CARING FOR AN INTACT PENIS - Video/Slideshow.
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Friday, January 3, 2014
CIRCUMCISION MYTHS YOU MAY BELIEVE.
CIRCUMCISION MYTHS YOU MAY BELIEVE:
HYGIENE & STDs.
Myth: You have to get the baby circumcised because it is really hard to keep a baby's penis clean.
Myth: Little boys won't clean under their foreskins and will get infections.
Myth: Uncircumcised penises get smelly smegma.
Myth: "My uncle wasn't circumcised and he kept getting infections and had to be circumcised as an adult."
Myth: My son was diagnosed with phimosis and so had to be circumcised.
Myth: Uncircumcised boys get more urinary tract infections (UTIs.)
Myth: Circumcision prevents HIV/AIDS.
Myth: Circumcision is worth it because it can save lives.
[Science and data do not support the practice of infant circumcision.
Circumcision does not preclude the use of the condom.
The adult male should have the right to make the decision for himself and not have his body permanently damaged as a baby.]
Circumcision does not preclude the use of the condom.
The adult male should have the right to make the decision for himself and not have his body permanently damaged as a baby.]
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
CIRCUMCISION RESOURCE CENTER.
CIRCUMCISION RESOURCE CENTER.
Medical Studies on Circumcision.
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What We Do Not Know About Circumcision.
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IMMUNOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE HUMAN PREPUCE.
Immunological Functions of the Human Prepuce (Foreskin).
The demonisation of the human male prepuce has been an unscientific process, even though some research, on the surface, might seem to support it.
In the late 19th century, when male circumcision came into vogue in medicine in the United States, there was near universal acceptance among American medical professionals that circumcision was an effective treatment for such "diseases" as masturbation, headache, insanity, epilepsy, paralysis, strabismus, rectal prolapse, hydrocephalus, and clubfoot.
Leading medical journals published thousands of case reports demonstrating these and other miraculous therapeutic benefits from preputial amputation.
The notion that circumcision improves hygiene and prevents sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) originated at the same time in the context of the discourse over racial and moral hygiene.
The peculiar American phenomenon of mass newborn (that is, involuntary) circumcision was a product of the cold war era.
United States doctors readily embraced the concept of mass, involuntary circumcision just as they had embraced involuntary sterilisation and other eugenic measures--practices rejected by almost all other Western nations.
Mass circumcision peaked in the 1970s, when almost 90% of male neonates in the United States were circumcised. Since then, the rate has declined but circumcision industry spokesman have added to the list of diseases that circumcision allegedly prevents and cures.
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014
JUDAISM AND CIRCUMCISION.
Judaism and Circumcision.
An article looking at the Jewish practice of circumcision for religious reasons and some views of those who oppose it.
The circumcision ceremony.
Circumcision is an initiation rite for Jewish newborn babies.
This usually takes place in a ceremony called a Brit (or Bris) milah witnessed by family and community members.
Milah is Hebrew for Covenant of Circumcision.
The ritual is an ancient practice that has been carried out by Jewish parents for more than 3,000 years.
Such is the importance of Brit milah that circumcision can take place on the Sabbath or a holy day even though the drawing of blood is not normally allowed on these days under Jewish law.
According to the Torah (Genesis 17: 9-14), Abraham was commanded by God to circumcise himself, all male members of his household, his descendants and slaves in an everlasting covenant.
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CIRCUMCISION & LAW.
CIRCUMCISION & LAW.
[ History; Modern Law -x- Country. ]
There exist laws restricting or regulating circumcision, some dating back to ancient times.
In a number of modern states, circumcision is presumed to be legal, but under certain circumstances, more general laws, such as laws about assault or child custody, may sometimes be interpreted as applying to situations involving circumcision.
Some countries have placed restrictions on circumcision.
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Monday, December 30, 2013
BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FORESKIN RESTORATION.
Beginner's Guide to Foreskin Restoration.
There are a lot of benefits to having a foreskin... Foreskin restoration allows a circumcised man to regain many of those benefits.
But, how to start? How to restore your foreskin?
This Beginner's Guide provides basic information for someone beginning to restore. It also tries to answer some common questions.
First, it helps to understand the anatomy and the correct terminology of the penis, including the intact ones.
The head of your penis is the glans, not the gland.
The corona is the ridge between the glans and the shaft of the penis.
The sulcus is the valley behind the corona on your shaft.
The inner foreskin remnant extends from the corona to your circumcision scar.
The frenulum extends from the ventral side of your glans to your circ scar.
The ridged band, sometimes called the frenar band, is the structure at the tip of an intact foreskin that is completely removed during a routine infant circumcision.
The ridged band, the frenulum, and the corona have a high concentration of sensory receptors called Meissner corpuscles.
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WHEN CIRCUMCISION CAN MEAN DEATH IN SOUTH AFRICA.
When circumcision can mean death in South Africa.
Nearly 80 boys and young men have died this year (2013) in South Africa from injuries sustained during ritual circumcision.
[Note: Video accompanying this post is in the link.]
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IS CIRCUMCISION IN AMERICA "DEEPLY RELIGIOUS"?
Is Circumcision in America Really “Deeply Religious”?
Things have changed considerably in just the last few years with respect to mass media and the topic of circumcision. Several articles are published every month now – if not every week — in major newspapers and websites here in the U.S. and abroad.
As a result, it’s somewhat of a luxury to find myself being critical of a piece written by an author who self-identifies as a “Humanist” and presents his personal views as “progressive” on the topic of circumcision.
In his report on a recent intactivist street protest where he interviewed several of the demonstrators, he states, “… my own feeling is that we should not be surgically altering the genitalia of our children without their consent, and that consent can only be given when the child is of legal age.”
What more could you ask, right?
But in an attempt to identify the root cause of the inertia that stands in the way of the real progress made to end circumcision in this country, the author relies on an unsubstantiated claim that conflates notions of American progressivism with unwavering support for religious freedom.
He says, “Circumcision has a deep cultural and religious meaning, and asking people to give up on that practice will be a long, uphill battle.”
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ISRAELI WOMAN APPEALS SHE MUST CIRCUMCISE SON.
Israeli woman appeals rabbinical ruling
she must circumcise son.
An Israeli woman appealed to the Supreme Court on Wednesday against a rabbinical ruling that ordered her to circumcise her one-year-old son, the Justice Ministry said, in the first case of its kind.
There is no law in Israel making circumcision obligatory for Jews, but a rabbinical court that was presiding over the woman's divorce case ruled last month that she must fulfill her husband's wish in the matter.
It fined her 500 shekels ($142) a day until she did so.
Jewish law, the rabbis said, puts the onus on the father to see his son is circumcised but the mother says circumcision is tantamount to physical abuse.
"I don't believe in religious coercion."
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RABBI SUED FOR SEVERING BABY'S PENIS.
Rabbi Sued For Severing Baby's Penis.
A rabbi is being sued for severing a newborn baby's penis during a circumcision ceremony.
According to the Huffington Post, the child had to have micro-surgery, needed six blood transfusions and was in hospital for two months after the botched Jewish ritual.
Rabbi Mordechai Rosenberg performed the ceremony at The Tree Of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh earlier this year.
The parents, who want to remain anonymous to protect the identity of their son, have launched a civil lawsuit against the Rabbi claiming he acted with "total disregard for the child and caused catastrophic and life-changing injury".
Rabbi Rosenberg, who still "practising" said he was a "trained mohel" (Jewish circumciser) and that having a doctor perform the ritual was unethical.
He said he was well-trained and the this case was just "a tragic accident".
The newborn was rushed to the Pittsburgh Children's Hospital where doctors performed surgery for eight hours to reattach the dismembered penis.
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