I know this can be a HUGE debate, and I'm not looking to start any arguments. I was just wondering as you are OB nurses. I'm expecting a boy in July and not sure if we should circ. or not. My husband says yes, it's better medically in the long run. My gpa who just turned 70 had to have a circ. due to endless complications lately.
As nurses in this area, is the medication that they use good? And what are some questions to ask my Dr. about it. I already know that my hospital i'll be at uses a med. when they perform it, I"m just wondering what you all think.
This subject is definitely a volatile one. Each side thinks they are right. I would like to go a bit off topic and make a very sweeping general observation to hopefully try and keep things civil.
To some circumcision= forcing your beliefs one someone
Pro-life= forcing someone to accept they can't make a decision about their body
If we look at logic then, those same people who feel that way about circumcision should therefore be pro-choice.
Now I know this isn't the case, but I hope it puts into perspective the statement that those who choose to circumcise their sons are FORCING someone to do something.
I have two sons already that are uncircumcised and the one I am carrying will be. It's a chioce I am making for my son, just as I will choose to vaccinate and not let him do things that might harm him.
Unless someone finds a way to know what an infant remembers, NO ONE can definitively say that circumcision scars a baby for life.
Specializes in Pulmonology/Critical Care, Internal Med.
Well lets just put it this way, at times having your man a little less sensitive so they can last longer is a good thing. And while I being 26 and having no ED, you would be suprised the number that do have some form of it.
Lets not get into the abortion debate here, that's apples and oranges, and even more volitile. I happen to be against legal abortion, and pro choice regarding circumcision. I doubt if you'd find much corelation between opinions on abortion and circumcision.
Well lets just put it this way, at times having your man a little less sensitive so they can last longer is a good thing. And while I being 26 and having no ED, you would be suprised the number that do have some form of it.
Yes, which is why circ'd men are better lovers while young, but less virile when older. It's a trade off. And no, I am not going to research that statement for scientific backing, not sure if it exists anyways...
Specializes in Pulmonology/Critical Care, Internal Med.
TVCCRN, while I applaud your effort, unfortunately your logic is faulty, you can not take A is B, therefore A sub 1 is B sub 1. The linkage is wrong, and the proof needed is far greater than just A is B, B is D therefore D is also A. While I understand that you are trying to show they are the same by some external force putting their will on another being, they are vastly different.
With Circumcision it is a parent putting their will on a child who is completely and totally dependent on their care.
With Abortion it is a legislative assembly putting their will on an adult who is not completely and totally dependent on their care and is able to make their own decisions and choices. An infant is not, thats why you have a parent.
Or abortion could be considered the ultimate violence against the unborn, depends on your philosophical POV, eh? It's definately has a bigger impact on the life than a little cosmetic surgery such as circumcision is.
Specializes in Pulmonology/Critical Care, Internal Med.
GardenDove, your making me smile over here. Trust me, old men are MORE then virile. I've know quite a few 45 yr olds do more than most 18 yr olds could. I have a feeling the lower amounts of sexual stimulation have MORE to do with lower and decreasing levels of sex hormones and not the fact that their member no longer has a little hat.
Since my parents were Jewish, circumcision was a cultural fact of life. It didn't seem to stop the Jewish people from becoming extremely successful and having an amazing cultural impact on the entire world, including providing Jesus Christ to humanity.
Specializes in Pulmonology/Critical Care, Internal Med.
Lets not bring Jesus into this......me and him have issues......:) So out of curiosity, why do the Jewish people have circumcision, is it because of a belief of spiritual cleanliness or something along those lines?
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You are also only 26. What 26 year old man has erectile dysfunction?