Need some advice really..

[swarup parida]

Hey friends. I am 24 and have an uncut cock and am planning to get it cut next year. So I want to know its consequences.. Good and bad. And will my cockhead lose its smoothness after some years..
Do help me please.

[NEPHX]

Hey friends. I am 24 and have an uncut cock and am planning to get it cut next year. So I want to know its consequences.. Good and bad. And will my cockhead lose its smoothness after some years..
Do help me please.

This is a debate that has been raging on and on for years.

Maybe you can tell us why you want to do that? Medical reasons? In a time when men are having skin grafted back on and circumcision is become far less common, why would one want to do it now? I always felt out of place in the locker room as one of the few guys in a northeastern US suburb (big Catholic area) that was not circumcised. After my teen years, I was/am extremely happy that I wasn't... (too small at birth).

This is an age-old debate. When my son was born in the 90's, I had an agonizing decision to make. Later, I regretted having him circumcised. It was kind of a family issues as part of the family is Jewish so talk about taboo. Not sure asking a guy that has been circumcised as an infant if he would have chosen different it isn't really entirely unbiased as he can not understand what it would be like the other way around. Asking guys that have been circumcised later in life is probably the best plan as well as those that have had the surgery to reconstruct the foreskin. Both will probably have different stories.

I think it comes down to personal preference and making a pro and con list after researching (a variety of sources). Remember that just because its on the Internet does not necessarily mean its a good source. Look at all sides of the debate and talk to a few doctors and sexual specialists (try www.askisadora.com).

As few interesting links on the subject:

Circumcision: Medical Pros and Cons
www.medicinenet.com/circumcision_the_medical_pros_and_cons/article.htm

A couple guys talk about their experiences and other write-ups:

www.healthboards.com/mens-health/7076.html

answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090604211418AAABYZS

artofmanliness.com/2009/02/22/clip-the-tip-pointcounterpoint-on-male-circumcision/

[RobUK]

I've also been wondering this.

I've asked a few times on a couple of sites, but most (so-called) 'advice' seems to come Americans. I know Americans make up the vast majority of internet users, but, as many are angry that their foreskin was removed in their infancy (and, therefore, did not consent to it), circumcision is quite a controversial issue over there.

I have not been able to get any advice that I would see as impartial, and so had to give up asking. I suppose it'd be a similar problem if you asked men from Israel or Muslim countries, but there people are less opposed to circumcision as it's a religious tradition (and so not seen as open for debate).

Anyway, don't mean to be anti-American, or anything, I've just always to been taught to find any possible bias in anything I take notice of...

[Realist]

This is just my opinion: If you have no medical reasons to be circumsized, I certainly would NOT do it! I've only had one lover who was uncut and I can see several reasons NOT to be circumsized. For one, if you enjoy masturbating, there is much more skin to slide back and forth on your shaft. Anal sex appears to be easier, too. His penis head was shielded and therefore it remained more sensitive. Of course, being clean takes slightly more effort, but anyone should be careful about cleanliness, anyway. Personally, I wish I had never been cut.

[NEPHX]

Anyway, don't mean to be anti-American, or anything, I've just always to been taught to find any possible bias in anything I take notice of...

Anyone and everyone talking on this subject will be bias in some way from the medical professional, the guy cut at birth, the guy cut at 24, the guy reattached at 25, etc. depending on ethnic, religious, sexual view points, political affiliations, national backgrounds and I'm sure there are many more....

You have to basically research the topic from medical professionals and then listen to what guys that get cut as adults and those that get reattached as adults have to say. Draw up a pro/con list and see where it lands you (together with your own backgrounds in the areas mentioned above).

And, looking at studies is a good idea too with "a grain of salt" as each study might have a basic idea they are trying to prove or disprove. Studies are only as good as their parameters and the population they include and MANY are flawed.

Its like anything else... it depends on your reasons. Eventually, you must keep your own counsel when making the decision anyway.

[Realist]

Rob,

I know a fellow who's doctor talked him into being circumsized at about 30. His doctor was Jewish and I don't know if that swayed his advice, or not, but my friend said he had no medical problems. Not only was it painful, but he began to notice a loss of sensitivity, during intercourse. As I mentioned above, shorter strokes were necessary during masturbation, because of having less skin. His wife began to notice more stress during anal sex, too. She did say she enjoyed performing fellatio for him more, though. She was into it before, however, so his foreskin was not a distasteful thing.

Personally, I would be perfectly happy if I'd never been cut.

[swarup parida]

Hey people thanks but the thing is that I really want to do it as because I am fed up with my extra skin..

[Hephaestion]

I was circumcised at the age of 35 for medical reasons.

There are positive aspects and there are negative apsects.

The cleanliness and anti cancer things are both bunkum

Overall verdict - Whip it, nail it, tattoo it, but don't do circumcision unless you have to.

[BiBedBud]

One thing you should consider carefully is that you are certain to lose some sensitivity after you are circumcised. This happens because the glans will dry-out a bit and the skin there will harden a bit also, from lack of moisture and also from rubbing on your under ware; and you will of course lose some feeling in the process. When you add a condom on top of all that, you’re going to miss out on a great deal of sensation, particularly when having vaginal sex with a condom on.

In a day and age when men are supposed to be using condoms religiously, I would think that given the choice, men like you would opt to stay ‘anatomically correct’ and maintain your full sensitivity.

I am not circumcised and I would never consider it. I have never found it difficult or a ‘hassle’ to pull back my foreskin in the shower and give every inch of me the soap-and-water treatment needed to keep myself squeaky-clean. Cleanliness has never been a problem and all of my lovers have truly enjoyed my dick (almost as much as I have enjoyed them with my dick!:tong:). Moreover, I have never had any problems being satisfied when wearing a condom, and I often have to ‘back-off’ a bit and ‘go slow’ at times, in order to last longer for my partner. This has made me a better lover (much better than if I always had to 'bang away' in order to manage a piddly little orgasm before complaining about wearing a condom).

I think that if I were circumcised, I would not enjoy all of the sensations that I do now, and I wouldn’t be as satisfied as I am now, particularly when wearing a condom – which I never mind either. I also think that most men who complain about condoms were circumcised at birth, and the reason they don’t like them is because they can hardly feel anything when wearing one. That’s a real shame.

If after weighing all of these considerations, you still decide to get circumcised because you *mistakenly* think it’s “cleaner” or “easier”, perhaps you’ll also consider getting scalped because you’ll be able to skip the shampoo and can forego your hair dryer!

If you have a bona fide medical reason – and no real alternative – I guess you’ll have to get cut, but you shouldn’t do it just because you’re “fed up”. Consider that it’s not “extra skin”; it has a purpose you just don’t appreciate because in this instance, the ‘little head’ on your cock is smarter than the ‘big head’ on your shoulders! [No offense intended – I just wanted to make a point that people often don’t value what they have until they’ve lost it, and I want you to consider this decision carefully.]

[BiBedBud]

One additional bit of advice: Try to use a descriptive thread title, something that clarifies a topic, rather than just your need for advice.:2cents:

[bigbadmax]

many health professionals will agree that it is totally a matter of choice or religious reasons.

Health benefits.....none actually proven
religious reasons.....totally between you and your maker

In the uk majority of population is uncircumcised...wife is american and says she prefers cut...but will take cock in any form if it puts a smile on her face.

if it aint broke...why fix it?