Male Circumcision Removes Much More
Than Just a Snip of Skin.
It would seem that a lot of people don't fully understand what is removed from a male during routine circumcision.
It is not just a snip of skin.
What is male circumcision?
It is the removal of “extra” penile skin.
Many people are under the false impression that circumcision involves just a little snip of skin. That is incorrect.
This procedure is commonly practiced in the United States but is unheard of in most of the other developed countries on the planet.
Why are Americans so quick to cut their baby boys?
Unfortunately, most of the reasons are due to lack of education and/or tradition. There are religious reasons as well, but they will not be discussed in this article.
Circumcision is More Than Just a Snip of Skin.
Many new parents convince themselves that it’s just a snip.
Most won’t even watch videos of the procedure, since it might be too traumatic.
One might think that if they feel it would be too traumatic to watch then it should be too traumatic to subject their child to.
How much skin is removed during a routine male circumcision?
Imagine a 3” X 5” index card, which totals 15 square inches.
(7.6cm X 12.7cm : 96.52 square centimetres.)
(7.6cm X 12.7cm : 96.52 square centimetres.)
That is the amount of skin removed.
Though it’s not that much when the male is an infant, that is what it would grow to be by the time he reached adulthood.
The skin being removed is actually folded in half as well as being cut away from where it is attached to the sensitive glans (penile head).
The scar left behind is where the remaining skin reattached itself.
The removal of that skin makes the organ look neater while flaccid, but the remaining skin stretches taut during arousal.
This removal also makes the remaining skin immobile during intercourse, which is why artificial lubricants are sometimes needed.
Circumcision Removes 35% - 50% of Penile Skin.
What does all that mean?
Removing the foreskin takes away up to half of the skin that is needed for men to fully enjoy the sexual experience.
To be more specific the average adult male reproductive organ is close to 6” in length.
A circumcised man has lost 3” (1.5” outer foreskin and 1.5” nerve-laden inner foreskin) of penile skin, which only leaves 3”.
It will attempt to fill the remaining skin during erection.
One of three things could happen: the skin will stretch so tight that the man cannot enjoy sex, it will shorten the organ an average of 1/2 an inch, or it will eventually pull the pelvic skin and use that to allow for full erection.
This isn't surprising since males lost anywhere from 35% to 50% of their penile skin when they were infants.
To look at this from the other side, why do intact men have that extra skin covering the glans?
Because it's designed to be an internal organ, much the same as a female labia. The foreskin sheaths and protects the glans as well as keeping it moist and lubricated.
The glans and the inside of the foreskin are mucous membranes*, not skin.
They are not designed to be subjected to air and/or clothing.
[ * http://wikidoc.org/index.php/Mucous_membrane ]
[ * http://wikidoc.org/index.php/Mucous_membrane ]
Male infants are born with the amount of penile skin they will later need when having sexual intercourse as adults.
While flaccid, the extra skin (foreskin) will hang over the head of the glans.
The average sized foreskin will naturally retract as it becomes erect, since the organ expands to fill it.
If it isn’t long enough to need the entire foreskin, that bit will continue to cover the head.
The man can then retract it the rest of the way if he so chooses.
Proper Hygiene is Important for Intact Men.
Women who refuse to be intimate with intact men might not even know their partners are intact if they only see the men while erect.
Proper Hygiene is Important for Intact Men.
Women who refuse to be intimate with intact men might not even know their partners are intact if they only see the men while erect.
These women could be under the incorrect assumption that the foreskin is an extra flap of skin where germs and dirt get trapped (phimosis).
It is merely folded skin that gets pulled flat during erection.
Keeping an intact organ clean is as easy as using soap and water on the rest of the body.
The intact skin is relaxed and mobile, which allows for gliding during intercourse.
This is more pleasurable for both the man and woman.
It is important to keep in mind that the foreskin is there for a reason, and males wouldn’t be born with them if they weren’t important.
For those contemplating removing their infants' foreskin, be aware that over 100 babies die each year from circumcision complications.
That is the same number of fatalities from SIDS.
Who Has the Right to Choose Circumcision?
Who Has the Right to Choose Circumcision?
It all comes down to who should decide.
Should it be the parents or the man himself?
Should it be the parents or the man himself?
If there is a medical necessity for it, then of course the parents have the right to choose for their son.
On the other hand, the man himself should be left to decide if it's right for him.
Once removed, that skin cannot be reattached.
Once removed, that skin cannot be reattached.
Many circumcised men opt for foreskin restoration,* which is their only other option.
All babies have rights, and they should be able to grow up to decide what is best for them and their sexual health.
*(Note: Restoration is incorrect. Restoration means to make new again.
It is 'Replication' - it looks like one... the important mucous-membrane
of the inner-foreskin cannot to replaced. Gone forever!)
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