<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">FWIW, when my son was born in '82 we opted out of circumcision for the obvious reasons but he ended up with an infection that necessitated circumcision at ~3 months, which was more traumatic than it is for newborns. I still think routine circumcision should be avoided, but parents need to be aware of the potential for problems and educated on the proper care of an uncircumcised boy. Dave</span><span class="" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font color="#888888"><br></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">An early study of astronauts who had been in space showed that a large buildup of bacteria occurred on uncut men. Men who are uncut need to wash that area faithfully. They can give women infections easily as well as having severe problems themselves.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">I am cut and never had a problem of any kind with it. It is said that being cut makes it more difficult not to proceed to orgasm during sex - more stimulation occurring to the prepuce. I would not know.</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px">bill w</span></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 6:59 AM, Dave Sill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sparge@gmail.com" target="_blank">sparge@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>FWIW, when my son was born in '82 we opted out of circumcision for the obvious reasons but he ended up with an infection that necessitated circumcision at ~3 months, which was more traumatic than it is for newborns. I still think routine circumcision should be avoided, but parents need to be aware of the potential for problems and educated on the proper care of an uncircumcised boy.<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><br></font></span></div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">-Dave<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div></font></span></div>
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