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Originally Posted by STYLYUNG  When I began to consider being circumcised, the doctor told me that a benefit to being cut was that the the lack of the foreskin covering of the glans would toughen the tissue (skin) of the glans. |
That's a benefit?
Visceraltuning has it right. Normally regular skin bacteria outpopulate harmful bacteria and keep them in check. There is research underway about inoculating with friendly bacteria now that so many bad bacteria have developed drug resistance.