The human body has been studied for thousands of years. Many may think that it interest in our body began in the renaissance, but our ancient ancestors have been observing the human body since the beginning. These people did many things with their bodies, whether it is traditional or spiritual superstition, which is still being done today. One of these things is circumcision. A circumcision is the surgical removal of foreskin of the penis, which then reveals the head of the male genitalia. It is usually done to newborns before they are sent home from the hospital (kidshealth.org). The history of male circumcision dates way before recorded history. The first recorded account of circumcision was brought of Abraham in the book of Genesis.
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The foreskin of the penis isn’t just a useless part of our body that comes with birth. Its purpose is to protect the glans (the tip of the penis) against all sorts of irritants. “Circumcision increases the chance of meatitis (inflammation of the opening of the penis)” (www.medicinenet.com). It also helps prevent infection and other unpleasant problems from happening to the urinary opening. There also is the fact that it keeps the glans sensitivity (www.wsupgdocs.org, purpose). Some reasons that circumcision is not performed are the possibilities of surgical accidents. “Problems may occur are skin or bloodstream infections, bleeding, gangrene, scarring, and other accidents.” A Study showed that 1 of every 500 circumcised newborns experience a serious side effect. The surgery is also painful in which many parents don’t want their child to experience. It can be very costly too. Many insurance companies do not cover circumcisions and the procedure is somewhat pricey. If you don’t decide to have a child circumcised in the beginning of their life; having it done later can make the price increase, due to the fact that they will require a general anesthesia (www.wsupgdocs.org, cons). The foreskin is something that a human is born with. It is something that doesn’t need to be removed and many feel that it shouldn’t be taken away if it was given in the first …show more content…
Circumcision can be very helpful when trying to prevent infections, especially in the first few years of life. There are chances of infection and tightness of the foreskin. This can be caused by pulling back on the extremity too often or too hard (www.wsupgdocs.org, pros). “Circumcision prevents phimosis (the inability to retract the foreskin at an age when it should normally be retractable), paraphimosis (the painful inability to return the foreskin to its original location), and balanoposthitis (inflammation of the glans and foreskin)” (www.medicinenet.com). It also helps in prevention of STDs. Circumcision can lower the risk for cancer of the cervix in sexual partners. Also, the surgery has been proven to help in the prevention of cancer of the penis (www.nocirc.org). Many people have genital mutilations for social purposes too. Lots of parents want their son to be like their father or other boys that they will be in contact with. There is a chance that and uncircumcised penis could be the talk of the locker
The foreskin of the penis isn’t just a useless part of our body that comes with birth. Its purpose is to protect the glans (the tip of the penis) against all sorts of irritants. “Circumcision increases the chance of meatitis (inflammation of the opening of the penis)” (www.medicinenet.com). It also helps prevent infection and other unpleasant problems from happening to the urinary opening. There also is the fact that it keeps the glans sensitivity (www.wsupgdocs.org, purpose). Some reasons that circumcision is not performed are the possibilities of surgical accidents. “Problems may occur are skin or bloodstream infections, bleeding, gangrene, scarring, and other accidents.” A Study showed that 1 of every 500 circumcised newborns experience a serious side effect. The surgery is also painful in which many parents don’t want their child to experience. It can be very costly too. Many insurance companies do not cover circumcisions and the procedure is somewhat pricey. If you don’t decide to have a child circumcised in the beginning of their life; having it done later can make the price increase, due to the fact that they will require a general anesthesia (www.wsupgdocs.org, cons). The foreskin is something that a human is born with. It is something that doesn’t need to be removed and many feel that it shouldn’t be taken away if it was given in the first …show more content…
Circumcision can be very helpful when trying to prevent infections, especially in the first few years of life. There are chances of infection and tightness of the foreskin. This can be caused by pulling back on the extremity too often or too hard (www.wsupgdocs.org, pros). “Circumcision prevents phimosis (the inability to retract the foreskin at an age when it should normally be retractable), paraphimosis (the painful inability to return the foreskin to its original location), and balanoposthitis (inflammation of the glans and foreskin)” (www.medicinenet.com). It also helps in prevention of STDs. Circumcision can lower the risk for cancer of the cervix in sexual partners. Also, the surgery has been proven to help in the prevention of cancer of the penis (www.nocirc.org). Many people have genital mutilations for social purposes too. Lots of parents want their son to be like their father or other boys that they will be in contact with. There is a chance that and uncircumcised penis could be the talk of the locker