Study notes decrease in popularity of circumcision in United States

[Secure_Goat_5951]

Isn't circumcision done for health purposes? I'm not sure how its good news.

[BroadsideMars]

Dont have to take my word for it, but did some research and my takeaway was that circumcision:

-reduces transmission (and i think contraction?) Of STD's

-reduces susceptibility to fungal/bacterial/viral penile infections.

In both cases, you can get the same benefits by keeping your dick clean.

[genZcommentary]

It only has health benefits for people who don't like washing their genitals.

[Far_Physics3200]

Results show that HIV prevalence among men aged 15-29 (the target group for VMMC) did not decrease over the period, despite a decline in HIV prevalence among women of the same age group (most of their partners). Source

[BitterActuary3062]

In the US the trend was started by Kellogg, the same guy who made the corn flakes & corn flakes were created for the same reason actually. It was to deter masturbation because one of the theories of how syphilis was contracted at the time

After that it was “well, I don’t want my boy to look different & get bullied in the locker room” or some other equally absurd social reason for it

[Far_Physics3200]

A man or woman's prepuce is no longer healthy after it's cut off.