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I am about to give birth to a baby boy and I have one question. My husband asked me if I was going to choose a circumcision for our baby. I have to say that I did not even think about it. I would like if someone could tell me pros and cons of circumcision.

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You forgot to tell me few important facts like: is your husband circumcised, is this a matter of religion, what are your opinions? If it is a matter of religion, then I have nothing to say. I don’t want to interfere. Circumcision is the surgical removal of the male foreskin. It is usually performed during the first few days after birth. The decision about whether or not to circumcise a boy needs to be made between both parents. However, if the decision is not based on a religion, my advice would be to think about it a lot. If you decide to do it, you have to be prepared that maybe your son will not be happy with your choice when he grows up. There is possibility that he will not think the same way as you do, but the, he will not be able to change his state. You need to know that infants are real people, and early experience like circumcision has long-term consequences. A circumcised boy who "matches" to his father, for example, can have negative feelings about being circumcised and these feelings can last a lifetime. Make sure to be absolutely sure when you make a decision.
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I like a lot ot tatman's answer, but not all of it. It is highly important to most boys to feel like they belong to and are accepted in their own peer groups, not those of their parents. Many uncut boys will wish they were, and will want to be circumcised later. They should know that they can express those feelings and will get the support they need. Most circumcised boys are quite happy with the result, although there is a growing and loud cult of victimhood that is trying to give them a complex about not having had a choice in the matter.
I would protect any boy of mine by keeping the choice open to him. But this requires that he be educated about it before he starts school and has to face his peers in the restrooms and elsewhere. He needs to understand what he may encounter, and that he has the support he needs to make his own decision about what he needs or wants for his own body.
In the meantime, parents and care providers need to know that a foreskin has its own special maintenance requirements that the cut penis does not. It is best to encourage frequent foreskin retraction from the earlist possible age (and this does NOT mean forcible or premature retraction!) for proper cleaning, health, hygiene and penis and sexual development. This is vital, for early detection of phimosis or other problems, and to combat hypersensitivity which tends to discourage boys from proper cleaning and foreskin exercise.
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