Posts by Dave2GA

Brave. You are correct and they were just plain wrong. There is no evidence that ballooning causes backup and renal damage. This is just plain ridiculous. I expect the doc is well-intentioned but mis-informed. Either that or she...

Amanda: Not all of us are humorless. I rather like the shirt. I also don't think it is wrong to call attention to a baby's intactness. Now, once the child is older I would think it would be unless the boy himself wanted to be a...

Why the increasing number of articles calling for universal neonatal circ? Because we are being successful in reducing the rate of circ and the cut feel threatened. That's why. If you look at the authors of the recent pro-circ...

Retracting may not help. In some men it will distort the meatus and actually cause spraying, not prevent it. I think it depends entirely upon the individual makeup of the boy/man. Also, are you sure his meatus is not offset. You can...

Thanks for donating to NOCIRC. That's a great idea. Everyone should contribute as often as possible.

This happens to me also. I am intact. It is the action of the Dartos fascia/muscle that arises in the perineum, surrounds the scrotum, and continues down the shaft of the penis to the end of the foreskin. It certainly does appear to...

Just posted my commets as well.

Why not write a short letter to the editor expressing your views. Even if it isn't printed someone will read it and someone may reconsider male circ.

I agree that there cannot be too many anti-circ websites. The more there are the more intactness becomes the social paradigm. At the same time, NOCIRC needs funds and all of us should try to donate regularly.

The whole retractability issue is covered very well with footnotes to the literature at www.cirp.org in the normal anatomy section of the library. The UTI issue is also covered in a section of the library. You would do your ped a favor...