"CIRCUMCISION FACTS
Most men are intact
It is estimated that worldwide about
one in four males are circumcised.
Medically not necessary
In Finland, circumcision rate of adult
males for medical reasons is 1 in 16,667
Rates are falling
In the US circumcision rate
has fallen from 65% to 32%
Anesthesia is rare
Anesthesia is used in only
45% of circumcisions
Doctors are biased
Circumcised doctors are 5 times
more likely to recommend
circumcision to patients.
ED more likely
As adults, men circumcised in
infancy are almost 5 times
more likely to be diagnosed
with erectile dysfunction (ED)
Complications not Uncommon
5.1% of boys will have significant complications, and
the rate can be as high as 55% for all complications.
Meatal stenosis (narrowing of the urinary opening)
is found in 20% of circumcised boys.
Shortens the Penis
An Australian survey showed circumcised men,
on average, to have erect penises
8 mm shorter than intact men
(Talarico and Jasaitis, 1973; Richters et al., 1995).
LOST WITH CIRCUMCISION :
Nerves
An estimated 240 feet
of microscopic nerves is
lost with circumcision.
Sensitivity
Circumcision regularly
removes a shocking 3/4
of the penis' sensitivity
Life
Up to 27,000 die every
year due to circumcision
Skin
With circumcision 30-50%
of the penile skin is lost."
