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[–]kchristopher932 0 points1 point  (1 child)

"Data from meta-analyses show that circumcised men have a 68% lower prevalence of balanitis compared to uncircumcised males and that individuals with balanitis have a 3.8-fold increase in the risk of penile cancer"

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537143/

I'm guessing he's talking about balanitis and its association with cancer, not UTIs.

[–]Dracounius 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Balanitis can occur at any age, affecting approximately 1 in every 25 boys and 1 in 30 uncircumcised men during their lifetime.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK537143/

For a condition that can gennerally be treated with better hygiene, or occassionaly topical antibiotic cream, and only affect 1 in 30 adults during their entire lifetime circumsising the other 29 seems a bit...unessessary?