Men's Group

IDFbunny

(537 posts) Thu Mar 8, 2012, 11:46 PM Mar 2012

Controversial circumcision ritual led to infant's death from herpes, says death certificate

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57392437-10391704/controversial-circumcision-ritual-led-to-infants-death-from-herpes-says-death-certificate/

Circumcisions are tied to health benefits, however.

Men who have been circumcised have a lower risk for infection with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to the CDC, and the procedure seems to offer some protection against genital ulcer, Chlamydia, and penile cancer.

Perhaps. But infants are not men. Can somebody make a case on why a child cannot wait until adulthood or at the very least until they can take anesthetics and can resist infection? It is straight up genital mutilation.

2 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Controversial circumcision ritual led to infant's death from herpes, says death certificate (Original Post) IDFbunny Mar 2012 OP

The easiest way to avoid STDs is to avoid casual sex with multiple partners. bemildred Mar 2012 #1

its about as much as superstition to IDFbunny Mar 2012 #2

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

1. The easiest way to avoid STDs is to avoid casual sex with multiple partners.

Reply to IDFbunny (Original post)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 10:19 AM

Mar 2012

Genuine monogamy offers excellent protection from all STDs.

Getting circumcised to obtain some modest protection seems indirect, at best. I suppose if one plans to have lots of casual sex it might make some sense, "managing the risk" so to speak, like wearing condoms.

It has always seemed to me that if the uncircumcised penis was very harmful, evolution would have weeded it out. I would guess that the prepuce is there to offer the head of your dick some small protection. This does seem less important in a culture that wears clothes all the time.

I think the routine circumcising of male children is all about the money.

IDFbunny

(537 posts)

2. its about as much as superstition to

Reply to bemildred (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 9, 2012, 04:00 PM

Mar 2012

Insomuch as there might be a slight health benefit it only goes to sexually active adults.

Reply to this discussion