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The Circumcision Debate

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obeygravity
Posts: 182
Registered: 10-13-2009

Article: Circumcised at 33

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01-09-2012 10:17 AM

"Yes, at 33 years of age I was finally getting circumcised, and I couldn’t help but think that having the procedure done when I was an infant could have saved me a hell of a lot of trouble." 

Not surprisingly, this comment seems to be getting a lot of attention in the article's comments.  In his case, it's probably accurate, though.

Here's the article:  http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/1111324--making-the-cut-a-personal-reflection-on-circumcisio...

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obeygravity
Posts: 182
Registered: 10-13-2009

Article: Circumcised at 33

2 Posts
01-09-2012 10:17 AM

"Yes, at 33 years of age I was finally getting circumcised, and I couldn’t help but think that having the procedure done when I was an infant could have saved me a hell of a lot of trouble." 

Not surprisingly, this comment seems to be getting a lot of attention in the article's comments.  In his case, it's probably accurate, though.

Here's the article:  http://www.healthzone.ca/health/article/1111324--making-the-cut-a-personal-reflection-on-circumcisio...

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islaywhisky
Posts: 1,364
Registered: 07-21-2003

Obeygravity,

Thank you very much for your post. I skimmed the link you sent, but it's very late for me at night right now. I will respond fully as soon as I can.

Christopher

"Education is the discovery of our own ignorance." Will Durant


"Almost any manmade phenomenon is explained by tradition, inertia - or both." Anon

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"Education is the discovery of our own ignorance." Will Durant


"Almost any manmade phenomenon is explained by tradition, inertia - or both." Anon

CL - Circumcision Debate
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hakunangovi
Posts: 203
Registered: 01-15-2009

I am a bit surprised that although the doctor was informed enough to suggest  creams and stretching, when that failed he jumped to circumcision.  I  have a suspicion that often the Betamethasone cream regimen is not continued long enough. In cases where it truly fails, then preputioplasty should be the next step. The article does not say, but if Jared was suffering from BXO, then even that is sometimes treated successfully with Carbon dioxide laser treatment.  Too often, the medical fraternity does not try hard enough, if at all, to save a foreskin.

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