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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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.