Posts by Teresa

I was just going to post the link myself. Seems like many 'professionals' are saying that the choice should be the child's--wait until they grow up, etc. There was also a great deal of discussion about loss of sexual sensation. Maybe...

Of course, you could just send it to one of us & we could mail it to her from our state!

Love it! I say go for it, girl. It's a great 'cause' and intact is very sexy--get that message out there! But then, I think "Bigger IS Better! Stop Circumcision." would be a great bumper sticker, too. . .

Just weighing in that I don't think 3 weeks early can cause this kind of thing. Usually the last three weeks they are gaining weight, but the genitals should be completely formed by then. (I know that most midwives consider 37 weeks...

adopt a baby boy even if he had been circed? YES, but changing his diapers and seeing his damaged penis would be very hard and sad let your daughters marry men who are circed? YES, I'm hopefully raising her to be the kind of...

The AAP has moved things around a bit: http://www.medem.com/search/article_..._typ=NAV_SERCH You can find the same info. at other sites, but this is closest to the 'source.' There used to be a brochure, but I don't know if it's...

The only person who should retract a male's foreskin is himself or his wife/partner (and the latter only after asking!). The best parallel is a female's vagina. The only person who should insert anything into a female's vagina is...

Have you considered checking with a good dermatologist? I just had a plantar-wart frozen yesterday and had a very interesting talk with ours about how, as recently as the 80s, wart-removal was a very aggressive procedure with OB/GYNs...

<<I didn't understand why some of you were so adamant about your "personal choices" for your family. Now, I get it. I really get it. Now I see how someone would not be able to be friends with someone that knew the truth...

Well, I'm usually pretty smug that almost all my children's friends--male and female--are intact. Imagine my surprise to learn that a newer friend's oldest two are not intact! She's a very sensitive, attached mother, a Bradley...