Poll: Circumcision

[runtheplacered]

I had to get circumcised a few years back,because my foreskin had become too tight and was causing me problems.

Damn.

 

[Syntax Error]

I read in our gradeschool science textbook that one's penis is easier to clean if it is circumcised. I do not know if there are step-by-step guidelines on how to clean one's genitals. It is, however, common practice here in the Philippines. And you'd probably get some looks (not the good type) from the ladies if you made them know that you're not circumcised.

 

[DirkGently]

Being vaguely familiar with it and also uncircumcised, let me chime in:

Firstly, there are no medical drawbacks to being circumcised or not circumcised. There are, however, 'fun' drawbacks to being circumcised with some ridiculously high number of nerve endings in the foreskin making intercourse all the more fun. And whacking off too, to be blunt.

On the appearance thing, typically, when girls are in a position to see your penis, you're not likely to be flaccid, and thus it's not going to be apparent that you've been circumcised. You catch me drift?

The only medical reason to be circumcised was to reduce the chance of bacteria growing inside the foreskin, which is easily avoid by cleaning it in the shower, which most guys do anyway, so the only reason nowadays is religious, and they're not real good reasons to mutilate a child's genital organs.

 

[Overlord_Dave]

And based on the medical studies, there is no advantages of circumcision. It just seems like a rather barbaric, and possibly scarring practice.

Sorry to jump in there, Gormourn, but recently it's been found that being circumcised reduces the risk of catching HIV, as the virus attacks the cells in the foreskin. It still doesn't make you immune though.

 

[venarez666]

I've been circumcised my whole life from what i know, some kind of infection when i was a baby (no idea)i didnt even know some people had foreskins until i was about 7.
tbf, no medical advantages but my wife told me she prefers it to one with a foreskin (apparently a foreskin looks like an ill fitting sock)im personally indifferent to the whole thing, i reckon it looks better but thats how i've grown up with it so meh.

 

[Vendor-Lazarus]

Sweden here, and uncircumcised.
I find Genital Mutilation done because of tradition and religion to be completely unnecessary and quite barbaric.
The exception being medical and over-18-personal-choice of course.

As previously stated in this thread, there are no advantages to it either.
More like disadvantage from loss of sensation in the glans.
The foreskin protects the glans.
It would be like removing your nails because they might irritate and cause infections in the surrounding skin.

 

[Spartan Bannana]

And based on the medical studies, there is no advantages of circumcision. It just seems like a rather barbaric, and possibly scarring practice.

Sorry to jump in there, Gormourn, but recently it's been found that being circumcised reduces the risk of catching HIV, as the virus attacks the cells in the foreskin. It still doesn't make you immune though.

I'm not gay, there's not a high chance I'll be getting HIV that way.

 

[Lord George]

Completely uncircumcised and I've never had anyone complain about it.

 

[090907]

I'm not... I've never had any problems, medical or social.

 

[Overlord_Dave]

And based on the medical studies, there is no advantages of circumcision. It just seems like a rather barbaric, and possibly scarring practice.

Sorry to jump in there, Gormourn, but recently it's been found that being circumcised reduces the risk of catching HIV, as the virus attacks the cells in the foreskin. It still doesn't make you immune though.

I'm not gay, there's not a high chance I'll be getting HIV that way.

Woah. Ok. Someone's still living in the 80s. I don't wanna burst your little right-wing bubble but in the 21st century there's such a thing as HIV among the heterosexual community.

 

[Spartan Bannana]

And based on the medical studies, there is no advantages of circumcision. It just seems like a rather barbaric, and possibly scarring practice.

Sorry to jump in there, Gormourn, but recently it's been found that being circumcised reduces the risk of catching HIV, as the virus attacks the cells in the foreskin. It still doesn't make you immune though.

I'm not gay, there's not a high chance I'll be getting HIV that way.

Woah. Ok. Someone's still living in the 80s. I don't wanna burst your little right-wing bubble but in the 21st century there's such a thing as HIV among the heterosexual community.

Yes, but it's only hereditary and transmitted through blood.
Neither of my parents have HIV, I don't do heroine, I'm not going to be a doctor/butcher when I grow up, and vaginal intercourse doesn't usually cause laceration, statistically, my chances of getting HIV are very low.

 

[Aries_Split]

And based on the medical studies, there is no advantages of circumcision. It just seems like a rather barbaric, and possibly scarring practice.

Sorry to jump in there, Gormourn, but recently it's been found that being circumcised reduces the risk of catching HIV, as the virus attacks the cells in the foreskin. It still doesn't make you immune though.

I'm not gay, there's not a high chance I'll be getting HIV that way.

Woah. Ok. Someone's still living in the 80s. I don't wanna burst your little right-wing bubble but in the 21st century there's such a thing as HIV among the heterosexual community.

Yes, but it's only hereditary and transmitted through blood.
Neither of my parents have HIV, I don't do heroine, I'm not going to be a doctor/butcher when I grow up, and vaginal intercourse doesn't usually cause laceration, statistically, my chances of getting HIV are very low.

In men, HIV can enter the body through the urethra (the opening at the tip of the penis)

It's a common misconception there has a to be a cut or open wound on the head of the penis for the virus to spread. It isn't only semen and blood transmission, it's also in vaginal secretions.
Sorry for the gross knowledge btw.

 

[DirkGently]

And based on the medical studies, there is no advantages of circumcision. It just seems like a rather barbaric, and possibly scarring practice.

Sorry to jump in there, Gormourn, but recently it's been found that being circumcised reduces the risk of catching HIV, as the virus attacks the cells in the foreskin. It still doesn't make you immune though.

I'm not gay, there's not a high chance I'll be getting HIV that way.

Woah. Ok. Someone's still living in the 80s. I don't wanna burst your little right-wing bubble but in the 21st century there's such a thing as HIV among the heterosexual community.

Yes, but it's only hereditary and transmitted through blood.
Neither of my parents have HIV, I don't do heroine, I'm not going to be a doctor/butcher when I grow up, and vaginal intercourse doesn't usually cause laceration, statistically, my chances of getting HIV are very low.

In men, HIV can enter the body through the urethra (the opening at the tip of the penis)

It's a common misconception there has a to be a cut or open wound on the head of the penis for the virus to spread. It isn't only semen and blood transmission, it's also in vaginal secretions.
Sorry for the gross knowledge btw.

Thanks for beating me to it.

Short version: You bang someone with the HIV without a condom, you're likely to get the HIV.

Also, urination post-coitus is likely to kill or expel the HIV.

Protip: Take a leak after sex. It's good for you. Showers as well.

 

[Zykon TheLich]

England here and no. Guess it's an American thing. I suppose the general consensus over here is: "Why? Why would you do that (barring religious and medical grounds)? No social stigma because it's the norm.
If what you say about attitudes in the US is true I find it worrying that a whole country thinks not cutting a piece of your dick off makes you dirty and disgusting. Although without wanting to be condescending, maybe you're just being a bit of a paranoid teenager. Seriously, if a girl wants your dick she's not going to worry about wether you're circumcised or not, would you turn a girl down because you didn't think her vagina looked the way you wanted it to?

 

[Aries_Split]

And based on the medical studies, there is no advantages of circumcision. It just seems like a rather barbaric, and possibly scarring practice.

Sorry to jump in there, Gormourn, but recently it's been found that being circumcised reduces the risk of catching HIV, as the virus attacks the cells in the foreskin. It still doesn't make you immune though.

I'm not gay, there's not a high chance I'll be getting HIV that way.

Woah. Ok. Someone's still living in the 80s. I don't wanna burst your little right-wing bubble but in the 21st century there's such a thing as HIV among the heterosexual community.

Yes, but it's only hereditary and transmitted through blood.
Neither of my parents have HIV, I don't do heroine, I'm not going to be a doctor/butcher when I grow up, and vaginal intercourse doesn't usually cause laceration, statistically, my chances of getting HIV are very low.

In men, HIV can enter the body through the urethra (the opening at the tip of the penis)

It's a common misconception there has a to be a cut or open wound on the head of the penis for the virus to spread. It isn't only semen and blood transmission, it's also in vaginal secretions.
Sorry for the gross knowledge btw.

Thanks for beating me to it.

Short version: You bang someone with the HIV without a condom, you're likely to get the HIV.

Also, urination post-coitus is likely to kill or expel the HIV.

Protip: Take a leak after sex. It's good for you. Showers as well.

Very true, but it's in no way a garuentee that you won't get the virus.
Bottom Line:Use a condom.

 

[stompy]

vaginal intercourse doesn't usually cause laceration, statistically, my chances of getting HIV are very low.

I remember reading some poster in my PDHPE class where it explained, with diagrams (illustrated, of course), how HIV is transmitted. If I remember correctly, during vaginal intercourse, the penis gets several microscopic cuts, which the HIV virus uses to infect the male.

 

[Scary_Bob]

I'm from the UK and uncircumcised. There have been many studies for and against circumcision over the years with the net result showing absolutely no difference. The same goes for pleasure during intercourse.
I'm still glad I have the option to be circumcised and that it wasn't taken away from me at a very young age. I have no problem at all with circumcision but I believe it should be down to the individual to decide, not their parents.
Also, I'm glad that being uncircumcised carries no stigma with the ladyfolk in the UK. Though admittedly it might help lower our teenage pregnancy rates.

 

[megapenguinx]

I am not, and never will be. I actually don't see the drawback to having foreskin.

 

[Jenny Creed]

My opinion on circumcision: It's cool that you're sacrificing your highest erotic sensitivity in order to last longer for the ladies. I don't particularly like it, I'm of the philosophy that intense feelings are better than prolonged ones, but a lot of partners would thank you.

That's all. My opinion on those who force the procedure on children who have no capacity to understand the decision made for them, or that on people who force it on women in order to deny them pleasure, is different. And probably obvious.

 

[DirkGently]

And based on the medical studies, there is no advantages of circumcision. It just seems like a rather barbaric, and possibly scarring practice.

Sorry to jump in there, Gormourn, but recently it's been found that being circumcised reduces the risk of catching HIV, as the virus attacks the cells in the foreskin. It still doesn't make you immune though.

I'm not gay, there's not a high chance I'll be getting HIV that way.

Woah. Ok. Someone's still living in the 80s. I don't wanna burst your little right-wing bubble but in the 21st century there's such a thing as HIV among the heterosexual community.

Yes, but it's only hereditary and transmitted through blood.
Neither of my parents have HIV, I don't do heroine, I'm not going to be a doctor/butcher when I grow up, and vaginal intercourse doesn't usually cause laceration, statistically, my chances of getting HIV are very low.

In men, HIV can enter the body through the urethra (the opening at the tip of the penis)

It's a common misconception there has a to be a cut or open wound on the head of the penis for the virus to spread. It isn't only semen and blood transmission, it's also in vaginal secretions.
Sorry for the gross knowledge btw.

Thanks for beating me to it.

Short version: You bang someone with the HIV without a condom, you're likely to get the HIV.

Also, urination post-coitus is likely to kill or expel the HIV.

Protip: Take a leak after sex. It's good for you. Showers as well.

Very true, but it's in no way a garuentee that you won't get the virus.
Bottom Line:Use a condom.

Better Bottom Line: Pick who you sleep with, stalk them, steal a blood sample, and get it tested. Then sleep with them. And use a condom anyway.