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> # Re: Who is telling the truth?
> Written by Robin at 14 Dec 2006 19:16:15: As an answer to: Who is telling the truth? written by D. at 14 Dec 2006 19:10:24: Hi D, I dont really intend expanding my site to include such info - let the pro and antis sort out those questions - my job is purely to show how when the foreskin inhibits the erection, this inhibits the sexuality, ... simple logic which our medical profession does not accept as yet ... these problems can be treated with cirucmcision or with many other methods: treatment is really up to the doctors - all I want is that the medical profession realises the importance of this matter to the sexual lives of at least 10% of our young men (and their relationships ... presumably with 10% of our young women :-) ). thanks for your compliments on my site cheers robin > Robin, > Thank you for producing one of the best internet sites I have ever had >the pleasure to visit. Extensively researched and balanced. Your thinking is >clear and logical. I could not agree with you more. Please consider >expanding you site to include other related issues. > I am a fifty year old heterosexual male. Born in Canada, 1956, I was one >of the few infant males of my generation who was not circumcised. This was >at the request of my parents. I have no problem with my parents decision. In >fact, I now see they were thinking in my best interest and perhaps well >ahead of their time. I do not suffer any of the condition discussed in your >site. I function sexually just fine. I'm married with three grown children. > However, during my childhood and now subsequently as an adult I still >feel somewhat embarrassed with my status as a non circumcised male. This is >not logical. It is purely an emotional issue. We are complex creatures. I >suspect as a young and somewhat venerable child I felt different. For years >I have considered being circumcised which has lead me to many internet sites >on the topic. Most are either pro or anti on the subject. Many try to >mislead people. Advocating they have a balance view when really they tend to >be the most radical and bent on swaying public opinion to their view. > What I have read as an educated fifty year old male is very >contradictory. I can't imagine what young expecting parents must go through. >This is should not be an issue which causes anxiety. But it does in many >families and individuals. > My research and thinking on the subject has lead me to some conclusions. >One thing I feel very strongly about is that routine infant circumcision is >simply wrong. How can a parent make this decision for their child unless >there is a physical need. Confiding with my best friend on the subject, he >wishes his parents had not circumcised him. He feels he lacks sensation as a >result. > In my case, I have two unresolved questions. One; is there a significant >reduction of sensation resulting from circumcision? Logically we would have >to expect there would be. However here too we get conflicting reports from >men who have gone through this are adults. Some say no change and others >report significant change. Who is telling the truth? This is very important. >Not only too men like me but also to expectant parents struggling with the >issue. The second; What do women really think? What do they prefer? I'm of >the opinion that the majority of women prefer circumcised men and that >society especially here in North America supports that view. However, when >talking to women. Most seem to say they don't care one way or the other if a >man is circumcised or not. Well, again, what is the truth. > I would be interested in your opinion. Has your research lead you to any >conclusions regarding sensation and women's preference? > What about the difference in sexual function? More confusing data. > D. Answers: