i have read the extensive discussion of this subject and while i may not understand what men go through, i do have 2 sons, 2 american circumcised sons.

with my older son my jewish obstetrician believed in a "modified" circ... my ex (the father) was not happy with it and insisted i take him back within the first month and question him about why it "didn't look right". that's when my OB,(whom i had major respect for and a slight crush on) explained to me that men get most of their pleasure from the sensation at the head of the penis and that leaving a bit of skin protects it and keeps it sensative...or something to that effect...i remember being 26 years old, standing in a minscule examining room, with my doctor and newborn son, talking about my sons future sex life...and leaving sexually very confused. i later had a comment from a pediatrician that he was uncirced and when i said "no he is" she said "well, i think you should ask for your money back"

the aforementioned son is now 23....should i ask him how his sex life is?

son number two was not nearly as complicated, but i was asked by the nurse why i was having my son circumcised...simple answer...because his father wants him to look like him..

i have since gone to nursing school and actually seen circumcisions, it is not a pleasant procedure and now i know why they brought me back a newborn infant screaming his head off.

i fully support the end to circumcision, health and hygiene have advanced to a level where there is little risk of infections. here is the article which brought this to my attention~~~

From next month, Victoria will be the fourth Australian state to no longer provide circumcisions at public hospitals for non-medical reasons.

From September, circumcisions will be performed in Victoria only where doctors determine there is a need because of concerns over infections or disease.

NSW, Western Australia and Tasmania have already implemented the change.

Victorian Health Minister Daniel Andrews today said there was no medical evidence to support routine circumcision of newborn males.

"In Australia and New Zealand, the circumcision rate has fallen considerably in recent years, and it is estimated that only 10 to 20 per cent of male infants are routinely circumcised," Mr Andrews said.

"Both nationally and overseas, doctors agree there is no medical benefit to routine circumcision, and studies show the complication rate is around five per cent."