CIRCUMCISION.

CIRCUMCISION.

[ Home Birth Midwifery Professionals ]

 

THE CASE AGAINST CIRCUMCISION.

 

“Routine circumcision of babies in the United States did not begin until the Cold War era. Circumcision is almost unheard of in Europe, Southern America, and non-Muslim Asia. In fact, only 10 to 15 percent of men throughout the world are circumcised.”

“The natural penis requires no special care. A child’s foreskin, like his eyelids, is self-cleansing. Forcibly retracting a baby’s foreskin can lead to irritation and infection. The best way to care for a child’s intact penis is to leave it alone.”

 

THE FORESKIN IS NECESSARY.

 

Western countries have no tradition of circumcision.

In antiquity, the expansion of the Greek and Roman Empires brought Westerners into contact with the peoples of the Middle East, some of whom marked their children with circumcision and other sexual mutilations.

To protect these children, the Greeks and Romans passed laws forbidding circumcision.

Over the centuries, the Catholic Church has passed many similar laws. 

The traditional Western response to circumcision has been revulsion and indignation.

 

WHAT IS THE FORESKIN?

 

The foreskin is a uniquely specialized, sensitive, functional organ of touch.
No other part of the body serves the same purpose.
As a modified extension of the penile shaft skin, the foreskin covers and usually extends beyond the glans before folding under itself and finding its circumferential point of attachment just behind the corona (the rim of the glans). The foreskin is, therefore, a double-layered organ.
Its true length is twice the length of its external fold and comprises as much as 80 percent or more of the penile skin covering.

The foreskin contains a rich concentration of blood vessels and nerve endings. It is lined with the peripenic muscle sheet, a smooth muscle layer with longitudinal fibers. These muscle fibers are whirled, forming a kind of sphincter that ensures optimum protection of the urinary tract from contaminants of all kinds.

Like the undersurface of the eyelids or the inside of the cheek, the undersurface of the foreskin consists of mucous membrane.
It is divided into two distinct zones: the soft mucosa and the ridged mucosa.

The soft mucosa lies against the glans penis and contains ectopic sebaceous glands that secrete emollients, lubricants, and protective antibodies.
Similar glands are found in the eyelids and mouth.

 

ALSO...

# RETRACTION OF THE FORESKIN.

# WHAT ARE THE FORESKIN'S FUNCTIONS.

# CARE OF THE FORESKIN.

# HOW COMMON IS CIRCUMCISION?

# HOW DOES CIRCUMCISION HARM?

# COMMON SENSE.

 

 

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