[bugmenot]

Most of our kids are intact. But what about their friends and nephews? Any ideas?

My nephews all seem to be cut. The friends of my kids...maybe about 35% are whole.

 

[Ron_Low]

So it sounds like your kids might need help with how to be tactful around those poor cut kids.

 

[erinn82]

So it sounds like your kids might need help with how to be tactful around those poor cut kids.

My boys are both cut (I did'nt learn better until it was too late) but most of their friends back in WI were also cut. However, since moving to AZ most of their friends are now intact. So I think it depends on where you live.

 

[hakunangovi]

I'm in Canada - Out of 11 boys in the family, two are cut, eight intact and one, I suspect is intact, but don't know.

I seriously wish this barbaric custom would end, and I wholeheartedly sympathize with parents who did not know any better until later. That points to a massive conspiracy within the medical community in not providing "INFORMED" consent, or worse still, pressuring parents to cut.

 

[erinn82]

I'm in Canada - Out of 11 boys in the family, two are cut, eight intact and one, I suspect is intact, but don't know.

I seriously wish this barbaric custom would end, and I wholeheartedly sympathize with parents who did not know any better until later. That points to a massive conspiracy within the medical community in not providing "INFORMED" consent, or worse still, pressuring parents to cut.

Yes! I didn't event know I had an options until I moved and talked to other moms that has left their boys intact. Now my boys will forever be missing a part of their bodies and look different from their friends. It makes me so sad and mad.

 

[bugmenot]

My boys are both cut (I did'nt learn better until it was too late) but most of their friends back in WI were also cut. However, since moving to AZ most of their friends are now intact. So I think it depends on where you live.

It definitely does depend on where you live. The info at mgmbill.org/statistics is probably a bit outdated, but probably still gives a fair idea.

Unless things have changed drastically, the west and southern states with high percentages of immigration has a higher intact rate. States in the middle of the country out to about Pennsylvania still have higher circ rates.

Also: states where public health insurance doesn't pay for it also tend to have lower rates. I guess there's a lot of people who couldn't afford it plus a number of people who do a "deep dive" when they realize public health insurance won't pay for it.

One of the more interesting states is Florida. I suspect the immigrants in the southern part of the state (such as Miami) help to offset the stereotypical "FloridaMan" parts of the state.

And...from what I once heard, the percentages only count for boys who get circumcised in the hospital before discharge. For example: I know someone who was circumcised at the two-week checkup. He would have not counted for his state's high percentage, if understand it correctly.

 

[hakunangovi]

Yes! I didn't event know I had an options until I moved and talked to other moms that has left their boys intact. Now my boys will forever be missing a part of their bodies and look different from their friends. It makes me so sad and mad.

That is tragic. There is plenty of good information on keeping boys intact but anything written by the AAP etc is horribly biased. Circumcision is big money for a lot of doctors . Also hospitals, who sell amputated foreskins, hence the coercion.

 

[sarawills]

We circumcised our oldest son but then got more information an was able to make a better decision for your younger son. I have noticed between the two friend groups it seem that my younger son has more intact friends then my older son. So I think there is hope for the younger generations!

 

[Hypnobabies]

I had done a lot of research 28 years ago when we had our son so we left him intact, but most of the family members are circumcised.