[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Jamie89

he had to do certain things a bit differentl.

[Jamie89]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Dare i ask what your ex had to do or is this conversation getting too explicit??


Yeah i've never understood why or how babies getting their ears pierced has been acceptable , plus how does the baby stay still and not cry their eyes out . I think it's better when they're grown up like 14 atleast to make their own decision to have it done .


How does it really make much difference though with HIV rates ?? , surely no matter if you're circumcised or not if you're careless with your sexual partners then you're still risking yourself ? .

Yeah that's fine, he had phimosis (where the foreskin doesn't retract properly). Circumcision wasn't necessary (although it was advised) and there were non surgical methods ie. stretching he could have tried to fix it, but he decided on circumcision. Stretching can also have dangers in weakening/tearing of the skin and also he just saw the circumcision as being more convenient.

It actually has a really big impact on HIV rates, it's most commonly transmitted through the foreskin rather than the penis which is why circumcised men have such lower rates of it (it can also be transmitted other ways it's just much rarer). But yeah that's not a reason imo to mutilate babies. Like you say there are other ways to prevent disease so it isn't a necessity.