Posts by tennisdude23

I am not a doctor, but my first thought was bacterial infection. If he has difficulty urinating, then medical attention is certainly warranted. Although justified in some medical instances, circumcision is very rarely needed,...

No offense but your husband's argument is ridiculous. One hundred years ago, most people in the U.S. took a bath once a week, and somehow no one experienced foreskin issues. Remember, circumcision began in the U.S. not for hygienic...

Quote: Originally Posted by mommy2caroline I hadn't seen anything with statements directly from the AAP members... but I do agree that it would be questionable for them to recommend something that no other medical...

Quote: Originally Posted by mommy2caroline How can we be sure they won't recommend it, though? News media is reporting it like it is a good idea and a logical one as well. In a lot of the news articles, it...

Not to derail, but I just want to mention that the AAP is not going to recommend RIC. Despite some of the sensational news out there relating to this subject, a recommendation in favor of circumcision is really highly unlikely, given...

Quote: Originally Posted by unschoolinmom I have heard this. I'm getting my Masters in Psychology and sex therapy and we had to review studies done from different parts of the world about STD links and circumcision....

Quote: Originally Posted by Avocado My 21 yr old brother just got circ'd last week for this reason. He got HPV from his ex-girlfriend years ago and gave it to his current girlfriend and he blames being intact on it. I...

This entire story about circumcision and the CDC is really quite hysterical. As time passes, I think it's becoming more evident that nobody is going to be recommending circumcision for anyone. The recommendation was supposed to be out...

Brent, as I pointed out earlier, I'm very much skeptical of anecdotal accounts pertaining to this idea of "mass circumcision in the military," and I don't think it's a wise to add fuel to the fire, without practicing caution,...

I don't have any statistics off hand but here is a very interesting link to an article by independent historian, Robert Darby, on this urban myth of mass circumcisions during World War II. ...