Comparison Chart of Common Issues/Concerns

by Glenn Epps

ISSUE/CONCERN INTACT MALES CIRCUMCISED MALES
INFANT URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTIs) An Incidence Rate Alleged At About 1-2%--Treated With Antibiotics. An Incidence Rate Alleged As Usually Less Than 1% - Treated With Antibiotics.
HIV/AIDS & STDs Comparable Male Counterparts Around The World Have Some Of The Lowest Incidence Rates. 'Safe Sex' & The Use Of A Condom Are Suggested As The Best Defence Against Contracting HIV/AIDS Or STDs. Incidence Rate In The U.S. Greater Than Any Other Western World Country. Gonorrhoea Remains The Most Frequently Reported Infectious Disease In The United States; Circumcision Has Apparently Offered No Protection. Chlamydia Is Considered Even More Prevalent, And Syphilis Is Resurgent; Circumcision Has Apparently Offered No Protection. 'Safe Sex' & The Use Of A Condom Are Suggested As The Best Defence Against Contracting HIV/AIDS Or STDs.
CANCER OF THE PENIS 0.89-2.0 per 100,000 (Norway) 1.0-2.0 per 100,000 (United States)
PHIMOSIS "True" Phimosis Is Not that Common Amongst The Worlds Intact Male Population, But Constantly Misdiagnosed In Intact Males By Doctors Unfamiliar With The Anatomy And Development Of The Male Penis. See The Intact Handbook™. Extremely Rare.
CANCER OF THE CERVIX Years Ago It Was Noted That Jewish Women Had A Low Incidence Of Cervical Cancer, Smegma Of The Penis Was Thought To Be Carcinogenic. Today, Now-Jewish American Women Have A High Incidence Of Cervical Cancer Even Though Most Of Their Partners Were Circumcised. Further Smegma, Occurs In Both Males And Females, And Has Been Found Not To Be Carcinogenic. See Information On Smoking And Cervical Cancer Risk. Years Ago It Was Noted That Jewish Women Had A Low Incidence Of Cervical Cancer, Smegma Of The Penis Was Thought To Be Carcinogenic. Today, Now-Jewish American Women Have A High Incidence Of Cervical Cancer Even Though Most Of Their Partners Were Circumcised. Further Smegma, Occurs In Both Males And Females, And Has Been Found Not To Be Carcinogenic. See Information On Smoking And Cervical Cancer Risk.
ANATOMY AND FUNCTION OF MALE PENIS Of The Western World Countries (Particularly the United States, Canada, Australia)--Greatly Misunderstood, Lack Of Knowledge, And Inaccurate Information INCLUDING Those In The MEDICAL COMMUNITY. Of The Western World Countries (Particularly The United States, Canada, Australia) Greatly Misunderstood, Lack Of Knowledge, And Inaccurate Information INCLUDING Those In The MEDICAL COMMUNITY.
THE NEED FOR CHILD, TEEN OR ADULT CIRCUMCISION In Scandinavia, Only Two-Tenths Of One Percent Of Older Boys And Men Have To Be Circumcised For Medical Reasons. In Finland Where The Neonatal Circumcision Rate Is Zero, 6 In 100,000 OLDER Men Undergo Circumcision. Worldwide, Foreskin Problems, If Any, Are Treated Conservatively--Not Surgically. The Rate Is Not High, But It Is Not Zero As You Might Expect. Some Undergo, Re-Circumcisions Because Of Poorly Performed (Or Botched) Circumcisions.
NEONATAL CIRCUMCISION PROCEDURE Not Applicable Incredibly Painful, Most Often Done Without Anaesthetic. More Common Complications: Haemorrhage, Urinary Retention, Laceration Of Penile And Scrotal Skin, Excessive Penile Skin Loss, Bevelling Deformities Of The Glans, Hypospadias Deformity, Epispadias Deformity, Skin Bridges. Less Frequent: Loss Of Penis, Death.
POST-CIRCUMCISION INFECTIONS Not Applicable With The Gomco Clamp And Plastibell About 0.4-0.8%.
MEATITIS


INFLAMMATION OF THE URINARY OPENING

Almost Non-Existent. Incident Rates Of About 20%.
MEATUS ULCERATION

NARROWING OF THE URETHRAL OPENING FROM SCAR TISSUE

Almost Non-Existent. Incident Rate Of About 30%.
EROGENOUS TISSUES Inner Foreskin (Mucosa), Outer Foreskin & Frenulum. These Tissues Allow A Man, And To A Degree His Partner, To Experience Full Ranges Of Sexual Sensations And Experiences. Most Of The Inner (Mucosa) & Outer Foreskin Is Removed (Excised). Possibility Of Frenulum Remnant; Dependent Upon The Physician And Technique Employed. Inability To Fully Enjoy All Sensations Provided By The Intact Penis. Circumcision Severely Interferes With Both The Function And Sensory Capabilities Of The Penis.
MALE FORESKIN RESTORATION Not Applicable Thousands Of Men Who Where Circumcised, As Babies Or Children, Are Seeking Foreskin Restoration. Most Express Increased Sensitivity, Increased Sexual Pleasure And Increased Self-Esteem. Simply, These Men (From All Walks Of Life) Are Actively Reversing The Effects Of Saying "Yes" To Circumcision--A Decision To Which They Would Have Said "No."
PENILE SKIN MOBILITY Mobile Penile Sheath Aids In Sexual Intercourse And Masturbation. Taut Shaft Skin, Often Causing Painful Erections And Abrasive Sexual Intercourse. Some Males Do Have Some Mobility In The Shaft Skin But This Is The Exception Rather Than The Norm.
USE OF OVER THE COUNTER LUBRICANTS IN SEXUAL ACTIVITIES Low. Very Common--Often Necessary.
HYGIENE Water. Water.
PENIS STATUS OF MEN AROUND THE WORLD 85% Remain Intact (Uncircumcised). 15% Have Been Circumcised. (A Majority Of These Have Been For Religious Reasons).

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