Circumsizing infant boys

@shannon76 (1232)
United States
February 20, 2007 11:58am CST
Does everyone that has boys do this? Worldwide? Our son is 11 months old and we are waiting (he has to have surgery due to hypospadius so they can't do the circusision till the surgery). But why would you have it done or why wouldn't you?
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@cowgirl2701 (2079)
• United States
20 Feb 07
The reson most people don't have it done is because of their religion or personal beliefs. That is also why others have it done. Not having it done they have a good chance of having lots of infections. It is hard to clean that area when they are not circumcised. They tend not to clean under the skin well enough which causes infections.
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• United States
20 Feb 07
My first son with my first husband is NOT circumsized. I chose this because his father wanted him to look like him, to not be different! I respected that. My second son is circumsized like HIS father My second Husband.This was a choice as well not for a medical reason but preferance of the fathers request, and for similarity reasons. Some people choose not too because it is not medically nessisary. Some people choose it for religeous reasons. Also Just for the record If I could go back I would have circumsized both my boys because I feel my uncircumsized son will face ridicule over his uncircumsized .
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