? for those who didn't/wouldn't circumcise their DS.

megontoast · April 2009

*disclaimer* there is ZERO sarcasm in this post, just an honest question.

Have you seen/or know a grown man with an uncircumcised penis? I dated a guy once who was uncircumcised and he was sooo embarrassed by it, that he wouldn't let me see it for the longest time. It seemed to really affect him, since he thought he was "different" from other guys.

If I had a son, I would circumcise because of this. I really don't know anything about the issue, other than it seems to be the "norm" in society (hopefully I don't sound ignorant, I just honestly haven't heard of too many uncircumcised boys).

What are the different schools of thought on the issue. I'd love to know so that I'm more educated when/if I do have a son.

Oh, and Lerx, if you're reading.. my penis is circumcised. Wink

htomeo · April 2009

It is the norm in this country. Many other countries do not follow suit.And you find that the percentage in this country is going down as well.

DH and I have done much research, and have opted not to circumcise. We cannot find any solid evidence that it is medically necessary, and choose not to do an elective proceedure on our son.

manic mama · April 2009

DH isn't circumsised -- he loves it when I talk about his penis in public. He's English and it really isn't the norm to do circumcision.

There aren't any real health benefits, so as far as doing it for appearance or to "fit in" in the lockerroom we didn't think it was important. DH says he doesn't really recall standing around comparing his penis with his buddies.

funmaker · April 2009

my great uncle got circumcised at 79. He had infections and pain and nothing but problems his whole life - finally the dr. said enough.

Alli3586 · April 2009

This girl in high school started telling everyone about this guy that wasn't and he got teased. I felt so bad for him. I don't really know much about the subject either, but since then I always thought I would if I had a son. Of course, if I were pregnant with a boy I would educate myself on it a lot more.

Lerxie · April 2009

I'm starting to really fvcking love you dude. I just can't help it!

On an unrelated note: There is a plastic french bread loaf in the deli downstairs, some sort of advertising prop...anyway, I wanted to defile it and take a picture for you IHO of vagontoast.

EMMB · April 2009

My sons pedi said its about 60/40 on uncircumcised vs circumcised now for boy babies. DH and I did our research and decided that it wasn't right for us so we didn't circumcise. I talked to lots of moms who regretted it and I didn't want to be one of those moms. Many pediatricians will tell you that it is seen as a cosmetic procedure. I don't regret our decision one bit. Its a personal decision and basically you have to do what you feel is right.

megontoast · April 2009

manic mama:

DH isn't circumsised -- he loves it when I talk about his penis in public. He's English and it really isn't the norm to do circumcision.

There aren't any real health benefits, so as far as doing it for appearance or to "fit in" in the lockerroom we didn't think it was important. DH says he doesn't really recall standing around comparing his penis with his buddies.

Haha! I guess that would be weird. I never did ask this guy how he knew he was different from other boys. Maybe there was another reason that he didn't want me seeing his penis! LOL

divakat · April 2009

Apparently there are studies now that say it may be medically advantageous after all. I always knew I'd have my son circumsised for a variety of reasons. Plus, I had a similar experience as you with a guy I dated who wasn't----he was VERY embaressed about it.

megontoast · April 2009

Lerxie:

I'm starting to really fvcking love you dude. I just can't help it!

On an unrelated note: There is a plastic french bread loaf in the deli downstairs, some sort of advertising prop...anyway, I wanted to defile it and take a picture for you IHO of vagontoast.

LMAO!!

I double dog DARE you!!!

aldyn · April 2009

Circumcision rates are going way down in this country; I wouldn't be surprised if 50 years from now the only people routinely getting them are doing so for religious reasons. I personally would not circumcise my child if I ever have a boy.

As for asthetics, I really don't see what the big deal is. When they're erect, they look exactly the same.

divakat · April 2009

Friend sent me this link about medical reasons to circumcise and newer studies saying it may be medically necessary after all

https://www.seattlepi.com/local/404312_circumcision26ww.html

smalpotato · April 2009

Just hopping over from 3rd tri since I should be here anyway! We discussed this a lot since DH is not circumcised. He opted to get DS circumcised since he said he expereinced physical pain as a teenager. I probably would have opted not to, but he has a reason and a penis so I'll go with his decision. Also our pedi said its about 60/40.

ncbelle · April 2009

The US is one of the few countries where circumcision is the norm - and even that is changing. If you look at the stats for the US, many areas are about 50/50 now days. In any case, it was never a question for us. We saw it as an unnecessary cosmetic procedure and therefore skipped it.

lesliemostly · April 2009

manic mama:
DH isn't circumsised -- he loves it when I talk about his penis in public. He's English and it really isn't the norm to do circumcision.
There aren't any real health benefits, so as far as doing it for appearance or to "fit in" in the lockerroom we didn't think it was important. DH says he doesn't really recall standing around comparing his penis with his buddies.

I dated a guy who wasnt circumcised and he was English so that explains it.

NatPhoto09 · April 2009

htomeo:
It is the norm in this country. Many other countries do not follow suit.And you find that the percentage in this country is going down as well.
DH and I have done much research, and have opted not to circumcise. We cannot find any solid evidence that it is medically necessary, and choose not to do an elective proceedure on our son.

ditto this for me...and my DH is not circumcised either.

canuck_luver · April 2009

DH is not. It's kind of a family thing.. I let him make the decision with LO. He decided against it. We asked the pedi and he said more and more people are opting NOT to do it.

FWIW, I didn't know that DH wasn't circumcised until he told me. And it's not like I was prude before I met him either. LOL.

MrsVictoriaB · April 2009

DH isn't and neither is DS. DH is from Norway (Europe) and they don't circumcise there at all so we didn't even consider it as an option

SwissPrincessBride · April 2009

DH is

iris427 · April 2009

divakat:
Friend sent me this link about medical reasons to circumcise and newer studies saying it may be medically necessary after all

https://www.seattlepi.com/local/404312_circumcision26ww.html

It's not medically necessary to routinely circ babies.

Temp436861125006648 · April 2009

I did some research and couldn't make a decision. (cosmetic or medically necessary?) When we met with his pedi before his birth we asked her opinion and she said most couples usually side with making the DS look like the Dad.

Since it does show to have some (although not much) medical advantages and DH is circ'd we decided to have DS circ'd.

I can tell you that I was a basketcase because I knew we had "caused" DS to be in pain. But it healed wonderfully (no infections or other issues) and I am glad we did it.

cocadoll · April 2009

My DH is not but my DS is. My DH never had a problem, wasn't teased and had no problem showing it to me when the time came for that. It didn't matter either way to me so I let DH decide. (since he will be the one teaching DS to use it.) After all was said and done, he decided that DS would be. I think it's more of a personal choice than anything.

Twizzle · April 2009

Yes, I have seen one--a guy from New Zealand who I dated. Yes, I was surprised a little and told him I had never seen one before. He thought that was hilarious since in New Zealand it's about 50/50 and neither is a big deal.

We originally thought we would circ because it's the norm. But then we did more research and found out it's 50/50 in our area, so based on that we didn't think there were enough good reasons to do it, so DS is intact.

If he is embarrassed by it when he's older it can still be done, and it will be his decision.

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