Frequency of adult male circumcisions? - Page 2

[Coral123]

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Edited by Coral123 - 5/23/12 at 12:11am

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

Well that should be the case certainly but I know from multiple posts here that a consult with a urolgist is given right away even when there isnt really a problem like yeast.

With my own ds the ped saw him last year when he was 5 took one look at his penis and said his foreskin was to long I should take him to a urolgist for a circ consult

My dh knows a guy who went to his Dr. for a tight foreskin and he was circed the next month without any other measures being tried or offered. The guy ended up with to much skin removed and had to have skin grafted from his bumm to fix it.

[MyBoysBlue]

My brother wasn't retractable at 6 years old.  No infection problems or anything.  Just the fact that he wasn't retractable and they told my parents he needed a circ.  This was before the time of the internet.  So they trusted the doctor and had him circed.  No consultation with a urologist or anything.  I wouldn't be surprised at all an adult would just go with the doctors suggestion. It can be an embarrassing issue and they just want to fix it and get on with their lives.

[NSmomtobe]

I had a friend who chose to get circumcised as an adult due to phimosis. I was talking to him before the procedure and asked him, "Aren't there any other treatment options?" This was before I was an intactivist, but surgery sounded drastic to me when creams and stretching could work (I was actually going through the same thing myself due to vulvar vestibulitis at the time). He replied, "There are, but circumcision is the easiest and most common." I thought, "Easiest for who?" but I didn't say anything else, as the conversation was already pushing boundaries of acceptable conversation. I have always wondered how the procedure went  for him and whether he regretted it afterwards (although I'm guessing he wouldn't if phimosis was causing him pain before) but he started a new relationship around that time and we've grown apart so I think it would be inappropriate for me to bring up again several years later.

[Lauren82]

The surgery definitely sounds drastic. Perhaps the doctor made it seem as if other measures would be way too complicated and tough so your friend just decided to go for the surgery instead.

I am amazed at what can be done with stretching when it comes to foreskin restoration. If men can essentially recreate a foreskin in a couple years by stretching, I can't imagine it would be too tough to loosen a tight foreskin by stretching methods and/or creams.
 

Originally Posted by NSmomtobe 

I had a friend who chose to get circumcised as an adult due to phimosis. I was talking to him before the procedure and asked him, "Aren't there any other treatment options?" This was before I was an intactivist, but surgery sounded drastic to me when creams and stretching could work (I was actually going through the same thing myself due to vulvar vestibulitis at the time). He replied, "There are, but circumcision is the easiest and most common." I thought, "Easiest for who?" but I didn't say anything else, as the conversation was already pushing boundaries of acceptable conversation. I have always wondered how the procedure went  for him and whether he regretted it afterwards (although I'm guessing he wouldn't if phimosis was causing him pain before) but he started a new relationship around that time and we've grown apart so I think it would be inappropriate for me to bring up again several years later.

[QueenOfTheMeadow]

I just want to remind everyone to avoid castin suspicion. Thank you!

[hakunangovi]

Originally Posted by Coral123 

I'm also a nurse, and am interested in the issue of circumcision.  I don't think there is very much data on who gets circ'd as an adult, and why.

I will say that I have to disagree with the assertion that doctors are recommending circs when other more conservative measures can be utilized.  For one, most men will see their primary care doctor first.  A referral to a urologist would not even be made unless the issue is chronic, or severe. 

You are correct that most, if not all will see their primary care doctor first, but nearly all will then be referred on to a urologist. This is where the problems start because many urologists do not bother to offer more conservative measures (If they are even aware of them) and recommend a circumcision right off the bat.

It would be very interesting to see the stats of adult circs done in the U.S. versus, say Scandinavia.
 

[Treece]

I found a link that says the rate of adult circ in the US is 1 in 10,000 men. It also states that approximately 71% of the adult male population is circumcised, so that comes out to 1in 2900, if circumcised males are included in the 10,000 and it sounds like they are.

http://www.icgi.org/information/us-adult-circ-rate/

[Carlyle]

This is just the thread I needed--thank you!  Lots of great information and links on here.