22 yr old male, wants circumcision, i have questions

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i am a 22 yr old male who is thinking about getting a circumcision. i am currently uncircumcised and unhappy with its appearance. i would just like to get some really important information about procedures and post operation effects. i would greatly appreciate any kind of information that anyone can provide me. i am serious about this procedure but i would like to know more about adult circumcision before any action is taken. thank you.

that several studies have shown a higher risk of acquiring certain STD's (including HIV) in uncircumsized men, that in ones who are circumsized. There is also the social stigma of "looking different". Personally, I won't take my shirt off in front of my own wife (or even the bath room mirror when I'm the only person in the room), if I don't have a "six pack" (and it's been years since I had one).

On the other hand, I went along with my wife's decision NOT to circumsize our now three year old son. I couldn't counter her logic, that it should be HIS right to make such a decision and not ours. Besides my desire to have him circumsized was probably related to my semi Catholic up-bringing. Since neither of us now attend church, it didn't seem to be an overwhelming issue.

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Be careful, I had it done and couldn't walk for a whole year!!!

But than again I was a newborn...

Sorry, just had to...:chuckle

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Originally posted by Speculating

fab4fan,

Please don't discourage the young man. He's simply asking for a little help and advice. He hasn't asked anyone to perform surgery. And, given the nature of the beast I'm sure he wants a little anonymity. I don't know about you, but I'm a nurse and teaching is part of my profession. So please don't shoo people away like that. I'm sure he all ready feels a little uncomfortable discussing the matter so If you don't want to help grab another thread.

I did give him advice...I told him to talk to his doctor. It is inappropriate to give medical advice; it can potentially put a nurse's license at risk.

Say you give someone advice, and then that person has a bad outcome. What are you going to do if there's a malpractice suit and the client says, "But that nurse told me..."

This is a very litigious society. Even that aside, the purpose of this board is not to dispense advice to the lay public.

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Originally posted by fab4fan

I did give him advice...I told him to talk to his doctor. It is inappropriate to give medical advice; it can potentially put a nurse's license at risk.

Say you give someone advice, and then that person has a bad outcome. What are you going to do if there's a malpractice suit and the client says, "But that nurse told me..."

This is a very litigious society. Even that aside, the purpose of this board is not to dispense advice to the lay public.

agree 100%. Nurses do not dispense medical advice,unless they are licensed ARNP's, NP's, etc. and it's in the scope of their practice to do so. Referring a person to their doctor is never wrong advice in such cases.

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The first amendment protects the right to offer opinions on virtually ANY topic including medical (and indeed legal). The courts have repeatedly upheld the right of the individual to express opinions so long as they do not misrepresent their expertise in so doing. Furthermore, even if it would mean certain death and permanent exclusion from Nursing and all other professions I would gladly suffer that fate than to sustain the slightest injury to my First Amendment rights.

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I thought that uncircumcised men still had less chance of STD contraction than women do. I could be very wrong.

Anyway...I hope that is not a major concern for this young man, and that he does what he needs to do to protect himself.

(and that includes talking to a physcian about the risks and benefits of the procedure.)

Good Luck

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is for a man verses a woman, let alone for a circumsized man relative to a woman. It is conceivable that an uncircumsized man coulc have a higher risk of acquiring an STD than one who is circumsized, and still have a lower overall risk than a woman. In the same way that a forty year old man who smokes and has diabetes has a higher risk factor for heart disease than one who is obese, but does not smoke. The non-smoking obese man still has a higher risk profile than one who was normal weight (all other things being equal of course).

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Your life, your license, Roland. I find the application of the First Amendment a bit extreme, but it's your prerogative.

Maybe TPTB can set up a forum just for you to answer questions from the public. ;)

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Please I do not intend to sway your decision in any way, as a grown man you are intelligent enough to make your own decisions and obviously you posted here for more info. I am a registered nurse who hasn't had as a patient a post op circ. but i do know this... If you have not had any medical problems associated with your extra foreskin why change whats not broken. I am a "turtleneck" as some may call it... I am proud and not embarrassed by it. Some woman are not familiar with it since most men may have been circ'd, but please, do not do it for your woman if she doesn't like it. Look at it this way, you have more pleasure being uncirc'd since your gland is not exposed 24/7, it is way more sensitive and you may receive more enjoyment as you are. It is natural, and if God intended for it to be different, i think he would have designed it that way.. What are your reasons for opting for the surgery? I'm interested to know...

murse

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