What is circumcision? How is circumcised different from uncircumcised? Is it okay not to be circumcised? Does circumcision really make it bigger? When talking about circumcision of the genitals, many people may think of men who must be circumcised according to Islamic religious principles, not knowing many benefits.
In fact, surveys show that America itself is a country with a very high circumcision rate, with nearly 70% of men circumcised at the tip of the penis. But in Thailand, circumcision is still popular only in certain groups. Various medical fields see many benefits of circumcision, and among people who follow Islam.
What is foreskin circumcision?
Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin covering the tip of the male genital organ to allow the foreskin to be pulled back for cleanliness care. Actually, circumcision includes both religious circumcision and circumcision to treat phimosis, which is considered a last-resort treatment after other methods have failed.
Whether to circumcise or not should be considered by a specialist doctor, usually done when the child is no older than 1 week. In the past, circumcision was done to follow religious rules, but nowadays some parents believe circumcision helps reduce the risk of penile cancer. Guardians can take their children for consultation at general hospitals with urologists, general surgeons, or pediatric surgeons for male foreskin circumcision.
Why circumcise? What are the pros and cons of circumcision?
Besides circumcision being done according to religious practices or local culture and traditions, circumcision has clear benefits as follows:
• Circumcision makes hygiene easier to maintain, easier to clean and care for genital hygiene. Therefore, those who are not circumcised may need to pay extra attention to cleaning.
• Circumcision reduces the risk of urinary tract infections. Urinary tract infections can occur commonly, but circumcision helps reduce the chance by decreasing the accumulation of germs around the foreskin.
• Circumcision reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV infection.
• Circumcision helps prevent problems with the penis, such as preventing inflammation of the foreskin or glans penis.
• Circumcision reduces the risk of penile cancer. Although penile cancer is very rare, it is even less common in those who have been circumcised.
Brief summary: How are circumcised and uncircumcised different?
• Circumcised are easier to clean and care for than those who are not circumcised.
• If there is a lump on the glans penis, it is easier to see. The rate of penile cancer is lower than those who are not circumcised.
• Reduces the occurrence of infected sores on the foreskin.
• Those who are not circumcised have a chance of complications such as bleeding, infected sores, overly tight foreskin, urethral meatus stenosis, or in severe complications may have penile curvature deformity less than those who are circumcised.
If you want to circumcise the penis for treatment or to solve life problems, there are clear indications to help decide whether to circumcise or not, such as:
• In cases of phimosis where the foreskin cannot be retracted.
• In cases of frequent painful cracks or inflammation of the foreskin or even in cases of tight foreskin but not fully stenosed, which can be observed from childhood. It often causes recurrent inflammation and later may not be able to retract the foreskin or can retract but cannot cover due to swelling, so circumcision should be done for treatment.
Does circumcision make the penis bigger?
Circumcision can really make the penis bigger. Circumcision causes the “little brother” to expand and grow fully because the structure of the penis is spongy, and if soaked in water, the longer it soaks, the more it expands.
The penis has two functions: urination and sexual intercourse. If you only use it for urination, it quickly shrinks. But if used for sexual intercourse for longer periods, increasing the time with your partner by delaying ejaculation a bit, it will make the penis used more, and the blood supply to that area will help the penis become bigger or stronger.
But if ejaculation occurs within five minutes, women will not be satisfied. Therefore, uncircumcised penises often ejaculate quickly, so they are used less and thus do not grow as much as they should.
Generally, circumcision slows ejaculation by 90% because when the foreskin is removed, the glans is exposed all the time, causing constant friction and better resistance, meaning it is not overly sensitive. During intercourse, it lasts longer, reducing premature ejaculation problems. However, if someone circumcised still ejaculates quickly, it may be due to urethral problems.
Nowadays, more and more people are getting circumcised, but it is still not widespread. In summary, if there are indications, do not hesitate to circumcise because complications from circumcision are rare, especially if done by a specialist doctor in a standard hospital, which greatly reduces concerns.
