Glia
05-17-2011, 10:26 PM
"... Circumcisions are often performed for religious or cultural reasons, but they are also widely performed as a means of preventive health care. And it this last concept that groups like Intact America most vehemently oppose, saying there is absolutely no medical reason to perform circumcisions, and even some risk. (The Kaiser Medical Group estimates (https://www.permanente.net/homepage/kaiser/pdf/3558.pdf) that the complication rate associated with circumcision is around 2 percent and can include infection, bleeding, pain and injury to the penis, as well as rare, more serious problems.) "The rest of the world doesn't do this for medical reasons." said Georganne Chapin, executive director of Intact America. "Countries that have better health status and spend far less on healthcare would no more line up their baby boys and cut off their foreskins than they would poke out their eyes." "...
Read the entire article:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/16/circumcision-intactivists_n_860154.html
The Kaiser "newborn circumcision" patient information sheet (https://www.permanente.net/homepage/kaiser/pdf/3558.pdf) is worth a read, too. It's fairly balanced but has two big bloopers:
- the part about the effect of circumcision on sexual function in adulthood ("The effect of circumcision on men’s sexual activity and enjoyment later in life is not fully known. Some studies have reported equal sensation between circumcised men and uncircumcised men and no decrease in sexual functioning with circumcision.") is at best sloppy research and at worst a frank lie.
- the assertion that the best time to have a boy circumcised is when he is still a newborn. The best time to have a boy circumcised is NEVER! The second best time is if there is a genuine medical need (rare, but it can happen) and he is competent to make an informed decision for himself.
Read the entire article:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/16/circumcision-intactivists_n_860154.html
The Kaiser "newborn circumcision" patient information sheet (https://www.permanente.net/homepage/kaiser/pdf/3558.pdf) is worth a read, too. It's fairly balanced but has two big bloopers:
- the part about the effect of circumcision on sexual function in adulthood ("The effect of circumcision on men’s sexual activity and enjoyment later in life is not fully known. Some studies have reported equal sensation between circumcised men and uncircumcised men and no decrease in sexual functioning with circumcision.") is at best sloppy research and at worst a frank lie.
- the assertion that the best time to have a boy circumcised is when he is still a newborn. The best time to have a boy circumcised is NEVER! The second best time is if there is a genuine medical need (rare, but it can happen) and he is competent to make an informed decision for himself.