The Risks, Results, and What Is Lost
Tragic Results of Circumcision
(Psychological Risks of Circumcision - Click Here)
(Quotes concerning tragic circumcision aftermaths)
Every day in North America, more than 3000 infant
males are strapped to a circumcision board, against their will to
have their penis irreversibly altered for life. Amputation of a
newborn's health foreskin is the only contraindicated surgery for
which the patient does not consent. It is an unethical practice.
Parents often consent with incomplete knowledge of anatomy or
surgical consequences. Tragically, many infants (who we know feel
pain acutely) receive no anesthesia. The baby's arms and legs are
restrained. A probe is inserted between the glans and the
foreskin and the two structures are torn apart. The foreskin is
crushed and a cut is made in it. It is then pulled forward and
amputated. The raw glans is then totally exposed, which, along
with the remaining inner foreskin, eventually becomes dried
membrane and leaves the shaft skin taut and immobile. This
"Little snip" removed from 50 to 80% of the sheath's
structure. A permanent, visible scar remains. This violation of
body and human rights robs the male of his birthright: an intact,
fully functional penis.
The following
conditions are iatrogenic (doctor-produced) and are
not found in the normal penis protected by the foreskin:
Hemorrhage- This occurs with many infants' circumcision.
Meatal Ulceration- It is caused by the raw glans being constantly
abraded against diapers. This occurs in 30% or more of
circumcised infants.
Meatitis Inflammation- Meatitis inflamation of the urinary opening,
may lead to meatal stenosis (narrowing of the opening).
Excessive Skin Loss- This results in tight and painful erections.
Penile Bowing/Curvature- Uneven removal of skin can cause this.
Hypospadias- A urethral opening cut on the underside of the
penile shaft that can be caused by a surgical mishap during a
circumcision.
Epispadias- A urethral opening cut on the top of the glans
that can be caused by a surgical mishap during a circumcision.
Skin Tags- Random pieces of remaining foreskin adhering to
the nearby skin.
Skin Bridges- Tissue adheres to the glans and forms a
bridge/tunnel from the shaft to the glans.
Keloid-
A prominent circumcision scar.
Discoloration- Shaft skin appears darker than the exposed
remains of the inner foreskin from the scar to the glans.
Circumcision "Ring."- This is a dark ring or discolored skin at the
scar site.
Source: http://www.norm.org
Click Here to Identify Circumcision Damage in the Adult Male
Physical Risks of Circumcision
"The July/August 1998 issue of Men’s Health magazine has an article about male circumcision. The article quotes many doctors who want the practice banned immediately. Titled “Did Circumcision Ruin Your Sex Life?”, the article reports that men who have been circumcised as adults typically complain that the operation sharply reduced the pleasure they experienced during sex. One such man is quoted as saying, “My penis has lost 90% of its sensitivity.” Another who was circumcised at 26 complained, “I had ample sexual experience, and was happy as an intact male. After my circumcision, the pleasure was utterly gone. On a scale of 10, an uncircumcised penis experiences pleasure of at least 11 or 12; the circumcised penis is lucky to get a 3. If men who were circumcised at birth knew the loss of pleasure they would experience, they would storm the hospitals and not permit their sons to undergo this.”"
The "triple whammy" - The circumcised penis loses sensitivity in three ways:
Loss of the foreskin nerves themselves. As has been
demonstrated by studies such as the one by Dr. Taylor and by the
testimonials of the majority of intact men, the inner foreskin
possesses a greater density of nerve endings. It is thought to be
more erogenous than even the glans. The is no question that the
foreskin is a highly erogenous tissue. This tremendous amount of
sensitivity is lost completely when the forefold of the skin
system is amputated. In addition to this, the most sensitive part
of the penis, the frenulum of the foreskin, is either partially
or totally removed in most infant circumcisions. The frenulum is
the continuation of the inner foreskin which attaches to the
underside (ventral part) of the glans. Thus, a significant
percentage, if not the majority, of erogenous nerve supply to the
penis is removed in circumcision at birth.
Damage to the glans. The erogenous sensitivity that
remains after circumcision is primarily in the glans. This is
further reduced by removal of the protective foreskin which
leaves the glans permanently exposed. Unlike the shaft of the
penis, and most of the rest of the body, the head of the penis,
does not posses its own attached skin. This structure, like the
eye ball and the gums of the mouth, is a somewhat naked
structure. Its surface is non-keratinized, like that of the gums,
the eye ball, and the clitoris in women. That means that it does
not posses a protective thick layer like the keratinized skin of
the outer penile skin system. Like the gums and the eye ball, the
glans of the intact penis has a retractible skin covering. The
skin covering of the glans is the foreskin. The eyelid is very
similar in architecture to the foreskin. If the eyelid were
removed and the eyeball were to become keratinized, you'd have a
much harder time seeing. The same is true of the glans. It
becomes artificially keratinized (dry, ha rdened, discolored, and
wrinkled) as a result of permanent exposure, and thus less
sensitive. Because most American men are circumcised and have a
glans of this nature, it is harder to notice the abnormality. But
just compare the glans of an intact man with that of a
circumcised man next to each other and you'll notice a big
difference. Thus, in addition to removing lots of erogenous nerve
endings in the inner foreskin and frenulum, circumcision further
desensitizes the remaining sensitivity of the glans by leaving it
exposed.
Loss of skin mobility. The nerve endings in the glans
are predominantly complex touch receptors also known as
mechanoreceptors. This is different from the light touch
receptors of the skin which detect surface friction. The
mechanorecptors are best stimulated by massage action rather than
surface friction. Thus, the glans is best stimulated to feel
pleasure by a rolling massage action. With an ample and highly
mobile skin system that rolls over the glans with pressure from
the opposing surface, this optimal stimulation of the glans is
achieved while avoiding direct friction of the delicate glans
surface. Direct friction tends to fire off pain receptors causing
irritation and also causes further keratinization of the glans.
With the skin system of the penis significantly reduced by
circumcision, the mobility is essentially gone and now the penis
is a static mass with no dynamic self stimulation mechanism. Now,
it must be rubbed. Direct friction is now the primary form of
stimulation. So then circumcision further reduces erogenous s
ensitivity in the penis by reducing skin mobility and thus the
ability to use the foreskin to massage the glans. The combination
of foreskin and glans in concert results in an even higher level
of stimulation which is unknown to the circumcised male.
Circumcision of an infant male significantly reduces erogenous pleasure potential in his penis when he becomes sexually active and continues to be reduced as he ages until, in many cases, he is left with relatively little sensation.
What is Lost Forever to Circumcision
* To cover and bond with
the synechia so as to permit the development of the mucosal
surface of the glans and inner foreskin.
* To protect the glans of the infant boy from feces and ammonia
in diapers.
* To protect the glans penis from friction and abrasion thoughout
life.
* To keep the glans moisturized and soft with emollient oils.
* To lubricate the glans.
* To coat the glans with a waxy protective substance.
* To provide sufficient skin to cover an erection by unfolding.
* To provide an aid to masturbation and foreplay.
* To serve as an aid to penetration.
* To reduce friction and chaffing during intercourse.
* To serve as erogenous tissue because of its rich supply of
erogenous receptors.
* To contact and stimulate the G-spot of the female partner.
©CIRP
Doctor Posing With Freshly Severed Infant Foreskin
This is what is thrown away, or sold to pharmaceutical companies when you have your child circumcised.
When a baby boy's natural and intact penis is "circumcised," this is what is lost forever:
Courtesy of Gary L. Harryman
*1. The frenar band of soft ridges--the single most pleasure producing zone on the male body. Loss of this densely innervated and reactive belt of tissue reduces the sensitivity of the remaining penis to about that of ordinary skin.
2. Approximately half of the temperature reactive smooth muscle sheath called the dartos fascia.
3. Specialized epithelial Langerhans cells, a component of the immune system.
*4. An estimated 240 feet of microscopic nerves, including branches of the dorsal nerve.
*5. Between 10,000 to 20,000 specialized erotogenic nerve endings of several types, which can discern slight motion, subtle changes in temperature, and fine gradations in texture. This loss includes thousands of coiled fine-touch receptors called the Meissner's corpuscles - the most important sensory component in the foreskin.
6. Estrogen receptors the purpose and value of which are not yet fully understood.
*7. More than 50% of the mobile penile skin, the multi-purpose covering of the glans, that shields all of the specialized penile skin from abrasion, drying, and callusing (by keratin cell layering), and protects it from dirt and other contaminants. The debilitating sexual consequences of keratinizing the glans have never been studied.
Courtesy of www.circumstitions.com
8. The immunological defense system of the soft mucosa, which may produce antibacterial and antiviral proteins such as lysozyme, also found in mothers milk, and plasma cells, which secrete immunoglobulin antibodies.
9. Lymphatic vessels, the loss of which interrupts the lymph flow within a part of the bodys immune system.
*10. The frenulum, the very sensitive "V" shaped web-like tethering structure on the underside of the glans; usually amputated along with the foreskin, or severed, which destroys its functionality.
*11. The apocrine glands of the inner foreskin, which produce pheromones--natures powerful, silent, invisible behavioral signals to potential sexual partners. They contribute significantly to sexuality. Their loss is unstudied.
12. Ectopic sebaceous glands, which lubricate and moisturize.
*13. The essential "gliding" mechanism. If unfolded and spread out flat, the average adult foreskin measures about 15 square inches, the size of a postcard. This abundance of specialized, self-lubricating mobile skin gives the natural penis its unique hallmark ability to smoothly "glide" in and out within itself--permitting natural non-abrasive masturbation and intercourse, without drying out the vagina or requiring artificial lubricants.
14. The pink to red to dark purple natural coloration of the glans, normally an internal organ--like the tongue.
*15. A significant amount of the penis circumference because its double layered wrapping of loose foreskin is now missing making the circumcised penis defectively thinner than a full-sized intact penis.
*16. As much as one inch of the erect penis length due to amputation when the connective tissue is torn apart during "circumcision." This shared membrane tightly fuses the foreskin and the glans together while the penis develops. Ripping it apart wounds the glans, leaving it raw and subject to infection, scarring, and shrinkage.
*17. Several feet of blood vessels, including the frenular artery and branches of the dorsal artery. The loss of this dense vascularity interrupts normal blood flow to the shaft and glans of the penis, obviously damaging its natural function and possibly stunting its complete and healthy development.
18. Every year boys lose their penises altogether from botched "circumcisions" and infections accidents happen. They are then "sexually reassigned" by transgender surgery and must live their lives as females.
19. Every year many boys lose their lives from the complications of medically unnecessary circumcisions. The cause of these deaths are a fact the billion dollar per year circumcision industry willfully obscures and conceals.
*20. Although not yet proved scientifically, there is considerable new evidence that an incomplete penis loses its capacity for the subtle electromagnetic "cross-communication" that occurs only during contact between two mucous membranes, and which contributes to the perception of sexual ecstasy. In other words, medically unjustified foreskin amputation of boys ultimately diminishes the intensity of orgasms for both men and women!
Gary L. Harryman,
14 February 1999
glharryman@aol.comFor more information concerning the foreskin and it's role in
the mechanics of sexual intercourse, please check out: http://www.cirp.org/pages/anat/
One man's experience being circumcised as an adult...
"Only men circumcised as adults can experience the difference a foreskin makes. In the Journal of Sex Research, Money and Davison from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine reported on five such men. Changes included diminished penile sensitivity and less penile gratification. The investigators concluded,
Erotosexually and cosmetically, the operation is, for the most part, contraindicated, and it should be evaluated in terms of possible pathological sequelae.(1)
Other men circumcised as adults regret the change.
I play guitar and my fingers get callused from playing. That’s similar to what happened to my penis after circumcision.(2)
After the circumcision there was a major change. It was like night and day. I lost most sensation. I would give anything to get the feeling back. I would give my house. [This man’s physician persuaded him to be circumcised by warning he could otherwise get penile cancer. When the man complained of the result, the physician replied, “That’s normal” and would not help him.](3)
Slowly the area lost its sensitivity, and as it did, I realized I had lost something rather vital. Stimuli that had previously aroused ecstasy had relatively little effect. . . . Circumcision destroys a very joyful aspect of the human experience for males and females.(4)
The greatest disadvantage of circumcision is the awful loss of sensitivity when the foreskin is removed. . . . On a scale of 10, the intact penis experiences pleasure that is at least 11 or 12; the circumcised penis is lucky to get to 3.(5)
The sexual differences between a circumcised and uncircumcised penis is . . . like wearing a condom or wearing a glove. . . . Sight without color would be a good analogy. . . . Only being able to see in black and white, for example, rather than seeing in full color would be like experiencing an orgasm with a foreskin and without. There are feelings you’ll just never have without a foreskin.(6)
After thirty years in the natural state I allowed myself to be persuaded by a physician to have the foreskin removed—not because of any problems at the time, but because, in the physician’s view, there might be problems in the future. That was five years ago and I am sorry I had it done. . . . The sensitivity in the glans has been reduced by at least 50 percent. There it is, unprotected, constantly rubbing against the fabric of whatever I am wearing. In a sense, it has become callused. . . . I seem to have a relatively unresponsive stick where I once had a sexual organ.(7) "
INARGUABLE FACTS ABOUT HAVING A FORESKIN
http://josh.bakehorn.net/circ2.html
1. The individual with a foreskin will always have the knowledge that he is whole and complete and has been allowed to make decisions about his own body himself.
2. A male with a foreskin will experience a higher level of pleasure because his glans will be soft, moist, and clean due to the foreskin's protective sheath (this is exactly what Nature intended).
3. The man's sexual partner will never require lubricants because the foreskin provides a gliding mechanism to the penis, and as stated above, the glans will be soft and moist anyway.
4. A foreskin makes the penis's appearance very beautiful and whole (ever wonder why great art depicts man with a foreskin?).
5. Sexual pleasure is increased immensely not only because the glans is protected, but also because the foreskin itself contains a vast array of sexually sensitive nerves.
6. Men circumcised as an adult say that sex with a foreskin was like seeing in full 3D color, and sex after circumcision is like seeing in flat black and white.
7. Masturbation is incredibly easier and more pleasurable with a foreskin because no lubricants are needed and less effort is required. There is no need for harsh, severe stimulation like with an insensitive circumcised penis.
8. You don't die from complications due to circumcision when you are not circumcised.
Opinions Of World Renowned Doctors On Circumcision:
Dr. Sears:
Medical benefits - THERE ARE NONE! Do not circumcise
your baby because you think there are some medical benefits. A
recent review by the American Academy of Pediatrics looked at all
the data from the past decades to see if there truly were any
medical benefits. There conclusion - NO. There are no significant
medical benefits that make circumcision worth doing. Here are a
few benefits that we used to think were true, and now know are
not-cleanliness, decreased risk of STD's, decreased risk of
penile cancer, avoiding infections in the foreskin, avoiding the
need to do it later on, avoiding bladder infections. THEREFORE,
IF YOU DECIDE TO CIRCUMCISE YOUR CHILD, DO NOT DO SO BECAUSE YOU
THINK THERE IS ANY MEDICAL BENEFIT.
<http://www.askdrsears.com/html/1/t012000.asp>
Dr. Jay Gordon:
I was recently asked to list three reasons why I'm
opposed to circumcision. 3. It's painful. 2. It's not our penis,
so it's not our decision 1. It's not necessary (there are no
proven benefits and no medical association in the world
recommends it)
<http://www.drjaygordon.com/links/circ.htm>
Dr. Benjamin Spock:
Dr. Spock now believes that circumcision of males is
traumatic, painful, and of questionable value. “We now know
that it is not the only choice, nor is it agreed that it is the
most sensible choice.” “My own preference, if I had the
good fortune to have another son, would be to leave his little
penis alone.”
This is an excerpt from the article Circumcision - It's Not
Necessary by BENJAMIN SPOCK, M.D. which appeared in Redbook,
April 1989
<http://faculty.washington.edu/gcd/DOC/spock.html>
Dr. Dean Edell:
“Let's first talk about the many myths that one
hears.” He then goes on to name them, “cleanliness,
cervical cancer, urinary tract infection, the procedural
complication rate, penile cancer, and STDs.”
“Internationally about 80 to 85 percent of the male
population is uncircumcised. The AAP is not the first, but the
fourth major medical society in the world to change its
circumcision policy. Australia, the U.K., and Canada already have
instituted more humane policies. Hopefully, we will go much
further toward stopping this barbaric practice which is decidedly
unhealthy for us and our children.”
This is an excerpt from the article, Circumcision: A Closer Look
written for the website HealthCentral.com on March 1, 1999
http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/deanfu...type=DeanTopics
<http://www.healthcentral.com/drdean/deanfulltexttopics.cfm?ID=9985&storytype=DeanTopics>
C. Everett Koop, M.D. the famous
Christian former Surgeon General has stated, "All of the
Western world raises its children uncircumcised and it seems
logical that, with the extent of health knowledge in those
countries, such a practice must be safe."
