Circumcision

according to the coroner that performed the autopsy on Johnathan Brandis he noted that Brandis was circumcised

If his penis head shows all the time, even when he's soft, then he is probably circumcised. The presence of a circumcision scar is the surest tell tale sign of circumcision.

If his penis head is covered by skin when he is soft, then he is uncircumcised. The skin can be pulled back, and it frequently slides back off the head as a man starts to get an erection.

Some boys are circumcised for religious reasons, for example if you are Jewish or Muslim. Most other religions such as Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism do not practice circumcision. While circumcision has no known medical benefits and no major medical association recommends routine infant circumcision, some parents, particularly in the United States, still decide to have their infants circumcised. The vast majority of men in the world are not circumcised, but in a few countries, inluding the United States, circumcision became popular in the late 19th century as a method to keep young boys from masturbating. Gradually, the practice of routine infant circumcision became widespread in the United States. However, circumcision rates have been declining in the United States for a number of reasons. Among them are that circumcision has no known medical benefit and that circumcision can decrease the sensitivity of the penis during sexual activity. Since doctors no longer recommend routine infant circumcision the rate of circumcision in the United States is falling. In the 1980s up to 80% of newborn males were circumcised. By 2007, less than 40% of newborn males were circumcised.

Circumcised and uncircumcised penises function exactly the same during sexual intercourse. While uncircumcised men may be slightly more sensitive, it doesn't really matter if a man is circumcised or uncircumcised.

There are definite differences and only Intact men can really appreciate these. For more information go to the related link below (Medical studies on circumcision)

Yes. You could be tired from the anesthesia, but you could also bleed and be prone to infections. You need to find a reliable doctor before you have the procedure.

throughout most of the world excluding the Middle east. a mere 20% of the worlds men are circumcised.

The largest concentration of intact men are found where there are few men circumcised for religious and cultural reasons. These areas include all of Europe including Russia, the majority of Sub-Saharan Africa, most all of Latin America & the Caribbean, all of Asia excluding the Middle East, Pakistan, Afghanistan, the Philippines, & South Korea, Malaysia, & Indonesia.

Circumcision usually occurs due to religious or cultural reasons. Jewish males and most Muslim males are circumcised. Cultural circumcision occurs in areas where circumcision was one a normal medical practice, for example in the United States. However circumcision rates have decreased recently in the United States, Canada, and Australia. In the United States the majority of infant males no longer circumcised (with a percentage of about 30% overall), while in Canada and Australia the infant circumcision rates vary geographically but are generally below 10%. It is also common in the Pacific Islands & parts of Africa as a tribal rite of passage.

No, female circumcision does not prevent cancer.

probably the remnants of the original foreskin. Or it could be an area called frenulum, a web of skin that connects the sliding skin that covers the shaft to just under the head of the penis, just below the urethral meatus. In uncircumcised men the skin I am talking about is the foreskin.

It dEpends where you go, and if you have medical insurance.

Yes. The penis has the second greatest concentrations of nerve endings outside of the central nervous system, and it is very sensitive to painful stimuli. Even for infants the pain if circumcision is so intense it can cause dangerous elevations in heart rate and blood pressure. Even if circumcision is performed under anesthesia the site of injury on the penis remains painful or days and even weeks after the surgery. Getting an erection in the days and weeks after circumcision can cause immense pain and can even cause tearing and ripping of the healing tissue. If you also keep in mind that most circumcisions are inflicted on infants without or at best very little anesthetic which involved literally tearing the foreskin away from the glans as they have not separated yet at this stage from the them leaving a very large area of damage. the pain is exacerbated as the wound constantly comes in contact with urine and feces, rubbing salt and acid into the wound so to speak.

No. A tight foreskin is normal for 2 year olds. Usually the foreskin can not be retracted until at least 4 years of age. There is no need to wash under the foreskin until the boy can comfortably pull back his foreskin himself. Parents should never try to force back the foreskin, as this can cause injury to the penis and scaring, making it hard for the foreskin to retract when the boy is older. If phimosis persists for older boys, teenagers, or adults, it can be treated with a corticosteroid cream (betamethasone 0.05%, available by prescription) and gentle gradual stretching. This fixes phimosis in 90% of cases. Only if this doesn't work would circumcision even be considered.

In all country's where the Muslim religion is prevalent circumcision is the prevalent practice. By and large aside from Israel where the Jewish practice the same forms of genital mutilation on their children all other nations of the world. leave their children's genitals intact. that is of all the worlds men somewhere in the region of 15% 0f men are circumcised, the rest are undamaged.

Intact men are no more likely to pick up any diseases then men that have had circumcision. This is current knowledge that is accepted world wide by all medical authorities. Circumcision is a religious rite or a cultural and right of passage ceremony. In the mid 18th century it was introduced int English speaking country's at the behest of the British medical profession for medical reasons, to stop boys from masturbating. masturbation was held responsible for diseases ranging from syphilis to insanity. from then on it was hard to stamp it out as pediatricians were making good money from it.

The vast majority of men in the world are never circumcised, so there's not really an answer to your questions. Jewish infants are circumcised 8 days after birth. However, circumcision is very rare in most parts of the world.

There have been no real developments in relieving the pain and trauma involved in the genital mutilation of infant boys.

No way if he does then more then 80% of the men of the world are doing something wrong by staying intact. They know that the foreskin is an integral part of the way the penis works and is important to its maintenance it is also a powerful erogenous zone of the body and makes sex better and more stimulating to the woman. They see circumcision as "simple male genital mutilation". There are no legitimate reasons for the amputation of the foreskin except in rare circumstances.

The vast majority of the world's 4 billion men have an intact penis. Circumcision is only practiced for religious reasons in religious such as Judaism is certain sects of Islam. Circumcision used to be popular in countries like the United States, Canada, and Australia, but now most newborn boys in those countries are not circumcised.

During the 1970s and 1980, around 80% of male infants were circumcised in the United States. A study conducted in the United States from 2006-2008 found that circumcision rates had fallen to below 40% in most of the United States. In the western United States, fewer than 25% of infant males were circumcised in 2006-2008.

It is believed that circumcision dates well back before recorded history. The earliest records that are available about it come from Egyptian history where it seems that their upper classes did this to themselves in order to set themselves apart from the lower classes.

Yes it is The foreskin protects the sensitive glans of the penis which are rich i nerves designed to make sex pleasurable it also protects it against the invasion of unwanted micro organisms. without it the sensitivity of the glans would soon be reduced conciderably as wel as that the foreskin itself is very high in nerve endings. ther are many mor reasons that make it an important organ. Google "prepuce"for more info.

If you have sex (with or without a condom), share needles, or come in contact with any infected bodily fluids, you run the risk of contracting HIV from your partner.

If you use condoms during sex, there is less of a risk, but you could still get infected.