Get 324 Journal Of The Royal Society Of Medicine Volume 85 June 1992 Inappropriate Circumcision

Circumcision has no justifiable benefits and is in fact harmful – from pain and suffering, to surgical botches, to reduced maternal-child bonding. Medical authorities throughout the world consider circumcision medically unnecessary and unethical.

Conclusion: The highest-quality studies suggest that medical male circumcision has no adverse effect on sexual function, sensitivity, sexual sensation, or satisfaction.

Male circumcision has been a subject of controversy for a number of reasons including religious, ethical, sexual, and medical. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in a rapidly changing medical and surgical world, circumcision rose in popularity as a means of prophylaxis in the Anglosphere.

Opponents of circumcision also claim that the procedure desensitizes the and decreases sexual pleasure. That's because the foreskin, which makes up about half the skin of the , contains highly sensitive nerve endings.

Medical Reasons Parents Might Choose Not to Circumcise The foreskin protects the tip of the . When the foreskin is removed, the tip may become irritated and cause the opening of the to become too small. This can cause urination problems that may need to be corrected by an operation.

Opponents of circumcision also claim that the procedure desensitizes the and decreases sexual pleasure. That's because the foreskin, which makes up about half the skin of the , contains highly sensitive nerve endings.

Reasons not to choose circumcision concern that removing the foreskin may reduce the sensitivity of the tip of the and reduce sexual pleasure for both partners later in life. wanting to avoid the pain of circumcision, which can occur at the time of the operation and for some time after.

“A small faction of men feel they have been harmed by circumcision,” he says. “Some say they lose sensation.” Though anecdotally men report otherwise, the argument that an uncircumcised is more sensitive than a circumcised one is not well supported in the literature, he says.