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Originally posted by bigsam@Apr 14 2005, 05:02 PM
I'm not trying to engage in an arguement about this, but I only want to point out that there ARE in fact several benefits and medical reasons for circumcision. Not the least of which is that they found out in a 10 year study that women married to uncircumcised men are 3x more likely to develop cervical cancer than those who were married to circumcised men.
It also reduces the risk of male urinary tract infection and inflamatory dermatosis.
I'm not saying that its something everyone should or shouldn't do...but its ignorant to say that there is specious or no medical benefit to it.
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If you didn't want to engage in an arguement you shouldn't have just started one. Even if your facts were true, they arne't enough to justify cutting up someone else's genitals without their consent. Even worse though is that there are studies which conflict with your info. Not only that but hte American Cancer Society says that circumcision is NOT of any benifit for prevent cancer of any kind. That's their official statement, i can find it if you really want. As for UTI's omg... That whole thing started from a study done like 30 years ago in a military hospitol. It hasn't been taken seriously in years b/c it was methodologially flawed. Nearly every single baby boy was circumcised as a matter of routine in that hospitol. The only time a baby wasn't circumcised was if they were born with a congenital deformity or disease, which would be agrrivated by being circumcised. Plus I read a very interesting study which showed that uncut boys who do get UTI, the mean time of infection was 4 months, the same as girls. Cut boys however usually got UTIs right after getting cut, which is evidence that the surgery actaully causes infections, the very thing it allegedly prevents!!
The point that I'm trying to make is that it done'st make anysense to try someone down to a baord and cut and tear apart their geneitals without their permission. If you think the alleged benifits of getting cut are great enough, then do it to yourself. But please please please have the respect to leave other people's bodies alone.
