Wow, this is one cool webmasters forum
Here are some thoughts:
1. According American Academy of Pediatrics "Circumcision is not essential to a child’s well-being at birth, even though it does have some potential medical benefits."
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http://www.aap.org/advocacy/archives/marcircum.htm)
2. Any woman would be hard pressed to tell a difference between a circumcised and uncircumcised penis in terms of her sexual sensations. Some women reported they do not need artificial lubrication with uncircumcised males.
3. Esthetics: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Take a look at this cutie:
http://hiddentrails.com/africa/images/big-lip.jpg
In other words, the circumcision esthetics may be just like wine – you have to learn the taste it (no pun intended)
4. Hygiene: yes, it’s also easier to keep fingernails clean by chopping off your fingertips. Alternatively, one might opt for washing them.
5. Health: Chinese and Japanese do not circumcise their children. With the combined population of roughly 1/4 of the Planet’s population their males don’t seem to be dying off too rapidly.
6. Opinions of females: have they all tried both? Or just saw pictures of what they never tried?
7. Foreskin is not the same as the female clitoris. Neither is penis. But clitoris is an organ homologous to penis, i.e. their cellular structure is the same.
8. Male circumcision may decrease sexual sensations felt by males but data is problematic. Most males who underwent circumcision when they were already sexually active regretted they decided to have it done. But the situation may be different with males who were circumcised as babies, because they do not have a point of reference. One thing that may indicate decreased sensitivity of a circumcised penis is the fact that circumcised males engage in more elaborate sexual activities due to the greater need for stimuli.
9. Female circumcision is far more invasive in regards to female orgasm but circumcised females are also capable of orgasms. This is supported by anatomical evidence. There are two type of orgasms in females: clitoral and vaginal , the former being more prevalent and more easily attainable.
One thing for sure: in circumcised males something is certainly missing
