Circumcision - Yes or No?

Here in our country circumcision is not done unless medically nessercairy or will sometimes be done (if you find the right person) for cultural reasons.

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Originally Posted by mercury

Things go wrong we all know that. Circumcision can go deathly wrong sometimes. But there is a much worse crime after the first is done it is a gender change they do on them cause they messed up. Well all I ask is if you do make anything illegal you make gender changes on little boys illegal at least. Because parents have no right to make that decision. Neither do doctors for some kind of random crazy experiment on normal little boy with nothing wrong in order to prove there right. If you do anything and something does go wrong let your little boy decide if he wants to be a girl at least..

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HUH?!

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Originally Posted by Boymomsrock

HUH?!

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Total freak show.

Both my boys are intact. I don't think they do it in UK unless there is a medical reason for it, like foreskin too tight.

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Originally Posted by mercury

UTIs are not cured by circumcision. Because they are infections there is the risk that the infection will get into the circumcised wound and mutilators like doctor money would suggest he be turned into a girl. Now back to mutilation some people call this procedure of circumcision mutilation. Its not circumcision that is mutilation it is when you turn them into a girl cause they had a infection which spread to a circumcised wound which cause them to cut there penis off. These gender ID doctors would have you believe the best idea is to cut the foreskin off then after a infection takes there penis they would suggest you turn them into girls. It’s a easy way to get victims for there experiments. So ignore the lies give you baby antibiotics then after the uti is over you know it probably wont come back if the antibiotics were given in the right dosages and amounts and type of antibiotic.

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Ok this post obviously added NOTHING to the discussion, but I believe the above poster is referring to the case of David Weimer. As a baby, poor David suffered a botched circumcision with the loss of his entire penis. Instead of trying to fix him, some creep nutjob psychologist convinced his parents to raise him as a girl instead. You can read about it here:

David Reimer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Just awful, but what does it have to do with the circ debate? David Reimer's case was a crime, and an absolutely horrifying and unimaginable one at that. It most certainly doesn't happen routinely ANYWHERE in the world or David's case wouldn't have made the international headlines it did. Complete straw man argument that has nothing to do with reality.

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Originally Posted by Wanting a daughter

I nearly took him this morning to the children's hospital. We were dressed ready to go because he wouldn't let it out but he ended up so busting that he finally did and found it didn't hurt. the cream must be doing the trick. He's been fine weeing for the rest of the day but if it happens again we'll just go straight there and try to jump the queue to a specialist. Poor little man. We often have these sort of waiting times for specialists here. It's terrible, but at least we have some sort of health care. We are better off than half the world. I keep trying to remember that. :)

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Sorry for the late reply, Wanting. I must've missed your post.

I'm so glad things are getting better. Sounds like the poor l'il guy was just afraid to pee because of previous pain, which is totally understandable! It's similar to how little ones can end up giving themselves impacted bowels after a round of constipation because they've learned that pooping = pain and fear that pain.

Hopefully that cream is all you need and he won't need further treatment!

I have 6 sons and they are all circumcised.

Yes that is the case I was refering to. But the possiblity of him losing his penis because Staph infection is running like wild fire in hospitals at least in the last 15 years. Here is a website about it Staff increased rate.It can completely eat your sons penis off to the point were he no long has anything down there. Just something to keep a eye out for if you get them circumcised. It only effects wounds so this is certainly associated and relevant.

We did it with both of my sons. Didn't think twice about it really..didn't know about the big controversy either. That is just our background and family beliefs I guess.. however when I got pregnant this time DH and I did talk about not doing it before we knew what we were having. Although I would have chosen to do it so he wouldn't be different from his brothers had we of had a third boy.

We didn't have it done with either of our boys. It would not be done commonly here unless for a persons religious beliefs and is never mentioned by the hospitals. None of mine or dh's family had it done either. It really is a personal decision for families to make in relation to their own children as are a lot of other decisions we make and while it would not be for me that doesn't mean I am am right or anyone else wrong. I am sure all of us do exactly what we feel is best for our children.