So I was circumcised as a baby and I personally don't mind that my parents did that. BUT isn't it similar to giving children hormone blockers (obviously not as extreme, but the principle). To my understanding the surgery is purely cosmetic and causes the nerve endings to be destroyed making sex less pleasurable. Do you guys support parents circumcising their children? Is it ethically wrong to make that decision for a child?
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i'd have to look into the stats to see how common that is.
Look for yourself, but the "infection" issue is not common at all with proper hygiene, which basically just consists of soap and water. If it were we wouldn't have chosen not to circumcise our own son.
Share it with us when you find more info. This is a taboo topic that needs more talking about.
Among febrile male infants less than 3 months of age, 2.4% (CI: 1.4-3.5) of circumcised males and 20.1% (CI: 16.8-23.4) of uncircumcised males had a UT
O wow, that actually is a huge difference.
UTIs are almost never serious, and lots of kids get them when they're older too, due to dehydration... whether circumcised or not. I almost think telling people about "infections" when they're talking about UTIs for extremely young infants is close to a lie. It's not technically a lie, but it gives them impression of being something much more serious than it actually is.
Prevalence rates of UTI varied by age, gender, race, and circumcision status. Uncircumcised male infants less than 3 months of age and females less than 12 months of age had the highest baseline prevalence of UTI. Prevalence estimates can help clinicians make informed decisions regarding diagnostic testing in children presenting with signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18316994/
It's funny to me that they're talking about UTI, as that's not an uncommon thing in people either way. Most kids get a UTI at one point or another, and it clears on its own with hydration. Reducing risk of my son getting a UTI at 3 months of age or younger seems like a pretty thin argument for circumcision.