This part of the male organ is considered a symbol of sexuality. It is a piece of strong tissue that takes part in sexual intercourse. At the same time, it is often removed by men around the world. And although religion, the traditions of society and the desire of a person sometimes require this operation, the usefulness of the procedure itself can be questioned.
Removing one piece of skin can split the activities of religious communities, academia and public organizations. The meaning of circumcision is a kind of politics. It is difficult for a person to read an article and to be indifferent to its content. One group of people supports and the other denies the proposed point of view. Few take an intermediate position. What is this piece of flesh around which such passions boil?
Structure
In an adult male, the foreskin has a surface area of 37 square centimeters, which is about 1/3 of the length of the entire penis. On it there is a fold of skin that straightens when it increases. Like the rest of the body, the crease plays an important role in keeping the foreskin clean.
While the baby is small, the foreskin is adjacent to his penis and closes it completely, so during the first three years the boy needs to show during bathing how to wash this part of the body. This is the same necessary procedure as cleaning your ears and washing your hair. But you should not go to extremes: to wash the area of the mucous membrane under the foreskin several times a week for the boy will be enough.
Functions
It turns out that the foreskin performs a very simple function - it protects the head. Under the fold of the skin, fluid is produced, thanks to which the mucous membrane of the penis remains tender and sensitive. There is an opinion that the penis, covered with a fold of skin, is an internal organ, and in the absence thereof, it should be called external. In the second case, the head becomes drier and the skin coarser. In a man who was circumcised, there is an increase in the mucous tissue on the organ and the formation of several layers of skin. It becomes somewhat rougher than a person who has not undergone such an operation. His penis remains smoother, more sensitive and gentle. It is difficult to draw an unambiguous conclusion and form the correct attitude to such a phenomenon.
Opinions and reviews
The debate about the benefits and dangers of circumcision is based on discussions about how sensitive the penis of a man who has not been circumcised is. Is the proliferation of the mucosa reduces the threshold of pleasure in a man during intercourse, and its presence can add pleasant sensations? Opinions are divided. Male circumcision (reviews after surgery to remove the foreskin are generally positive) does not cause particular problems associated with a decrease in the sensitivity of the penis. Research in the field of sexual relations is quite rare and very small. Therefore, it remains in doubt what circumcision means for this sphere of human life, and whether it is capable of upsetting the harmony of feelings. For example, those who do not have foreskin did not feel any disturbances in proximity. On the contrary, surgery contributes to a longer sexual intercourse. Therefore, the advantages of circumcision from this point of view are obvious.
Properties of "excess" skin
The truth is that the foreskin is a unique material resembling tissue with an unusual cellular structure - it is called fibroplast. It is able to grow and perform the function of the skin. It is these properties that were used in the development of two companies that, using special technologies, create new materials. They are able to restore the skin of people affected by the fire, to heal ulcers in people suffering from diabetes. A specialist in the creation of new materials said that a fragment of the foreskin allows you to grow a piece of new skin. whose area would be comparable with the area of two football fields, and this work is carried out on the basis of material having an unusual cellular structure. And only after the research, many began to understand what important body parts were lost.
Inability to recover
It is still unclear what exactly circumcision in men deprives. Before and after the operation, it must be borne in mind that this material will be lost forever, and it is impossible to restore it. No stretch marks can replace genuine leather. Replacing something lost with something artificial is the best that men who want to restore their foreskin can count on. But it is impossible to restore the nerve endings and sensitivity of the genital organ, as well as the muscle tissue that covered the foreskin. This feature will be lost forever.
Some parents pay homage to fashion when they agree to circumcise their foreskins with their sons. It seems to them that the procedure improves the appearance of the penis, and some fathers want their sons to become like them. A small child is indifferent to the appearance of its organ, and the term “circumcised or not circumcised” causes unpleasant associations. Most people agree that you cannot make a decision for the sake of fashion.
The benefits of surgery
Male circumcision suggests several reasons for it. Firstly, if a crack has formed on the foreskin, the man experiences pain while removing the damaged tissue. Similar trauma can be prevented in infancy. Doctors believe that fissures of the foreskin are the most innocent of problems that can be prevented in advance by circumcision. It is believed that surgery reduces the likelihood of developing penile cancer in adult men. Indeed, if circumcision is done in men, reviews after surgery do not indicate the occurrence of genital cancer. This form of ailment they simply do not occur. But this is not an argument, because the disease is already quite rare. The risk of penile cancer arises only in those men who never push the foreskin and have chronic diseases, and sometimes a whole bunch of infections.
The dispute between supporters and opponents of circumcision
The probability of infection among babies who underwent circumcision in the first year of their life is 1 case per 1000. The number of infected adult men who have not been operated on is small - only 1 per 100 people. All arising inflammations can be cured with the help of special creams without resorting to the removal of the foreskin. Another argument in favor of circumcision is this: a man whose penis is covered with his foreskin is easier to acquire and transmit sexually transmitted diseases, in particular HIV. In the presence of foreskin, viruses enter the mucous membrane and remain viable in small cracks and scratches on its surface, but this is just an assumption. According to studies, the factor of human behavior, rather than circumcision, is the price of a direct risk of getting sick. Probably, not the presence of the foreskin, but promiscuous and unprotected sexual contacts become the cause of dangerous diseases.
Circumcision is performed in infancy so that the boy does not experience pain at a later age. An adult experiences severe pain when male circumcision is performed. Reviews after surgery using anesthesia, however, do not indicate discomfort. Most of the reasons for circumcision are based on the fact that the presence of the foreskin creates a number of problems for a man.
Complications and Risks
The main argument of the opponents of the operation comes down to the fact that they pass with complications. Often this leads to modifications of the head, the shape of which can no longer be corrected, especially if the circumcision heals poorly after an unsuccessful procedure. Any surgical intervention is fraught with risk, it is also known about deaths during surgery. Sometimes after surgery, the penis became shorter, and serious injuries occurred. In addition, genital surgery is very painful. And if the doctor does not circumcise often, then he does not have the skills. Most surgeons rarely remove the foreskin, and due to the lack of experience with such a doctor, patients are not able to get qualified help.
"Do no harm!"
Fortunately, complications are rare. Inflammation of the genitourinary tract and cancer of the penis are also rare. All arguments are not in favor of circumcision. Is this operation really necessary? One of the ancient commandments of Hippocrates, the founder of medicine, says - "Do no harm." And before taking the scalpel, the doctor must be sure that the operation will benefit the patient or the patient will receive more benefit than harm from the treatment.
Indications for circumcision
And what does medicine say about the benefits or harms of circumcision? It all depends on how to present the information received. Risks are also increasing with the preservation of the foreskin in men. All these considerations are politically motivated. But there are significant arguments of the opponents of such an ancient operation. like circumcision in men. Reviews after surgery are too emotional and do not have a clear medical justification, which is also bad. A strange situation arises when people discuss centuries-old traditions, the usefulness of which is difficult to understand. Millions of foreskin circumcisions have already been done, but it is necessary to explain why this is happening. Recent studies show that circumcision has positive aspects, but doctors do not have statistics to confidently recommend the procedure to everyone without exception.
The procedure is a partial or complete removal of a fold of skin located on the foreskin and covering the head of the penis. If earlier the removal of excess skin was carried out for social and religious reasons, now it is recommended for some medical reasons. Among the most common are various kinds of phimoses associated with narrowing of the foreskin.
Often, a similar procedure is performed to eliminate premature ejaculation, since a permanently open penis head loses sensitivity, which affects the duration of the act. The circumcision procedure serves as a prophylaxis against some pathologies, oncology, AIDS, balanitis, and genitourinary infections.
The indication for the operation for a modern man can be the presence of various deviations from the norm in the structure of the organ. For example - phimosis, paraphimosis, xerotic obliterans balanitis, benign formations of the foreskin and some other problems. Adults circumcision can be performed at will. After surgery, nothing prevents the free opening of the head of the penis. Special rehabilitation and antibiotic treatment after circumcision is not prescribed.
For children, the circumcision procedure is performed for medical reasons: difficulty urinating, chronic inflammation of the foreskin .
The benefits of circumcision in some cases are to reduce the risk of urinary tract infections. It also simplifies men's hygiene. For circumcision, the price in Russia ranges from 15 thousand rubles.
Religious practices
Circumcision among Jews takes place without any conditions, only because tradition so commands. Everything is predetermined in advance. This phenomenon in the Jewish faith symbolizes the agreement between man and God. The rite has become an integral part of culture, and even unbelieving Jews insist that circumcision should be done to their sons. The first one to conclude an agreement with the Lord was Abraham, and since he is the patriarch of Islam, the rite passed on to Muslim culture. It so happened that circumcision is done at different ages in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Sometimes circumcision is performed (the age of the child is shocking) on the 7th day after birth, sometimes it is postponed until adulthood. Islam does not give clear instructions on the timing of the ritual.
Circumcision has become an integral part of the culture of many peoples, this procedure for more than 4000 years. Even those who oppose the operation in infancy for medical reasons attach great importance to this religious rite. It is believed that all Jewish boys must undergo this ritual. Circumcision among Jews is an integral part of the culture of the people, for them it is a very simple and completely safe operation. And it is useless to refer to the Bible if a group of people believes that the rite is part of their religion.
Conclusion
But there are people who hold a different point of view. They have suffered from the operation and want the state to defend their point of view. So, male circumcision, before and after it, remains a topic of controversy for centuries. It is based on religious beliefs, cultural traditions, experiences and scientific justifications. Science believes that circumcision has its positive aspects, and they are not indisputable. An operation can be detrimental to a man’s health, but even this point of view is disputed. And what point of view is correct, the parents of the child will decide. Their choice will depend on religious beliefs, community traditions, and personal considerations. The debate will continue, and scientific studies show that this operation will remain the most common in those countries where to circumcise - it means to comply with the laws of society.