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- From: oispeggy@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Peggy Brown)
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- Subject: Re: Circumcisions (Are they ever performed on adults ?)
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- Date: 16 Nov 92 02:26:00 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov15.184102.13259@crc.ac.uk>, mdiffin@crc.ac.uk (Dr. M.C. Diffin) writes...
- >>Greetings. Could someone explain why circumcisions are preformed in the
- >>first place ? Wouldn't it be just as effective to stretch the foreskin so
- >>it is loose enough to be fully retracted ?
- >
- >Don't know about the second point. Two major resaons for circumcision:
- >
- >1. Cultural. Some religions (eg Judiasm) insist on it. In some places
- >it is routine by secular condition.
- >
- >2. Infection. Reasonably common in early childhood.
-
- Exactly how common are these infections? What is your source of
- information?
-
- Are there any studies regarding decreased sensitivity (or is this
- just hearsay)?
-
- >>Anyway, what options are available to adult men who were not circumsized at
- >>birth.
-
- Leave it alone, for one.
-
- - Peggy -
-