Looking For Unbiased Resources on Circumcision? They're Harder To Find Than You'd Think

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Looking For Unbiased Resources on Circumcision? They're Harder To Find Than You'd Think

People in the U.S. approaching the topic of circumcision for the first time are often looking for unbiased resources — materials that don't seem fanatical and do clearly lay out both the risks and benefits of the procedure. Armed with such resources, expectant parents believe they can make an informed choice and feel confident about it, regardless of whether they decide to leave their child intact, or opt for circumcision. There's just one issue with the seeking of unbiased sources: they don't exist. Particularly on topics deeply rooted in our cultural psyche and thus controversial, like circumcision.

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5 Myths About Intact Penis Care You Might Believe

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5 Myths About Intact Penis Care You Might Believe

Myth #1: You need to pull it back to clean. The idea that parents should be attempting to pull back the foreskins of their children is a dangerously pervasive myth. Why? The foreskin of a child’s penis is typically fused to the head of their penis by a protective membrane (you can think of it as the penile version of a hymen). This membrane doesn’t dissolve until an average age of 10 years. Trying to pull the foreskin back before the membrane is gone can result in pain and trauma, bleeding, scarring, and sometimes paraphimosis, a medical emergency.

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