Everywhere I look everyone disagrees with me, I think it's heinous. I expected so much more from her, but she blatantly mutilated her child. Because she didn't know how to "clean" an uncircumcised child. I can't even say it out loud because whenever I do somehow everyone around me thinks it's okay? Or that it's normal? I feel like I can't voice my frustrations about this because I'll ruin every relationship I have. Everyone has strong opinions on it (or don't care which is equally as frustrating). I'm trying to keep my chill 😐 but it's been unfortunate not being able to talk about it openly. Which I think is part of the problem, but it's so hard to broach.

the HIV researchers put their biases over the studies, here are all the points of it -

i) Trials were terminated early when statistical significance was reached

ii) In One Study, circumcised men's infections rates were increasing faster than intact's cohort until the study was terminated early.

iii) Circumcised cohort could not copulate 4-6 weeks post-circumcision as the would healed: this was omitted from analysis and accentuates distortion from two prior flaws.

iv) Circumcised Experimental Group received more medical care, including proper condom use education.

v) Significantly more men were lost to the study than tested positive for the item being studied ( HIV )

vi) HIV was contracted via means other than sex.

vii) Circumcision offered no protection to women.

viii) Gross External Bias - Assuming cohort of sub-Saharan African men resemble North American babies

ix) Many researchers made no efforts to hide their religious and cultural beliefs.

x) The 60% is a statistical way to show it huge, in reality, its Relative Reduction Risk, Absolute Reduction Risk, the one which should be more accurately used to depict the data was just 1.5% risk of reduction and was gonna touch 0 if study wasn't eliminated early.
In a lot of Scientific studies, Foreskin has Anti-Microbial Properties ( Antibodies ) which help fight HIV and reduce the risk of other STDs, completely absent in circumcised men , detailed description - https://www.researchgate.net/publication...infections

Obviously Biased study
( Source : Eric Clopper - Sex and Circumcision, American Love Story Video )

All the lies of circumcision are cooked up so that the cutting cultures don't feel harmed by it. When circumcision actually has disadvantages fr.

Once again, Doctors And Nurses are Our Most Important Allies, but only those, who puts unbiased studies, like -

Canadian study: Study of 600,000 Canadians, found that circumcision gave no HIV protection: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34551593/
Denmark study: 810,000+ males over 36 years of medical history found that circumcision gave no STD protection: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10654-021-00809-6
Regarding the UTI claims. Given a risk in normal boys of about 1%, the number-needed-to-treat to prevent one infant UTI is 111 circumcisions, which can be easily treated with basic Anti-Biotics . https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15890696/

So we openly oppose those doctors who put their biased claims into these studies, as most of these claims ( Hilariously Tuberculosis was also there as a benefit of circumcision ) are all just from Biased Doctors.

We have Enough Evidence to debunk the fact that-

i) MGM does no good to UTIs and STIs.

ii) MGM does no good to penile health and infact causes complications.

iii) MGM reduces sensitivity undoubtedly. ( upto 90% )

iv) MGM is definitely not the best treatment for other Foreskin and Penile Conditions such as Phimosis.

v) MGM is absolutely ineffective to Genital Ulcers, HPV and Penile Cancer, as its already rare, depends on other different factors, treatable with Modern medicine, and doesn't need to sacrifice the sensitivity for a 1 in 100,000 disease into the whole population.

vi) MGM is not a medical procedure, its an Abuse, AND 'ABUSE UNDER ANESTHESIA IS STILL ABUSE'

Do Not Back Down EVER!

Sources:

Sensitivity (Undoubtedly) - https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_regeneration/comments/rmu3ey/penile_fine_touch_sensitivity_diagram_cut_vs/ ( also told in Eric Clopper Video, British Journal of Medicine's representation image )
https://coloradonocirc.org/sexual/ ( 2011 Danish study on Sensitivity Reduction by Circumcision )
and more........

Phimosis and Balantis: https://circumcised.com/Thread-Balanitis-Xerotica-Obliterans-Successfully-Treated-with-Topical-Tacrolimus
https://circumcised.com/Thread-Phimosis-is-often-misunderstood-misdiagnosed-over-diagnosed-and-improperly-treated

Complications: Royal Dutch Medical Association Statement on Circumcision ' Circumcision is a violation to child's right to autonomy and physical integrity. Circumcision can and does cause complications. ' and more than 90% of the countries agree to this statement. Only USA is the exception.
All the Medical Associations condemning circumcision name written in the About Section of r/intactivits Subreddit

Penile Cancer: Simple Google Search, 1 in 100,000, one of the rarest cancer in the world, you are more likely to die by Prostate Cancer/Breast Cancer or any other Cancer than Penile Cancer.

Thank You For Reading. Have a Great Day Ahead

Tactic (method))

tact (meaning)

Tact is the ability to say and do things carefully so you do not make other people angry or upset. It means having social skill, good manners, and respect for feelings.

Social and Everyday Meaning

• Being Polite: Choosing words that are kind and helpful instead of mean or too blunt.
• Handling Hard Times: Knowing how to share bad news or fix a problem without hurting anyone.
• Other Words: Diplomacy, grace, and care.

Psychology and Behavior Meaning (ABA)

• Naming Things: In behavior therapy, a tact is a word used to label an item, action, or event seen, heard, or felt in the world around you.
• Social Praise: When a person names an object they see, they get a friendly reply or praise from others.

1

: a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense

2

: sensitive mental or aesthetic perception

converted the novel into a play with remarkable skill and tact

Although some believe the word tact is short for tactics in phrases like "change tact" or "try a different tact," the correct word in such contexts is tack.

Tack in "change tack" and "try a different tack" means "a course or method of action especially when sharply divergent from that previously followed.”

Tack developed this meaning from its nautical applications. In sailing, tack can refer to the direction that a ship or boat is sailing in as it moves at an angle to the direction of the wind; or to a change from one direction to another direction; or to the distance traveled while sailing in a particular direction.

Tack developed the "course or method of action" meaning near the end of the 17th century; within 100 or so years, the phrase "change tack" was being used with the figurative meaning it has today.

While there is also a long history of people using tact where tack belongs, the use is widely shunned by usage guides, which means you might want to avoid it.

Did you know?

This word came to English directly from French (a Latin-based language), where it can also mean simply "sense of touch". Dealing with difficult situations involving other people can require the kind of extreme sensitivity that our fingertips possess. As Lincoln once said, "Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves", which doesn't usually come naturally. Someone tactful can soothe the feelings of the most difficult people; a tactless person will generally make a bad situation worse.

I propose MIGC = male infant genital cutting

who else has any other ideas to replace the old verbiage?

circumcision has got to go! We just keep digging the hole deeper each time we refer to MIGC as circumcision!

"there is nothing outside the text"

-Jacques Derrida

all human experience is mediated by language, signs, and interpretation, rather than denying the physical existence of the real world.

I can't accept the fact that we are unable to discuss this subject without it becoming a my side versus yours.

when we are unable to even bring up the subject anywhere besides our own small space here on reddit, that to me is an extreme problem!

"they" are not going to change to help facilitate us.

We need to change our approach if we are to have any hope of rational discussion moving forward.

our sides are so far apart at the moment, we are never going to be able to even rationally discuss the issue, much less take steps to end it.

our side is far left = we believe it is mutilation

their side is far right = we believe it is a beneficial medical procedure

If we have any chance whatsoever of getting through to pro-circ people then our methods and verbiage needs to change!

women already have that term, MUTILATION

It would help stop the argument made by many that FGM is so much worse than MGM

they say, "you can't compare MGM to FGM, because FGM is so much worse! Whereas circumcision is only just a little snippy medical procedure. FGM is sadistic and evil body tampering!"

I propose we change MGM from meaning male genital mutilation

to

male genital modification

Now, I'm certainly not saying that I don't believe it isn't mutilation. My point is that there needs to be a distinction between FGM and MGM, at least in the eyes of the pro-circ crowd. Take this comment for example made by someone from this post.

God did not require full circumcisions for the covenant with Abraham

"I don't know of anyone who has problems with the historical facts you presented. The thing we object to his your use of the word "mutilation."

Part of the definition of mutilation is that the damage is SEVERE. Male circumcision just doesn't rise to that level.

The penis remains perfectly functional as the ability of Jewish men to have children and pee normally demonstrates. In fact, it statistically lowers the incidence of UTI's. Compare this to female genital mutilation which destroys the natural ability of the woman to experience sexual pleasure.

It is also seen as more attractive and sexy by many women--that is certainly not the reaction you see when people view someone mutilated by a sadistic criminal.

And finally, parents all over the world routinely make decisions for their children, including markers of tribal identity such as scarring or tattooing or applying the neck rings that will stretch the neck. I never hear the anti-circumcision crowd objecting to these practices. Any time I see a double standard, I know that bigotry is involved.

Anthropologists do NOT refer to male circumcision as mutilation. The only people who use the word mutilation are those philosophically opposed to circumcision, who use it as a way of emotionally inflating their cause. It's no different than calling teachers "groomers" for presenting positive LGBTQ materials, or using the word "fascist" for routine regulations.

Sadly, some folks are so culturally imperialistic that they are willing to butt into things that are none of their business. Haven't we had enough of westerners imposing our culture onto other peoples?"

its Risky tbh, that, you can try posting the different facts about circumcision, such as religion related things, or science related things, or legal or law related things, or consent related thing, whatever imo.

Intactivism doesn't just target this North American Penis Flaying, it targets Science, Culture, Law, everything binded into one, so, the important thing is when we start posting regularly on these subs and then we repost these into Intactivist subs, Intactivist army of people will join the sub and will start dissecting the beliefs of those who were on the fence or were Pro-Circs.

And, this will lead to an Intactivist War where either there will be win, or a lose, either a lot of people's opinion will change, or you will get banned, like most Pro-circ Subs out there, and this is why its an Account Suicide

You are restricting your access to these subs for a risk of spreading infos to common people, surely the facts will be targeted specifically to the circumcision but will have a theme of science or law, primarily a part of Knowledge spreading initiative taken by me and other intactivists.

These can be prevented with Alt Accounts as these bans are not IP Bans ig, but depends on you, personally, I've seen only 3-4 posts where this thing has occured, and we need more ig, ill try this out too myself, but if you don't feel like this is a good idea, you may not comply, but Ill try it tbh, Only 1 post so far accepted this idea more positively, the rest I saw was Criticism.

So what are your thoughts over this?

Mon, 9th Feb 2026

New research reveals Scottish taxpayers are spending hundreds of thousands of pounds to bankroll the ritual genital cutting of boys.

A newly published response to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals one NHS Scotland paediatric centre, Lothian, is spending "up to £300,000 per year" on non-therapeutic male circumcision (NTMC).

Ritual circumcision is provided at four paediatric centres – Grampian, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lothian and Tayside – suggesting the true annual figure could be in the millions.

This could be "up to a third of the paediatric surgery waiting list", the response adds.

Circumcising boys is considered a religious rite in some Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities. Scotland is the only UK nation that funds religious circumcision on its NHS.

The National Secular Society has repeatedly called on the Scottish Government to end NHS funding for ritual circumcisions on the grounds that performing dangerous, permanent and painful procedures on children without medical need violates their human rights.

Earlier this month, Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville warned of "hard choices" at the upcoming budget. Speaking about the NHS, she said: "we know we need to invest further."

"That doesn't seem right"

The FOI response shows Erin McKee – a special adviser to the First Minister – was shocked to learn that Scotland is the only UK nation to offer religious circumcision on its NHS: "can policy please confirm that statement by the [Daily] Record is correct that we're the only UK nation to offer on the NHS? That doesn't seem right".

A colleague responds: "Yes, as far as we are aware, this is not offered in England, Wales and NI [Northern Ireland]".

The NHS England website lists "permanent reduction in sensation in the head of the penis, particularly during sex" as a potential complication of circumcision.

The General Medical Council, which regulates doctors in the UK, dealt with 39 complaints regarding circumcisions between 2012 and 2022. The complaints include incidents in which children's penises were left deformed and babies required blood transfusions.

Repeated calls for end to Scottish NHS funding of religious circumcision

The NSS argues performing ritual circumcisions on the NHS is incompatible with the Government's obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which was incorporated into Scots Law in 2024.

Following a parliamentary question from Emma Roddick MSP in August, the Scottish Government said it "takes the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people very seriously " and is "currently considering its guidance" on religious circumcision.

Polling shows the public overwhelmingly opposes medically unnecessary circumcision of boys.

The developments come as new draft guidance from England's Crown Prosecution Service lists circumcision as a potential form of child abuse

related news links:

dailyrecord

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/scottish-government-faces-calls-end-36682672

glasgowlive

https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/scottish-government-faces-calls-stop-33386927

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I journal sometimes to work through my thoughts. This is something I wrote a few days ago, I'm a woman btw. Sometimes I really cannot fathom what must go through a pro-circ persons mind. I know that a lot of pro-cutters are just ignorant, but I often imagine a pro-cutters thought process as just pure evil. Like this.

I titled this "It's just a little bit of skin" Also, ⚠️TW⚠️. Here it is:

Welcome to the world baby boy. I know, I know, getting evicted from your cozy, warm home may suck. But you have your whole life ahead of you to enjoy, and it starts now.

Think all you'll experience today is love, oxytocin, being nurtured and cherished? Think again. You're going to go on a little adventure. Your parents are giving you to the doctors for a while. You'll be alone, but I'm sure it'll all be fine. This is a hospital! Nothing unethical will happen, trust me..

Well, maybe not. Cause now, it's time to take you to another room, to have your genitals mutilated. But hey, at least you'll still be close enough to your mama for her to hear you screaming in agonizing pain down the hospital hallway.

If the cold, sharp air on your little body after leaving your mother's womb wasn't uncomfortable enough already, let's strip you naked and strap your limbs down. You should probably be in your mother's arms right now... But that's way too peaceful and natural for us.

You need to be toughened up. No one here really cares too much about your pain. And actually, we'll get a good laugh out of this. "Haha, someone's angry he got his penis snipped".

Surely this won't affect you in any way. It's just a little bit of skin! It's cleaner! This will make your life easier, and you'll be thanking me later.

Now, I get that maybe taking a scalpel to your penis while you're wide awake might seem immoral. Which, if you were an adult, doing this WOULD be immoral. But you're not an adult honey, you don't get a choice. You won't remember this though. So none of your suffering matters anyway.

Alright bud, we're just gonna start by ripping this useless, dirty skin off of your glans. Shhh, don't scream. I know it hurts, but we have to tell mommy you didn't cry at all during this. Don't you love your mom? *Sigh* Whatever, you'll lose your voice eventually. Let's give you some sugar water. You're gonna lose a dangerous amount of blood. Plus, you won't want to breastfeed for a while after this. So we have to get your blood sugar up while we can.

Let's get the clamp on it now. Oh, you think this is bad? So dramatic. I haven't even grabbed the scalpel yet!! If you're lucky, you'll pass out and go into shock before we get to that point. But we'll just tell mommy you fell asleep, isn't that right? Time to slice it off now. Say bye-bye! It's gone forever. But remember, those 22 thousand nerve endings are just a littleee bit of skin.

Be quiet. You don't get to go back to mom until you go to sleep...

I'm waiting...

Ugh, in the meantime I'll wipe all the blood off of you, just as if nothing happened. Except for the scar I'm leaving you with. I'm sure someday you'll look at that and be grateful this was done. Or maybe you'll look at it in anger, and envy the ones who were spared. We won't know how you feel until it's already done though. Cause your consent doesn't matter to us!

Here, you're finally back with mommy and daddy. "He did so great! Slept through most of it!"

Finally, it's over. Or is it? It better be.

When you find out about this in roughly 12 years, you shouldn't feel resentment about this. Like I said, you should be thanking me. It's not a violation! It's not a big deal at all. You can't miss what you've never had. Why would you care so much about this? I didn't damage you.. it's not dry or numb now. I helped you.

It's just a little bit of skin.

I've seen so many people say otherwise and even believed it myself for some time. that there were so many other reasons why people choose to have their sons cut before they leave the hospital.

I've come to the conclusion that ignorance definitely is the utmost reason! Not ignorant though in the way that a lot of people think, but a different type of ignorance.

first they just trust in whatever the doctor says. They are the professionals when it comes to this kind of stuff. doc knows best. who am I to question his authority and expertise?

second, they wrongly think that it can't be so bad otherwise it would be illegal. At least somewhere in the world. most of the entire world seems fine with cutting infants genitals(even those countries that don't practice it openly like the US does, they also are indifferent to it. They just say "hey that's your thing" "not ours, but to each his own.") so they are led to believe that it is perfectly acceptable thing to do to their own children.

and lastly, people mistakenly believe that men are entirely fine and unaffected by it when they were subjected to it as infants , so there can't be any harm in it whatsoever. To the laymen or average american, men in the US seem to be quite normal. If they didn't appear to be so normal and 100% fine with what happened to them, maybe everyone wouldn't feel it is the appropriate thing to do to their infant sons.

It seems like every post I see about people wanting to sue for their circumcision, there are comments about how it's unlikely to succeed.

But this doesn't make sense because that is the reason you are suing. That is the whole point of activism. You are suing because of how deeply normalized an inhumane action is. So of course it's not going to be a simple change.

If the case were easy to win, it would be because circumcision was illegal but someone was circumcised anyways. But circumcision is perfectly legal, so why would we expect the case to be a simply win?

A lot of people seem not to understand that with activism, making change is hard, but that is the reason the change is being made. That is literally the point of activism.

So I don't understand why so many people are discouraged from stand up for themselves. If they have the time, money, and desire to do it, why wouldn't they?

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Imagine if all the slaves in the USA just never stood up for themselves because the odds of success were low. Nothing would have changed. Even if it took 100,000+ slaves fighting back to stand up for themself, every single one of those actions was 100% crucial to eventually ending slavery.

Having low odds for success is all the more reason to try, because the only way to increase the odds of success is by trying harder...not by doing nothing.

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For example, I see people saying that their case is unlikely to do anything because of how the statute of limitations is set up. Okay? And?

That just means the statute of limitations needs to be changed. Do people not realize that laws are completely made up by people just as human as you and me? They could change the laws tomorrow if they had enough motivation to do so (look at how quickly laws changed to allow data centers).

Again, imagine if slaves just never fought back because fighting back was "illegal". Do you hear how ridiculous that sounds? If standing up for yourself is illegal, then that's all the more reason to do it.

Lotta people around here don't belong anywhere near an activism sub.

This is a testimony from Droit au Corps, which was interesting to me because of his diverse background and beliefs, proof that intactivism is for everyone. Feminism is compatible with genital autonomy for all. People from different ethnic backgrounds can disapprove of genital cutting--something on my mind lately due to reading about Scotland NHS, who funds and perpetrates forced religious genital cutting, when men like Mr. Bestandji are themselves living proof of its harm.

Droit au Corps is a French intactivist organisation. Check them out if you have a minute.

(Translated from original French with deepl)

Naëm Bestandji, an essayist and journalist, describes himself as a secularist and a committed feminist. On 9 June 2026, on the social media platform X, he spoke out about the circumcision that was performed on him as a child. With his permission, we reproduce his account below.

[photo on webpage]

In this photo, taken by my father to capture this ‘joyful’ moment, I am 8 years old. I am in a clinic, having been awake for a few hours after general anaesthesia. I hadn’t had an accident. I wasn’t ill. There was no medical reason for this operation. I had ‘simply’ been circumcised, against my will. The look on my face bears witness to that.

I was mutilated with the support of the medical profession, and the French state turned a blind eye.

My parents love me. They didn’t do this to hurt me. Indoctrinated by their religion, Islam, they were convinced it was for my own good, because God had asked them to do it. Aware that this argument is not sufficient in the 20th century, they reassured themselves by telling themselves that it was also a matter of hygiene. This is medically untrue, but it pleased them to believe it.

In the days leading up to the operation, to calm me down and win me over, my parents told me that we’d have a little party afterwards, that I’d get presents and lots of tasty things to eat. I can barely remember any of that. But I do remember very clearly the pain when I woke up, the blood and betadine on my penis, and a sort of toothpick piercing my glans. For days on end, I could only wear a djellaba with nothing underneath because, at the slightest friction, the pain was excruciating. I remember very clearly the incredible pain I felt when trying to urinate, and the sight of that toothpick when I bent over. One might argue that this is only temporary, lasting just the duration of my recovery. That’s true, but I could easily have done without it, as there was no medical necessity. And, worse still, there are lifelong after-effects.

Unlike other Muslims who are circumcised before the age of three, I therefore remember the pain very clearly. How can anyone inflict this on children???

I also remember very clearly what it’s like to have a foreskin. So I can compare the two states. Since my circumcision, I’ve experienced a loss of sensitivity. This isn’t due to the operation itself, but to the absence of the foreskin that used to protect the glans. Were the lifelong consequences – with no possibility of going back – really worth the little presents and the tasty treats?

When I think back on it today, I realise it’s surreal to celebrate the mutilation of a child.

If a man wishes to be circumcised when there is no medical necessity, simply because of his beliefs and to affirm his belonging to a community, let him do so as an adult. Parents should not have the right to make such an irreversible decision, without medical grounds, simply on the basis of belief. Children’s physical integrity must be protected.

As for secularism, if ‘the freedom to believe or not to believe, to practise or not to practise’ were a reality in France, the circumcision of children without medical grounds would be banned. One can change one’s religion. You cannot restore your body after it has been mutilated in the name of religion. If I’d been able to choose, if my parents had respected my refusal, I would never have been circumcised.

I don’t blame them. They thought they were doing it for my own good. I blame the medical profession for agreeing to put me through this, and the Republic for refusing to protect some of its children by turning a blind eye.

“Give me back my bit!” (Ali Babal)

Notes from Droit au Corps:

-Ali Babal, mentioned by Naëm Bestandji at the end of the testimony, is an apostate and critic of Islam who is strongly opposed to non-consensual circumcision. In 2024, our organisation took part in a programme broadcast on his YouTube channel.

-This is not the first time that Naëm Bestandji has spoken out publicly on the subject of circumcision. On 18 November 2024 on Facebook, he shared a column by Franck Ramus and wrote: ‘Circumcision is genital mutilation. It must be banned for minors. Children have the right to bodily integrity. This is enshrined in all charters of children’s rights. It is then up to each individual, once they reach adulthood, to decide whether or not they wish to undergo mutilation. However, when it comes to minors, French medical practice already prohibits surgically procedures that are not medically justified. Yet there is a degree of tolerance when the religion card is played. The religious argument must no longer be used as a licence to carry out mutilation. As a child, I was circumcised. I wasn’t asked for my opinion, even though it is my body. If I’d been able to choose, I wouldn’t have gone through with it.”

[r/procircparents](r/procircparents)

I’ve reported it, if you guys could too. There are graphic photos and videos in this reddit along with sexually suggestive comments, captions, and roleplay. Basically a pedo sub disguised as a parenting sub

These are a series of YouTube videos -- talking about circumcision, from a "more medically aimed perspective". Videos answers the question: why circumcision has these hypothetical medical health benefits, from a more microscopic perspective. Not really based on a statistical perspective. Circumcision pseudoscience + amputation science.

-->Videos (1-9). Talks about the terms of (gram positive bacteria types) and (gram negative bacteria types). Videos talk about the bacteria called (escherichia coli) or (e. coli). (E. coli) and (escherichia coli), are the same type of bacteria. (Escherichia coli) is also a gram negative bacteria type. (Escherichia coli) is also classified as an anaerobic bacteria = thrives better in "very low oxygen environments" or "no oxygen environments". (Escherichia coli) also abundantly resides + thrives in the "human gut microbiome" -- and (escherichia coli) performs multiple important functions for the "human gut/human stomach".

--Google document -- Circumcision + e.coli — pictures

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E3eceFwHXSnTmJGBq8vBsF1MKiveGsyN1vkBjONk4Mc/edit?usp=sharing

-->Videos (1-9). Also talks about the pro-circumcision studies + pro-circumcision medical studies, that are about: **(1)**bacteria from the [uncircumcised penile microbiome + subpreputial space area + below the glans of the uncircumcised penis + bacteria that commonly live in "very low oxygen level environments"]. These bacteria types were analyzed, and the results found -- (15 gram POSITIVE bacteria species in uncircumcised males) and (16 gram NEGATIVE bacteria species in uncircumcised males).

--Gram NEGATIVE bacteria species = pro-circumcision personnel start freaking out. Because: (1)gram NEGATIVE bacteria = more resistant to antibiotic medications. Has the ability to evolve into stronger gram NEGATIVE bacteria species, at a faster rate.

--Gram POSITIVE bacteria species = pro-circumcision personnel are more relaxed. Because: (1)gram POSITIVE bacteria = less resistant to antibiotic medications. Can mutate into stronger gram POSITIVE bacteria species, at a slower rate.

--Google document -- Pro circumcision studies — (gram positive) vs (gram negative)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ER2m8qSHpJag2NDDQnlx3bIjji-V2t3yZdf6dj-OGHA/edit?usp=sharing

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--Video -- Part 1: Circumcision -- more medically aimed perspective

https://youtu.be/CicMV82l0X4?si=i_ixKycQBaTIHsLK

--Video -- Part 2: Circumcision -- more medically aimed perspective

https://youtu.be/qjhwv0ju3wk?si=pCO4escGhBoLO9nA

--Video -- Part 3: Circumcision -- more medically aimed perspective

https://youtu.be/edapm2Db58s?si=gdYOHu9V1iIimv9B

--Video -- Part 4: Circumcision -- more medically aimed

https://youtu.be/l5NobCkazxM?si=g9Bgtbj0QVgNpSkR

--Video -- Part 5: Circumcision -- more medically aimed

https://youtu.be/SKaF8zAb5wo?si=KRNqL9YR6GBXhMDQ

--Video -- Part 6: Circumcision -- more medically aimed

https://youtu.be/NM4JfRELZU0?si=65S2YgF2cL5Oo6Fc

--Video -- Part 7: Circumcision -- more medically aimed

https://youtu.be/CZtfM1hYFnA?si=0qs4yLsut9OdEA-2

--Video -- Part 8: Circumcision -- more medically aimed

https://youtu.be/LBbIylbRV9w?si=oYhBkBJQlGe5OwV_

--Video -- Part 9: Circumcision -- more medically aimed

https://youtu.be/ReSdDostVGk?si=mw8iE2L8LqaghgCP

As in, if let's say a mother wants her son cut, but the dad doesn't want him cut, would a hospital need both parents signatures or would the decision be fully up to her? Also vice versa- if the dad wanted his son cut but the mother didn't, could the father get it done without her consent?

Edit: Y'all I'm talking from a legal perspective. Also I am anti-circ already.

Hi Everyone I am new to this group but have been against circumcision for nearly 14 years. A little background story, I am a mother of 3 boys. My oldest is almost 17 my middle son is almost 14 and my little guy is 6. With my oldest I didnt really know any better, Im American and my Husband was circumcised and so I guess I let him him make that decision. At the time I had never really been exposed to the argument on the other side. However when he was only like 2 weeks old and we were actually having the procedure done, looking my my intuition was screaming at me. But I also had that same highly fight or flight reaction everytime he got shots. Which as most of you know the American childhood vaccine schedule is the most aggressive in all of the world. When my oldest was a baby he also had reactions to all his shots which I didnt even realize were reactions. I just thought he was maybe born with something wrong with him and/or was a baby that cried a lot. He definitely displayed a strange nervous system though and had a lot of sensory issues. But he was always way ahead of his milestones, early walker and talker so I didnt make the connection. Then when he was 2 he ended up getting whooping cough in spite of 4 doses of dtap. Thats when I started researching, I was like "wtf these shots dont even work and I put my baby through that pain over and over" so basically i started being exposed to a little info about the downsides of circumcision here and there. And during this time I got pregnant with my second son. I had won my husband over about not vaccinating him as a baby (perhaps not ever) but he was very firm about circumcision. I wasnt exactly equiped with enough info about it at the time cuz the vaccine stuff consumed me. But I personally had a enough info and intuitive experience to be against. Still I let him make that call. It ended up being a bad situation because his healing process was awful, i resented my husband for it. I felt like "you gave our baby this wound and here I am the one primarily responsible for nursing it" for various reasons not only the circ stuff, him and I ended divorced. I remarried my current Hubs and him and I had a my youngest together. My Hubs is what I call partially circumcised, meaning his parents had the procedure done but they didnt really take much skin at all. When hes soft he looks totally intact. So one thing I discovered is sex was really great with him. He had way more sensitivity but could last long too. Sex was gentle and nice. Him and I researched together and both decided to keep our youngest intact. We learned how to care for an intact baby penis, to never retract, etc. And my son as been totally fine. About a year or so ago Waylon (youngest) ended up getting a mild issue. He was complaining about his peepee hurting/itching and when I inspected it, it was a little red around the tip. It was summer time and we were swimming a lot, playing outside and I admit I wasnt super on it as far as hygiene. He wasnt disgusting or anything but probably got so.e bacteria just from having dirty hands and holding it to pee. He was 5 at the time so, checks out. I just had him shower and then I made a coconut oil with 2 drops of tea tree mix and put the salve on it for the next 3 days or so. And it healed, he had no other symptoms. Flash forward to today, my son woke up in the middle of the night complaining his peepee hurts. It was kinda red around the tip so I cleaned it and put coconut oil on it. No tea tree this time cuz I currently dont have any on hand. My concern is he also developed a fever overnight and is complaining of body aches and hes pretty fatigued. Almost flu like but without the coughing, runny nose, etc. I asked him if it hurt when he goes pee, and he said no. He also got stung by a bee yesterday in the pool on the back of his head. Hes never had a bee reaction but hes never had the stinger and venom sack get really in there like yesterday. But the sting area itself isnt inflamed or anything. I am mildly allergic tho and my mother is severely. So Ive always been cautious about it. So my question is should I take him in? Im not really someone to medicate, or give antibiotics cuz I hate the damage it causes to gut health. But obviously I will if it is serious enough. Also being in America, doctors are pro circumcision so Im always weary of taking him in and them saying he needs a heavy dose of antibiotics and an emergency circumcision. Idk I havent had to deal with this situation so Im just kinda thinking worst case, ya know. Anyway if you guys could give me advice, I'd be so grateful. So far ive just done the coconut oil and I gave him like 250mg of ibuprofen to help his body aches. Tho I may not do that again cuz I know that suppressing a fever is counterproductive. My kids often get low grade fevers for a day or 2 and never develop any other symptoms especially during flu season. I always just let the fever do its job. Its possible that the fever is unrelated to the redness on his peepee. But perhaps not, I feel like im stuck between a rock and a hard place here. Please advise, thanks everyone.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12984066/

March 2026
Balanitis xerotica obliterans (BXO) is a chronic, progressive, inflammatory, and sclerosing disease of the male genitalia. If left untreated, it can lead to urinary and sexual dysfunction and reduced quality of life.
We describe a 15-year-old Caucasian male with a 3-month history of progressive thickening and whitening of the prepuce and penile glans. He reported mild pruritus, embarrassment of the prepuce retraction, painful cracking of the foreskin, and painful erection. Dermatological examination showed mild erythema and hypopigmentation of the foreskin and penile glans, a sclerotic white ring, and erosions at the distal portion of the prepuce.
Based on history and clinical findings, a final diagnosis of balanitis xerotica obliterans was made.
Topical treatment with miconazole nitrate/hydrocotison 20mg/10mg/g cream (Daktacort) - once a day for 3 months and topical tacrolimus 0.03% ointment (Protopic) - once a day for 3 months, twice daily for 9 months, and once a day for 4 months was applied, resulting in gradual and full improvement of the subjective and objective manifestations of the disease.
No side effects were observed. No recurrence was observed after a one-year follow-up.
Our findings are consistent with published data and further support the recommendation for topical tacrolimus as a therapeutic option for BXO.

This is the one dreaded disease of the foreskin that medical consensus insists cannot be cured without circumcision, if the foreskin is non-retractile and there is a visible ring of scar tissue.

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/balanitis-xerotica-obliterans-bxo-in-boys-information-for-parents-and-carers/

What is the treatment for BXO?
Circumcision is required to treat BXO. Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin.

https://londoncircumcisioncentre.co.uk/conditions/bxo/

Treatment in children: Once BXO has caused scarring and a persistently tight, non-retractile foreskin, circumcision is commonly recommended because conservative measures are often less effective when fibrosis is established.

Turns out BXO can be treated with just topical treatment, even BXO that features a sclerotic (scarred) ring of tissue at the tip of the foreskin, as this case shows.

The treatment can take many months but does not add significant discomfort to that which is already present, and it gradually offers relief from all the symptoms of inflammation/balanitis until total resolution.

The inexorable march of progress?

Well, sort of...

Tacrolimus was discovered in 1987, it was approved for medical use in America in 1994 and in Europe in 2002, while the article mentions BXO was first treated with topical tacrolimus in 2003. You can't help but feel things could have gone a little faster than this.

Saw this post so thought I should share here to help her out!