Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Unknown Effects of Adult Circumcision

By Daniel Barrett

Noted authority on phimosis, Chris Moore is determined to save adult foreskins. How did his odd passion get started? He almost made the biggest mistake of his life - getting circumcised. Since he made some startling medical discoveries, he has worked hard to educate men about what they would be losing and stop unnecessary adult circumcision.

There has been a steady decrease in newborn circumcision in the United States since 1971 when the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published that there are no valid medical reasons for infant circumcision. In 1999, the AAP released yet another statement discouraging the practice of newborn circumcision. Immediately thereafter, the American Medical Association also declared that there is no medical benefit for newborn circumcision. The Canadian Pediatric Society claims that circumcision is an obsolete procedure.

Because of these announcements, in 2006 the percentage of infant circumcision in the United States was reported as being less than 50%. In Canada, currently 48% of adult men are circumcised although the reported rate of newborn circumcision in 2005 was only 9.2%.

Four-fifths of the worlds men are not circumcised. Circumcision is uncommon in Asia, South America, Central America, and most of Europe. Doctors in these countries are well versed in the care of the fully intact male anatomy; not so in North America. Doctors here are quick to recommend circumcision for most minor problems.

This leaves North American men to turn some where else to find effective alternatives to circumcision when diagnosed with problems such as phimosis. This common condition occurs when the foreskin of men is too tight to be fully retracted. This can cause problems ranging from mild discomfort to chronic urinary tract infections and the inability to have intercourse without severe pain.

If left untreated, phimosis can lead to a more serious condition called paraphimosis which occurs when the tight foreskin is pulled back and is caught behind the head of the penis. Blood flow can be cut off and lead to gangrene or even auto-amputation if not treated quickly.

The first thing these uneducated doctors recommend for every problem involving the foreskin is circumcision. This is 100% unnecessary and extemely undesirable. It is estimated that nine out of ten men being circumcised do not need the surgery! Aside from the pain, physical and emotional trauma, cost and down time, what is the big deal with cutting off the foreskin?

Noted authority on curing phimosis, Chris Moore was one of these men with phimosis and was about to go under the knife. Moore is also a medical researcher. When he behan researching about his own tight foreskin, he found out that there are thousands of men who are frantically trying to regain, re-grow and even surgically replace their lost prepuce. Moore set out to find out why they so desperately wanted to recover what he was about to give up. What he discovered shocked and angered him.

It has been reported that 100% of circumcised men suffer from reduced sensitivity and sexual response. Additionally, it has been estimated that the uncircumcised male has 10 times the sexual pleasure and satisfaction than a circumcised male. Does this sound like an old wives tale to you? It did to Moore so he turned to science for the facts.

Moore discovered the foreskin is not just a piece of useless skin as he orignally thought. It is a very sensitized part of the male anatomy and cutting it off also removes several critical parts of the male sexual anatomy. Without the foreskin, around 80% of the penis' sexual erogenous zones are gone forever which are important for achieving the fullness and intensity of the male sexual response.

The frenulum is a highly nerve-laden area that holds the inner foreskin to the underside of the head of the penis. For many intact men, this is a male "G-Spot" that is highly pleasurable during sexual activity. Depending on the surgical method used, the frenulum is partially to completely destroyed by circumcision.

The foreskin is meant to cover the head of the penis and protect it from irritation, drying, calluses and infection much like the eyelid is meant to protect the eye. The head of the penis is meant by nature to be a protected body part. The dryness and callusing of the head causes a loss of sexual pleasure, feeling and satisfaction.

The inner foreskin produces plasma cells which secrete antibodies and antibacterial and antiviral proteins. This is thought to be one reason why intact men are at a lower risk of contracting Chlamydia, HIV (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Once Moore learned about the importance of the foreskin, he was not about to let someone amputate his. He still had to solve his tight foreskin problem though. Moore dug into all the research he could find and consulted many foreign doctors familliar with intact males. He tested methods for easily curing phimosis at home with no cost. Moore then set out to help other men with phimosis.

In a clinical test 509 of 512 cases (99%) of Phimosis were cured at home with easy foreskin stretching exercises and an ointment Moore discovered that greatly aids the stretching. Moore decided to spread the word to other sufferers of phimosis. He started an info packed website to help teach men about the importance of rejecting circumcision as an option and they can easily treat the problem in the privacy of their own home.

With this new resource available, Moore hopes that many more men who are fortunate enough to be left with their foreskins, will reject circumcision before making a life altering mistake.

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