Comments on: The Truth About Circumcision (Video)

By: Enith Hernandez

Enith Hernandez — Fri, 22 May 2009 18:14:02 +0000

I want to thank you for directing me to this article/video. I want to add though, an intact penis is NOT easier to keep clean. Actually, an infant baby penis just wipes like a finger, easy does. No retraction should be done because it will cause pain, tearing and infections. The foreskin is attached to the head of the penis during infancy throughout boyhood til puberty sometimes longer. The only one that should retract if the boy himself. When they are able to do so, the action Retract, Rinse and Replace (The 3 Rs) takes no more than 5 seconds. That’s even longer to wipe a dirty butt after defecating. We still need to teach our children how to wipe their butts right?

I agree. Circumcision is a simple cosmetic surgery, and doing this to an undeveloped tiny body it is definitely harmful and wrong.

And to the Biology101 poster, if you want to amputate part of your genitals to prevent penile cancer or STDs, why don’t you cut off the whole thing? Just sayin’…

Anyways, Dan and Jennifer! Kuddos to you and saying it like it is!

Peace!
Enith

By: DanÂ And Jennifer

DanÂ And Jennifer — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:37:42 +0000

Hi there! sorry those are not factual statements and we do not agree with them, which is why they were not covered, certainly not as facts.

Different STDs and STIs are transferred in a myriad of diffferent ways… some by skin on skin contact, some by fluid to fluid contact, some by blood to blood contact.

This was not a video on STDs but if you search this site (top right search bar) you’ll find a number of videos we did produce recently specifically on preventing STDs and STIs.

Have an awesome day!
Dan (Ask Dan & Jennifer)

By: Biology101

Biology101 — Fri, 22 May 2009 05:30:32 +0000

I’m disapointed that the question about STD infection (which circumcision reduses) wasn’t answered and penile cancer (which circumcision totally pevents) wasn’t even menioned. I’m not trying to say that children should be put through pain for vanity. But peircing a child’s ears and circumcision are very different things.