Circumcision kills more infants than Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. - 18 in 100,000 circumcised male infants die from complications in the USA every year. Life threatening complications include infection, ruptured bladder, heart attack, and shock.
Circumcision will not prevent penile cancer. - Penile cancer is very rare (1 in 50,000 men). Circumcised men can and do get penile cancer. Studies showed that uncircumcised men had a 0.2% increased risk (which is not statistically relevant).
Circumcision will not reduce the risk of AIDS, STDs or HIV. - Both Brazil and the USA have the same 0.6% of the population living with AIDS/HIV. But more than 80% of American men are circumcised where less than 8% of Brazil's men are circumcised. Safe sex practices are the only ways to help prevent the spread of disease.
It's not harder to clean an uncircumcised penis. - The foreskin does not retract as an infant so it's not harder to clean. But cleaning an open wound that sits in a diaper with feces and urine and changing bandages and possibly repeating the cycle with revision surgery is hard.
Circumcision can traumatize the child mentally. - Studies show that circumcised males experience side effects of trauma, even into adulthood.
Circumcison can alter infant behavior negatively. - Infants who are circumcised regularly experience difficulty establishing a maternal bond to the mother and have problems breastfeeding.
Circumcision has many complications which every circumcised man will experience. - Circumcision complications include but are not limited to heart attack, infection, gangrene, amputation of the penis, amputation of the testicles, necrosis, tissue death, uneven skin tone, skin discoloration, scarring, loss of sensitivity, loss of natural function, tight erections, curvature of the penis, partial penis removal, loss of natural shape, revision surgery, MRSA, STDs/HIV/AIDS (particularly with Orthodox Jewish circumcision), PSTD, breastfeeding issues, callous on the penis, erectile dysfunction, religious shunning (many religions forbid circumcision), and other social issues. Men will experience at least two of these aforementioned complications in their lifetime.
Circumcision is not common. - More 3/4 of the world's male population is uncircumcised. Only 33% of males were circumcised in 2009 in the USA.
Children with hypospadias should not be circumcised. - The foreskin is needed for reconstructive surgery.
Children with hemophilia should not be circumcised. - 30% of male infants with hemophilia bleed excessively according to the University of Toronto.
Children born prematurely should not be circumcised. - They have compromised health systems. Their bodies are not strong enough to handle the trauma of an unnecessary surgery and long recovery time.
The reasons behind male circumcision are the same as female circumcision. - In parts of the world where circumcision of women is common, it is performed to prevent cancer, prevent masturbation, for aesthetics, for hygeine purposes, to lessen sensitivity (but still leave them able to have children), religious reasons, and tradition. These are the same reasons that made male circumcision popular in the USA.
Circumcision will give a man a smaller penis. - Circumcision will remove about 8 mm (a third of an inch) from a man's penis length. It will also make the girth smaller.
Circumcision will leave a man with less feeling in his penis. - Circumcision will remove more than 10,000 nerve endings from the penis.
Circumcision will remove 50% or more of his penis. - The adult male foreskin is about 15 square inches. That constitutes a minimum of 50% of his penis.
A man may not like being circumcised. - Men have been undergoing foreskin restoration since Jews in Ancient Greece tried to restore their foreskin. Not everyone wants to be circumcised.
Circumcision may prevent a man from joining a religion. - Many religions forbid circumcision. Religions such as Rastafarianism forbid amputation, thus a circumcised man is not a whole person and will not go to Heaven.
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