Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Myth: Foreskins Used for Catching Sharks

"At first many men were reluctant to come for VMMC due to several myths and misconceptions. For example some people were alleging that we sell the severed foreskins elsewhere to be used for catching sharks,"

From: Malawi: Dedza Men Embrace Medical Circumcision

Monday, October 16, 2017

Check this out: Circumcision Revision

"When not enough of the foreskin is removed during the original circumcision, it results in a condition known as redundant foreskin. It is also considered the outcome of an “incomplete circumcision.” When the penis is flaccid, the foreskin will still cover the glans, so the organ appears as if it is uncircumcised.
For families who chose circumcision this defeats the purpose of the original procedure. Plus, though the foreskin is not entirely removed, it is shortened. This can lead to discomfort, rubbing and a build up of scar tissue, with a heightened risk of phimosis as your child grows."
From: https://www.pollockclinics.com/circumcision-revision/ 

Monday, July 10, 2017

Check this out: More Men Wish They Were Circumcised

"The truth is, as a physician, it’s very hard to see where activists are getting this distorted view foreskin free male genitalia. Over the years, I’ve discussed this with a number of adult Urology docs and they all say the same thing: “many more men come in wishing they were circumcised than men who show up with problems related to circumcision as an infant.
From: http://www.circumcisionchoice.com/single-post/2017/05/21/From-the-Physicians-Lounge-1

Circumcision and Labiaplasty

Opponents of male circumcision often claim that it should be banned and use the ban on FGM as an excuse to demand “equal rights for men”.

Check this out: Circumcision Without Anesthesia is Painful

 "It's because we want to be honest about the past while we fight the nonsense that is spread about medical circumcision in the present: whether it's the persistent anti-circumcision activist claim that numbing medication still isn't used in the U.S.; that pain control methods are universally not effective for circumcision pain; or, more laughably, that babies who receive pain control don't cry because they're in 'neurogenic shock;" or, taking a page from the anti-vaccination activists, that newborn circumcision pain leads to later-life autism, depression, anger, violence, sexual dysfunction, etc., etc."
From: http://www.circumcisionchoice.com/single-post/2017/06/23/From-the-Physicians-Lounge-2

Saturday, April 22, 2017

Circumcision as a Sign of Adulthood

Probably half of the circumcision debate would not exist if Americans did not insist that one must be cut as a newborn.

I think Africans have the right idea: You signal that you are no longer some teenage hoodlum and ready to be regarded as a responsible adult by accepting circumcision – which also permanently carves the sign of your new status in your flesh.

Of course it would be interesting if one had to prove his circumcision status just to buy beer.

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Can’t Believe Your Own Eyes

A common anti-circumcision tactic is to post the picture of a healthy uncircumcised penis next to a leathery ‘keratinized’ circumcised penis as evidence that circumcision destroys the glans.

Sunday, April 16, 2017

His Body His Choice

While I am all for voluntary circumcision, when intactivists talk about informed consent they just mean to restrict the individual’s rights to choose to be circumcised.

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Whose Consent?

I am not sure that I understand the law correctly. But it seems that in the US until you turn 18 it is up to your parents to decide if you should be circumcised.

Monday, April 3, 2017

The Third World: Bedford (UK)

Apparently a young man has been waiting for a circumcision for over two years and he still can't even get an appointment, or have sex, or pee without pain:

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Thursday, March 9, 2017

The Circumcision is Mutilation Debate

I don’t think there is any unassailable truth in the circumcision is mutilation debate as a lot of things depend on your perspective.

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Why I am Against Government Involvement

Some demand that circumcision should be mandatory.
Others take the opposite view and want to ban it altogether.

My question is: Are you out of your f-ing minds?

Friday, January 13, 2017

Do not try this at home: DIY Circumcision with a Machete

Even more bizarre than these stories usually are, a 16 year old boy has attempted to circumcise himself with a machete:
http://www.chronicle.co.zw/16-year-old-injured-in-machete-self-circumcision/

This was in an area where voluntary medical circumcision is readily available, so it is not clear why he has decided that trying to hack his own foreskin off with a machete was the way to go.