Why male circumcision should be delayed

DarthEquus · 2020-12-22T19:05:24+00:00

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Parents’ major reasons to approve circumcision are perceived improvement in hygiene, decreased transmission of sexually transmitted infections, decreased incidence of penile cancer, and notably, the circumcised status of the father. However, the conclusions of the scientific studies showing the benefits of circumcision remain contentious. The AAP estimates a one percent incidence of UTI is in male infants regardless of the circumcision status. Other benefits of circumcision, namely, decreased transmission of sexual infections like HIV and decreased incidence of penile cancer, do not apply until after first sexual intercourse. A sound ethical argument can thus be made to defer circumcision until the age of sexual consent.

The reasons in support of the criminalization of FGM can be extrapolated and applied to non-therapeutic circumcision. Like girls, boys have a right to grow up with their genitals intact and decide for themselves whether they would like to get circumcised or not. Adolescents are able to comprehend and consent to minor medical procedures like wisdom tooth extraction; circumcision should be no exception. Deferring circumcision until the age of sexual consent will allow individuals to report pain and early signs of potential complications; infants do not have such ability. Voluntary male circumcision is surgically less challenging and has a distinct ethical advantage of letting the individual decide how an intimate body part should look and function. The consent, in voluntary cases, would also be obtained after adequate consideration of alternatives. Circumcision counseling can be coupled with education about safe sexual practices and the role of barrier contraceptives in decreasing the transmission of sexual infections. Additionally, gender reassignment surgery is technically demanding when the penis is circumcised. Delaying circumcision would afford transgender individuals the opportunity to have a desired genital and sexual phenotype. Cancer of the penis, on the other hand, is one of the rarest malignancies accounting for about 0.15 percent of all incident cancers. A recent meta-analysis showed that in half of the cases, penile cancer is associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Counseling about the role of HPV vaccination in preventing penile cancer vis-à-vis circumcision should thus be imperative in pre-procedure consent.

needletothebar · 2020-12-22T21:45:56+00:00

just as FGM should be delayed.

Course_Born · 2020-12-23T04:25:57+00:00

How is circumcision NOT genital mutilation, but cutting a woman's clit hood off is? Absolutely ridiculous. Nobody cares though, why cause it's just a baby boy who gives a $h1t.

SonnBaz · 2020-12-26T00:27:43+00:00

Abolished

Title	Why male circumcision should be delayed
Author	DarthEquus
Upvotes	20
Comments	4
Date	December 22, 2020 7:04 PM UTC (5 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates
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