is subjected to this pain, but a little tylenol helps and it heals quickly.
January 28th, 2009 at 8:18 am
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The question should be “is cicumcision natural.” No, it is not.It was created in hot countries for sanitary reasons. However, the need for this practice is no longer as necessary as it was in the past in these hot countries and not at all in more temperate climates.It was not practiced extensively in the US til the last 40 years and since has become cosmetically acceptable.
The forskin is natural to the penis. Its elimination is a social decision. The blood does not stop flowing..as in this case… for a social fashion…