Why the foreskin increases infection risk

Why should you consider circumcision ?

With the anti-circumcision propaganda on the net, consider the following facts:

1. The foreskin increases the risk of male and female infections.

‘Current new-born circumcision may be considered a preventative health measure analogous to immunisation in that side effects and complications are immediate and usually minor, but benefits accrue for a lifetime’

Circumcision reduces the risk of vaginal infections.

2. Penile hygiene - an ongoing battle against smegma.

The proponents of not circumcising stress that lifelong penile hygiene is required. The bacteria start multiplying immediately after washing and contribute, along with skin secretions, to the whitish film, termed ‘smegma’, that is formed under the foreskin.
‘What man after a night of passion is going to perform penile hygiene before rolling over and snoring the night away whilst organisms are multiplying in the warm moist environment under the prepuce ?’

3. When physical problems are encountered.

Phimosis (inability to retract the foreskin) is normal in very young boys, but is gone by age 3 in 90%. If still present after age 6 it is regarded as a problem.
Paraphimosis (where the retracted foreskin cannot be brought back again over the glans) is a very painful problem, relieved by circumcision or slitting the dorsal surface of the foreskin.
To paediatric surgeons, the most obvious medical reasons for circumcision are balanitis (inflammation of the glans) and posthitis (inflammation of the foreskin), which are very painful conditions virtually limited to uncircumcised males.
The need for an appliance for urinary drainage in quadriplegics and in senile men is facilitated if they are circumcised. Boys and men who are not circumcised can be a source of irritation if they do not retract the foreskin when they urinate, as ‘splatter’ will occur.
Foreskin problems also mean intercourse is painful.
Another condition, Frenular chordee, results from an unusually thick and often tight frenulum and prevents the foreskin from fully retracting. The frenulum then tears during intercourse or masturbation. This problem can be solved by excising the frenulum during a circumcision. Frenoplasty (removing just the tight frenulum) is also possible.

4. Sexually-transmitted diseases

Being uncircumcised you have a higher risk contracting syphilis and gonorrhea .

5. Cancer of the penis

This disease is almost completely confined to uncircumcised men and, less commonly, in those circumcised after the new-born period.

6. Emotional Advantages

Circumcised men are much more content with the appearance of their genitals.
In many cultures being circumcised is a rite of passage with many psycho-social meanings attached to the procedure.
For many circumcision is a method of displaying kinship and a common identity amongst others.

7. Sexually

Woman generally prefer to have sex with circumcised men and find the exposed glans much more arousing.
No risk of offensive ordours spoiling the moment when impromptu sexual activity occurs.
With the glans permanently exposed to greater friction, orgasms are reported to be much more intense.
When performing oral sex most partners prefer their lover to be circumcised.
Most teenagers/adult who have had themselves circumcised report an improvement in their sexual functioning.

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