Should I get circumcised?

scifigetsmehigh · 2021-02-06T19:30:13+00:00

Do not do it!

It’s a moot point to say it protects against disease and/or is more clean. Just wash your dick and you don’t have to worry about the hygiene aspect, use a condom and common sense and you don’t need to worry about STDs.

HOWEVER, if you get circumcised, you will never have the same level of sensitivity during sex - it will be permanently reduced - and you will have to use lube every time you masturbate. It also has a high chance of leaving an ugly scar (although if you have a good surgeon this is more unlikely).

Seriously, it’s a mistake, and if you do it you’ll regret it further down the line.

Rad_Knight · 2021-02-06T19:54:18+00:00

Circumcised men are more likely to spread STDs because the reduced sensitivity makes them less likely to use condoms.

intactisnormal · 2021-02-06T20:09:11+00:00

The foreskin is the most sensitive part of the penis. (Full study.)

Also watch this presentation on the detailed anatomy and role of the foreskin (for ~15 minutes) as Dr. Guest discusses the innervation of the penis, the mechanical function of the foreskin and its role in lubrication during sex, and the likelihood of decreased sexual pleasure for both male and partner.

contracting STDs

“The number needed to [circumcise] to prevent one HIV infection varied, from 1,231 in white males to 65 in black males, with an average in all males of 298.” That originates from the CDC.

A terrible statistic. Especially when circumcision is not effective prevention and condoms must be used regardless.

And we can look at the real world results: “The African findings are also not in line with the fact that the United States combines a high prevalence of STDs and HIV infections with a high percentage of routine circumcisions. The situation in most European countries is precisely the reverse: low circumcision rates combined with low HIV and STD rates. Therefore, other factors seem to play a more important role in the spread of HIV than circumcision status. This finding also suggests that there are alternative, less intrusive, and more effective ways of preventing HIV than circumcision, such as consistent use of condoms, safe-sex programs, easy access to antiretroviral drugs, and clean needle programs."

If you’d prefer, you can watch this presentation instead: Dr. Guest discusses that “any protective effect at all is obviously overshadowed by behavioural factors”.

Hygiene is easy with running water.

todaystomsawyr · 2021-02-06T19:37:49+00:00

How old are you?

Unless it's medically or functionally problematic for you I have no idea why you'd consider that....you'd lose some sensitivity in the johnson.

Lower risk of STDs? Few guys are circumcised over in Europe than here in the US...and our STD rate is higher here. So that's pretty debatable.

I'm not circumcised and I don't have any problems washing up the johnson...do you?

mikesteane · 2021-02-07T00:01:34+00:00

Funny that they claim all the advantages for doing it to babies as it is so much more difficult later, but it doesn't seem to be that difficult when they are selling it to an adult.

Also remember that the US figures for complications of un-circumcised penises are wholly fraudulent because they include all the cases in which doctors have made a false diagnosis in order to get funding for an operation that would not be covered without the bogus diagnosis.

Funny that these two know better than a million years of evolution.

Do you have a problem? If not, it doesn't need fixing.

d_nijmegen · 2021-02-06T19:47:04+00:00

I'm 34. Never had a problem with uncleanness, it's seconds under the shower to be all right the rest of the day

Responsibility140 · 2021-02-06T19:40:43+00:00

I don’t feel strongly on getting circumcised or not....as a baby that is. If you are old enough to be on Reddit why would you want to do it now????

Consilio_et_Animis · 2021-02-07T03:22:18+00:00

Why not have all your teeth extracted at the same time? This will reduce the chances of you experiencing tooth decay, and it will make dental hygiene easier.

AppleJuicePro · 2021-02-07T03:57:49+00:00

I was cut at age five, and I was sore for 2 weeks (I mean really sore).

Whatever you've been told about the "benefits" of circumcision are a LIE.

Picker-Rick · 2021-02-07T07:29:57+00:00

If you cut off your hands you don't have to wash them.

Not a single argument for circumcision stands up to any scrutiny.

Astavri · 2021-02-07T06:19:37+00:00

Up to you. You are now the age where you can consent to such a thing. Your parents did right by you.

The STD thing is a load of shit for developed countries.

Cleanliness might be easier, but really? If that is the reason I'm not sure why to go through with it. It is cosmetic at that point.

Think about it this way, would a doctor recommend a labiaplasty to a girl the same age? It would be cleaner as there is less skin and folds. Is that acceptable? I don't really think so.

Personally, I would be interested in seeing someone have sex before and after the procedure. I have no opposition against the procedure at an adult age if you choose to do so.

But don't be forced to do so by someone who wants you to do it (girlfriend, family member, doctor)

Oh, and near painless is right when performing the procedure but a complete lie when in recovery which may take weeks.

The doctor sounds biased as fuck though, I'd see a different one.

DisasterToaster · 2021-02-08T00:28:53+00:00

N O !

An intact penis is cleaner than my vagina. Any day. Cutting only removes fine touch nerve endings.

Just wear condoms or abstain!

2021-02-07T01:09:52+00:00

If you want to ruin your sexual experience then go ahead and get circumcised.

You can reduce your chances of getting stds by not sleeping with nasty hoes, or using condoms. Most of the nerves that give you the erotic feelings from sex are in the foreskin.

My parents circumcised me as a young child and I will never forgive them.

z770i1 · 2021-02-27T01:36:11+00:00

Why do you want to be circumcised? It's your choice.

Title	Should I get circumcised?
Author	Sith_Lord_Of_The_USA
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Comments	32
Date	February 6, 2021 7:26 PM UTC (5 years ago)
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