circumcision is
Unhygenic
Circumcision is not cleaner.
Initially, cleaning circumcised boys is much harder than cleaning intact boys.
Parents of circumcised boys need to clean every fold and prevent adhesions from forming. In contrast, cleaning intact boys is as easy as wiping a finger.
When they get older, intact boys and men find that hygiene is no problem – just a few seconds of rinsing is all it takes.
However, some people, including some physicians, mistakenly believe that intact hygiene is more difficult. This is because they think the harmful practice of forced retraction is necessary. The American Academy of Pediatrics debunks this myth:
“Most boys will be able to retract their foreskins by the time they are five years old, yet others will not be able to until the teen years… But foreskin retraction should never be forced. Until the foreskin fully separates, do not try to pull it back. Forcing the foreskin to retract before it is ready can cause severe pain, bleeding, and tears in the skin.”
39 From the AAP’s pamphlet, “Care of the Uncircumcised Penis” (Copyright © 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics). NOTE: Do not use soap under the foreskin. Soap is not for use on internal tissue and can cause issues.
Initially, cleaning circumcised boys is much harder than cleaning intact boys.
Parents of circumcised boys need to clean every fold and prevent adhesions from forming. In contrast, cleaning intact boys is as easy as wiping a finger.
When they get older, intact boys and men find that hygiene is no problem – just a few seconds of rinsing is all it takes.
However, some people, including some physicians, mistakenly believe that intact hygiene is more difficult. This is because they think the harmful practice of forced retraction is necessary. The American Academy of Pediatrics debunks this myth:
“Most boys will be able to retract their foreskins by the time they are five years old, yet others will not be able to until the teen years… But foreskin retraction should never be forced. Until the foreskin fully separates, do not try to pull it back. Forcing the foreskin to retract before it is ready can cause severe pain, bleeding, and tears
in the skin.”
39 From the AAP’s pamphlet, “Care of the Uncircumcised Penis” (Copyright © 2007 American Academy of Pediatrics). NOTE: Do not use soap under the foreskin. Soap is not for use on internal tissue and can cause issues.
Simply “clean what is seen” and the boy will not experience any problems.
Never manipulate or pull back his foreskin – and do not allow anyone else to, except the boy himself.
If he can urinate normally and is not in pain, he does not need to be checked for hypospadias or anything else. Caring for the foreskin is simple: just leave it alone.
* Note: rinsing, but no soap. Soap is not for use on mucosal tissue.
Boys need cosmetic surgery no more than girls do. And keeping one’s intact genitals healthy and clean is simple regardless of one’s gender. Running water is all that is needed.
Morten Frisch,