By Cole
Gamble
Okay, I've had my say so now it's time to acknowledge the pros of whacking the
little bugger off (the foreskin, I mean).
There Are Some Small Medical Benefits
Among the benefits are:
- Decreased potential for urinary tract infection.
- Increased possibility for penile cancer (although probability for penile cancer is remote for either circumcised or uncircumcised males).
- Three times more susceptible to contract HIV from infected women. (Might want to give your son the condom talk, what do you say?)
Some Girls Do Like it Better
And some don't, I might add.
Will Make Son Look More Like Daddy
Assuming daddy is foreskin-less as well. Their similarity, anatomically speaking, is something they can bond over, like when they play catch.
Circumcisions Don't Hurt Like They Used To
For months leading up to our boy's circumcision (yes, my wife won) I feared the sound of betrayed wailing that would come from my son as the doctor has is way with him and a machete. On the day of the procedure, I was surprised the find the operation had more to do with string than scalpel. There was a quick cut, a quick yelp and then the doctor put a nice Boy Scout knot around my boy's penis, leaving the foreskin to dry up and eventually fall off on its own.
I have given you all I can. Hopefully you're now armed to make an educated decision regarding your son's penile future. The most important part to remember is it's your choice. Not grandpas. Not your neighbor's. Not society's. It's yours.
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