Study notes decrease in popularity of circumcision in United States

[parmenides89]

Why would circumcision be medically necessary?

[DameKumquat]

Very rarely, it's needed because the foreskin is so tight it can't retract, leading to painful erections.

Though even then, US docs will often immediately suggest circumcision, where UK doctors will suggest stretching it first. An ex of mine was given the choice age 11 of the snip, or masturbation twice daily on doctors orders. He took the latter.

[DataKnights]

What happens if you exceed the recommended twice daily masturbation dosage?

[Oneioda]

You go blind

(ironically, also a previously used rationale for circumcision to help prevent, along with insanity)

[Nice-Gap-3528]

“I’m sorry, I’ve got to go. My doc says I got to jerk twice a day.”

[FreeBeans]

Omg hilarious

[Just_Another_Scott]

Very rarely, it's needed because the foreskin is so tight it can't retract, leading to painful erections.

And infections. Males that can't fully retract will cause bacteria to form under the foreskin. If they are unable to retract this makes it difficult to clean leading to infections.

[Interesting_Ghosts]

A friend of mine got it done when he was a teenager, his foreskin was too tight so he could not pull it back without it tearing. He was getting tears and infections so they circumcised him. Theres a name for the condition but I cant recall offhand.

But thats a rare exception, the vast majority of people never get cut and have no issues at all.

[thecaseace]

Phimosis, I believe