Circumcision

Kenny was getting circumcised as a nice thing for his new girlfriend.

Eddie's girlfriend Joy became aware of it and was impressed that Kenny would do that for his girlfriend. She took the view that Eddie should also do nice things for her if Kenny showing that type of dedication to a new girlfriend. She demanded that he take her out to musicals.

Eddie didn't want to have to go to the trouble of taking his girlfriend out to musicals and therefore tried to talk Kenny out of it so that his girlfriend couldn't use that as a reason to get him to do things for her.

He took Kenny to watch a circumcision operation based on the commonly held belief that watching the actual blood and gore of any type of operation is a sure way to discourage people from having the same type of operation.

A cut below the belt. [Is this circular reasoning?]

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It is roughly $300, and it is NOT covered by medical plans in the US, for obvious reasons.

there is in reality no good reason to get circumcised. the reasons that are stated are they are done for religious reasons such as that done by the Jews, fur cultural reasons as in the Muslims it is also done for celebrating the onset of manhood a right of passage tradition. In English speaking society's a tradition has begun that now persists mainly in the united states where many claims are made that there are health benefits to the procedure. a claim that fly's in the face of every European country medical fraternity and most of the rest of the world. so keeping this in mind one would be reasonable in presuming that there is no sensible reason for being circumcised and that it is in fact harmful and in the case of children in fact a violation of human rights. he same human rights that protect women from being genitally mutilated.

According to a study by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 48% of newborn male infants were circumcised in the United States in 2006. Data collected from 2007 indicates the rate fell to 46%. Rates of newborn circumcision have been steadily declining in the U.S. since 1978.

depends on your insurance/surgeon.

usually in the $200-300 range

He was 99

Circumcision is a surgery during which part of the skin of the penis, called the foreskin, is cut off of the penis. This will make a penis circumcised.

In the case of some individuals, the onset of puberty might make one become naturally circumcised where hormonal changes trigger the growth of the head of the penis at a faster rate than the foreskin. The foreskin shortens and the head would be partially or fully exposed in the process.

The foreskin (or prepuce) is cut off and removed in circumcision. The foreskin is the structure that covers the head (glans) of a non-erect penis. The outer layer of the foreskin is not distinct from the rest of shaft-skin of the penis. In general though, the foreskin is usually considered the tapered cylindrical double layer of tissue extending from behind the corona (flange) forward to about the end of the glans and returning, and to end at the same distance along the penis as it began (ie, it is defined by circumcision...).

From the corona to the ridged band its surface is mucosa; the rest is skin, and it is lined with part of the (involuntary) dartos fascia muscle which holds it against the glans. On erection for most men it unrolls into a single-layered cylinder, mucosa behind the corona, skin behind that, enclosing about half of the shaft. During intercourse it may move back and forth along the shaft. It is richly innervated with Meissner corpuscles, nerve-endings of the same kind as in the fingertips and lips. They are most concentrated in a ridged band running around the inside of the foreskin near the tip, beginning and ending at the frenulum, a web connecting the foreskin to the underside of the glans (head).

Unfolded, the total area of the foreskin is about 15 sq in or 98 cm².

A circumcision revision is when a change is made to an already circumcised foreskin. Often this means that either not enough skin was removed, so more skin is removed, or that the initial cut healed unevenly or was badly done to begin.

The cost will be different from doctor to doctor and from hospital to hospital. Please give this a LOT of consideration before putting a 9 year old boy through this procedure. Many men live perfectly healthy lives without undergoing a circumcision.

If you're 14, the chances you'll have the same girlfriend in 3 months is highly unlikely. You're just beginning to form relationships and learn how to court the opposite sex. To do something that drastic for someone -- even as an unmarried adult -- would seem a little foolish. Your first responisbility is to yourself. You may want to spend a little more time finding someone you can talk to, form a deeper relationship with someone you can truly relate to. Sex is the easiest part of a relationship and it carries the most serious consequences.

If your girlfriend only likes circumcised guys, she should stick with circumcised guys.

No, you shouldn't get a circumcision unless you need surgery as the foreskin is too tight or other medical reasons. It would be very drastic to do this for the sake of a girl saying she does not like uncut ! To be honest, if she does not like it then she cannot like you very much. If she did she would not have suggested it. It is part of you. Also what about later when you may have a girlfriend that says she does not like circumcised penises ? You won't be able to stick it back on again !!! Think about it very seriously before you decide what to do, I know what I would do. I think a natural foreskin on the penis is more beautiful than a cut one anyway.

There is some circumcision of South Korean men as a result of the American influence. However as In The US it is rapidly becoming a less popular activity as has pretty well been discredited as a form of unnecessary Genital mutilation by mainstream medical authority's. Circumsicion is initially a religious or cultural rite that was introduced Into non religious English speaking country's during the Victorian era to stop boys from masturbating. The reasoning has changed over the years but its reasonableness hasn't.

Nothing. There is no medical reason for circumcision, and the vast majority of men in the world are not circumcised. Circumcision is practiced by some ethnic and religious groups including by Jews and in certain sects of Islam. However, most other religions, including Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism, do not practice circumcision.

it depends on the seriousness of the infection.

It should not be performed unless there is a medical reason making it necessary.

in Hinduism itself there is no specific note that says that boys should be circumcised i have almost 30 Hindu friends and none are circumcised. however in Asia where Hinduism is more prominent cultural many young boys are circumcised so circumcision in Hindus is more cultural than the actual law of the religion.

I had a Hindu friend from schooldays who was circumcised as an infant on the advice of a Hindu priest because the priest said that the presence of the foreskin would bring bad luck to him later in life. That was the only instance where I heard of a Hindu circumcision. Hindus generally do not circumcise.

Circumcision is a religious tradition for Jews that goes back thousands of years. No one knows for sure how it started, but it is believed it may be related to difficulties with hygiene in the desert environment of the Middle East. Jewish theologians generally discount the practical explanation in favor of the religious one.

The Jewish bris is a sign of Abraham's covenant with G-d. It is practiced by all branches of Judaism. The reason male circumcision is important to Judaism is because the Torah specifies that uncircumcised Jewish males are cut of from Judaism and cannot participate in a large percentage of Jewish life and ritual.

In terms of when the circumcision occurs, aside from the Torah specifying it must be done at 8 days, modern research has shown that blood clotting performance peaks at 8 days. Additionally, when circumcision is done at 8 days, it is a minor process that heals within 36-48 hours on average. Adult male circumcision is a serious surgery that requires stitches and a fairly long and painful healing process.

around 2.3cm is the average length of this part of the male anatomy

No, however complications can arise where more work has to be carried out to repair damage done if possible, by the original circumcision. The foreskin will not grow back.

No.

it is unlikely that they would cover it unles there was something wrong with it. circumcision is an unecesary procedure that has no benefits to health. on the contrary it is bad for health and many people have to deal with the harmfull effects latter in life.

The procedure is typically done on a newborn for religious reasons in the Jewish and Muslim communities. In the USA, it is also done on people who claim to be Christians, despite the New Testament scriptures that condemn it. Rarely, it is done to fix a medical problem that cannot be fixed any other way. Due to the lack of knowledge about the foreskin in the USA, many "medical" circumcisions are actually unnecessary.

Some people claim to do it for "personal reasons" when ironically forcing it on someone else, ignoring their personal choice. Feminists, despite claiming to promote equality, completely ignore the issue or try to justify it using the same arguments that they condemn when they are used to promote female circumcision (which can be as little as a prick, or the removal of the entire prepuce).

'Cruel' is a subjective statement. However, as circumcision removes the entire prepuce (foreskin) is removed, and causes extreme pain (especially when performed on a child), then it is considered by most people to be cruel, which is why most countries don't promote circumcision, other than Jewish-majority and Muslim-majority countries. A study in 1997 had to be halted due to the pain caused to children. Those who do not scream out typically go into a state of silent shock.

Additionally, there are numerous risks, including medical problems and even the risk of death (over 100 babies die each year in the USA from circumcision or circumcision complications). The glans also becomes dried out, and the foreskin's natural lubrication is removed.

It is completely unnecessary - arguments for it have been debunked numerous times. For example, cleanliness is achieved easily by simply washing the penis as one would wash a finger until the foreskin naturally separates (this can be as late as puberty, sometimes later), at which point it takes only seconds to wash under the foreskin. HIV risk is reduced by condoms - and studies that claim HIV is reduced by circumcision have been proven to be based on fraudulent data. The USA has a high rate of circumcision, yet a high rate of HIV - this is likely due to the myth that circumcision reduces HIV risk, thus resulting in mass unprotected sex.

Some people invoke perverted reasons such as "I want him to look like me / his father" or ignorant reasons such as "he will be bullied" (interestingly, they don't dye the hair of blonde children despite blonde stereotypes, to "prevent bullying", but instead teach children how to deal with bullying). Less children are circumcised these days, and children can quite easily point out that having a normal, whole penis, is natural in the vast majority of countries, so the idea that it can be used as bullying material is silly.

As a result of it being completely unnecessary other than to fix a genuine medical issue that already exists, it is, by the standards of most people in the world, cruel.

no