Circumcision Myths Exposed in These Articles

There are many circumcision myths. My son in not circumcised and very healthy. I know many adult men who are uncircumcised and have never had any problems either. However in recent times I have noticed a lot of arguments for circumcisions. So I started reading articles here on Associated Content on this subject to fully understand what is truth is about circumcision.

To clarify what circumcision is exactly, it is the procedure, which is considered to be minor surgery, that cuts some or all of the foreskin from the penis. The history of circumcision shows evidence that it was possibly practiced to prevent masturbation. In modern times it is generally practiced for religious beliefs and for the understanding of major medical benefits. However the medical benefits circumcision offers has become into question in the last 30 years and it is becoming more uncommon for a baby boy to be circumcised.

The most common myth is that a circumcised penis is always more clean than an uncircumcised penis. It is entirely up to the individual on how well they want to clean their penis. The article A Circumcised Penis is Not Necessarily Cleaner clarifies why the myth that a circumcised penis is always cleaner is just that, a myth.

Let's talk about unitary tract infections, the chance of your uncircumcised son of getting one is one percent. The article Circumcision Doesn't Effectively Prevent Urinary Tract Infection explains why some of the studies on this subject offer little help and the ones conducted that can be trusted are once again stating a minor one percent risk.

One myth is that a male with an uncircumcised penis is more likely to give a female cervical cancer than a male that does have a circumcised penis. Cervical cancers are what occur when cells in a woman's cervix undergo abnormal changes and begin dividing without control or order, forming tumors. The article Does Circumcision Prevent Cervical Cancer? answers the question its title.

Along with cervical cancer people have been saying that a male who is circumcised is less likely to give a female HIV than a male who is uncircumcised. The article The Truth About Circumcision & HPV/HIV gets to the bottom of this topic.

I read these articles and am completely still comfortable with my decision. In all honestly though it isn't even my decision if my son should be circumcised, it is his.