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Circumcision
Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin or prepuce from the penis. The majority of circumcisions are done on religious or cultural grounds, while some are done for health reasons.
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What happens if you are still not circumcised?
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 should not be performed unless there is a medical reason making it necessary.
Are Hindu children circumcised at birth?
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.
Why is it important to circumcise Jewish babies?
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.
How long in length does your foreskin on your penis have to be to get circumcised?
around 2.3cm is the average length of this part of the male anatomy
How many countries today still perform circumcision?
The vast majority of men in the world are uncircumcised. In most of the world circumcision is extremely rarely practiced. For example in most of Europe, South America, Central America, Africa, and Asia, probably 98 out of 100 men would be uncircumcised. However, in some countries a small minority of the population is circumcised. For example in places like Canada and Australia, around 10% of newborn babies are circumcised.
Circumcision is very common in Israel, where there is a large Jewish population. Circumcision is also practiced among some, but not all, Muslims.
In the United States 25 years ago, the vast majority of men were circumcised, but today a minority of infants are circumcised. Circumcision rates have been falling in the United States since the 1970s. In the 1980s, over 80% of newborn male infants were circumcised. By 2007, when the most recent data from the American Academcy of Pediatrics was released, less than 40% of newborn male infants were circumcised, meaning that of boys born today in the United States, more are uncircumcised and circumcised.
Circumcision rates vary widely by region in the United States. In the Midwest and southeast, circumcision rates remain as high as 65%, while in the western united states, circumcision rates are generally well below 25%.
Can a person be circumcised twice?
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.
Does West Virginia medicaid cover circumcision in children?
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.
Which Premiership footballers have been circumcised?
All of them have to be or they can't play football well
The ones who want to play better have their entire p enis removed.
Taking it to the next level requires also removing the tes ticles.
The next to the top tier of players have their hands removed, too, since you can't use your hands in football and they just add useless weight. Saves penalties from accidental hand use, too.
Those who want to be absolutely top notch and world class have their arms and legs removed as well.
How do you know you have a circumcision?
If your penis is intact you Will have skin all the way from it's base to the tip or a bit past the tip. if you have been circumcised the skin stops near the top exposing the glans at the end.
However, the statement above is not necessarily true as there are some uncircumcised men with short foreskins that barely cover the glans leaving it partly or totally exposed. The surest way to tell whether the penis is circumcised or not is the presence of the circumcision scar.
Yes there is a form of female circumcision million's of Women are genitally mutilated by this savage culture.
like male circumcision it is the mutilation of parts of the male genitalia and it serves no purpose in either male or female well being
No. You must have a penis to get circumcised. And it happens usually at young age or birth. Circumcision = Male.
How do you pleasure a circumcised man?
This is a difficult question to answer since there are different types of circumcision and all women are different. If she can't feel anything in the vulva and vagina you have to concentrate on other erogenous zones like breasts, necks etc. You have to try what works for her. Women who's had the clitoral hood pierced or had the clit cut can in most cases still feel something. The nerve that is the clitoris goes down to the buttocks and on the inside of the thighs so it's not all gone. I'm not sure but for a women who s had everything on the vulva removed and then stitched shut you might try other erogenous zones and maybe the G-spot. But that is hard since many of those women have traumas carried with them form the circumcision and might also have had infections and complications so they just don't want anything inside. You can also try different sex toys like vibrators since they come in all sizes and she can adjust the speed etc herself. I hope I have at least helped a little and I'm adding links I've found. Not much but there are articles to find if you google. The problem is that they say different things. It's probably because there are different types of circumcision but also because it happens to so different women. The experiences differ.
Does circumcision leave a scar?
Yes, there is a scar, but it really isn't that bad. Once it has lightened off, it is hardly noticeable.
The reasons for the removal of the foreskin are religious and cultural In the Victorian era some were done ostensibly for medical reasons and there are still people, mainly infants and children having their genitals mutilated by doctors in the English speaking country's of the world. There is no good reason for the amputation of the foreskin And fortunately less then 20% of the worlds males are circumcised and the percentage is shrinking.
What is the benefits of female circumcision?
There are in fact no pros to female genital mutilation.
There are two procedures one is female circumcision which removes only the hood of the female's clitoris. 85% of female circumcision involves this. The remaining 15% involves infibulation, the clitoris and both labia are removed and the two sides of the vulva are sewn together. This leaves a very small opening for the women to urinate and pass menstrual blood through. This latter case is called Female Genital Mutilation. There is no good reason for this latter case which makes up 15% of the world wide cases.
This is not correct, but unfortunately a persisting error. The mere removal of the clitoral hood is close to non-existent. The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies four types:
1. Partial or total removal of the clitoris and/or the prepuce (clitoridectomy).
2. Partial or total removal of the clitoris and the labia minora, with or without excision of the labia majora (excision)
3. Narrowing of the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and appositioning the labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris (infibulation)
4. All other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, for example: pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterization
Type 1 and 2 make the majority of the cases - about 85% worldwide, less than 1% of which consist in removing only the clitoral hood.
None of these four types has a benefit but they all can cause major damages - one of the reasons why all four of them are called "Female Genital Mutilation" (FGM) or "Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting". The term "Female Circumcision" is no longer appropriate.
(info: H. Postulart, Executive director of the Global Alliance against Female Genital Mutilation)
Despite the media references to Islam, Islam does not call for female circumcision of any kind. The practice happens mostly in Africa. The reasons to have it are cultural identity, historic practices and because in some tribes women would be considered an outcast if they failed to have it.
There is no passage in the Qur'an demanding the practice. Nevertheless, the content of some hadiths lead to the widespread opinion that the practice is at least recommended by the prophet. Consequently, many Imams do indeed promote the practice of FGM while others try to end it in their communities.
In fact female genital mutilation predates Islam and was also practiced in Europe until relatively recently.
It is seen as a hygienic practice in some tribes.
My source of information is a paper by Senior Seminar Paper by Andrea Nichols at the Southern Illinois University.
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This ugly, revolting, antiquated barbarity is now illegal in the UK, although as in many cases of domestic violence, especially against women, very hard to bring to court.
What is the aftercare for circumcision?
Following infant circumcision, vaseline and a gauze pad are put on the penis after a circumcision. This covering protects it from pee and from rubbing against the diaper. * During the first 24 hours, check your baby's penis for bleeding every 3 to 4 hours. Change the Vaseline and gauze pad every time you check for bleeding. * After the first 24 hours, change the Vaseline and gauze pad every time you change your baby's diaper. Vaseline and gauze pads should be used for 1 to 3 more days. * The amount of Vaseline you use should be about the size of a dollar coin ("a loonie"). * If the gauze pad sticks to the penis, do not pull it off. Squeeze warm water over the gauze pad from a wet washcloth. This will soak the gauze pad off the penis. * Wash the area after your baby pees or poops. Squeeze warm water from a washcloth over the area. Gently pat dry. * In 2 to 3 days, the tip of your baby's penis will be covered with a sticky yellow substance. This substance is normal. Do not remove it. * The tip of your baby's penis will be a deep red color while it is healing. * The tip of your baby's penis should be fully healed in one week. It will have a pinkish color when it is healed. * Your baby may not want to eat after the circumcision. You can continue to offer a breast or bottle. He will begin to eat when he is ready. * Your baby may not pee for a number of hours after the circumcision. This is normal. * Blood around the penis is bright red and is soaking through the gauze pad onto the diaper. * Your baby has not peed for 24 hours after the circumcision.
Does all your forskin get cut of when you get circumcised?
No, when a male is circumcised the foreskin is surgically cut off from the penis and then discarded. After circumcision there is no skin left to cover the head of the penis, and so it can't go back. The head of the penis is always exposed.
Is circumcision required by the Bible?
Male circumcision is a physical acknowledgment of the covenant between the Jews and HaShem. The Torah specifies that male circumcision is a requirement for all Jews:
Vayikra (Leviticus) 12:3
"And on the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised."
Bereishit (Genisis) 17:9-14
"And HaShem said to Abraham, "And you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations. This is My covenant, which you shall observe between Me and between you and between your seed after you, that every male among you be circumcised. And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be as the sign of a covenant between Me and between you. And at the age of eight days, every male shall be circumcised to you throughout your generations, one that is born in the house, or one that is purchased with money, from any foreigner, who is not of your seed. Those born in the house and those purchased for money shall be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh as an everlasting covenant. And an uncircumcised male, who will not circumcise the flesh of his foreskin-that soul will be cut off from its people; he has broken My covenant."
Has a man ever been circumcised at an older age?
It is bad to get circumcised at any age as there is no good reason for doing it. However it is very painful to have it done as an adult.
Although it is not so painful i will not improve that cause i know by experience this is not worthy. Leaf this little willie as God create it. God create men perfectly there is no reason to bugger around with any thing on your body, the problem with circumcision is that the older you get the les the sensitivity of the glans.You are going to struggle to reach a orgasmar at a higher age.
Who carries out the circumcision ceremony in judaism?
Jewish circumcision is performed by cutting off the foreskin. The Torah (Exodus ch.4) relates that Zipporah (Moses' wife) cut off the foreskin of her child so God let Moses go; because God sought to kill Moses because of the delay in his child's circumcision.
Here are some more details: A chair is symbolically set aside for Eliyahu the prophet. The child is placed on the chair for a moment, and then ceremoniously carried to the Mohel. The Mohel performs the circumcision, and he and the child's father recite specific blessings, including one over a cup of wine. Then a festive meal is held, and words of Torah are customarily spoken.
Did the apostles believe in circumcision?
Possibly, Circumcision was done for Religious reasons. Some believe it is a covenant between God and Judaism
It has also been done for health reasons. Although there is no significant proof that it actually makes a difference if proper hygiene is practiced.
All of these reasons could be overlooked for the best interest of the child. Nobody wants to have part of their penis removed, especially against their will. Circumcision removes 2/3 the penile shaft skin.
It is dangerous and risky just like any surgery. it can also have a traumatic effect on the brain of the infant. They are more sensitive to pain and the unwarranted pain could lead to psychological problems and or learning disabilities.
Why are boys in the US 7 times more likely to have ADHD than girls? Is it circumcision? Well, we do not have any scientific proof. But look at the numbers. Boys are circumcised, girls are not.
It also decreases sexual pleasure by 70%. However most men who are circumcised as infants do not know this because they have no comparison means.
Men who are circumcised as adults often are disappointed and depressed in their loss. Some report no difference, but these statistics could be proven false. Supplying the reason that after an operation is done for a "presumably good purpose" people may lie while convincing themselves that "it will get better" truth is, it does not.
The process of male circumcision and its significance in the hygiene of the genitalia?
Circumcision is a good idea if the owner of the penis concerned has an inclination to not wash regularly.
