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OccupyProhibition

#FirstDoNoHarm
Thereisnolegitimatereasontoalteraperfectbaby.
TheForeskinisanimportantOrganofthebody,andavitalpartoftheImmunesystem.Justas
theeyelidprotectstheeye,theforeskinprotectstheglans.Theforeskinalsomaintainsoptimal
warmth,pHbalance,andcleanliness.Theglansitselfcontainsnosebaceousglandsglandsthat
producethemoisturizingoilthatourskinneedstostayhealthy.Theforeskinproducestheoilthat
keepsthesurfaceoftheglanssoftandhealthy.
Nursingconflicts
http://goo.gl/OWO84W
http://goo.gl/oazkPI
http://goo.gl/ZFDnDj
Sex,Breasts,&Babies
http://goo.gl/KvzTQR
Ballooning&Phimosis
http://goo.gl/cyEK6C
http://goo.gl/1DPd
http://goo.gl/cyHfeO
Misconceptions&Rebuttals
"Justasnip"

http://goo.gl/fNQP0n
http://goo.gl/mBQ9vu
"ItsCleaner!","ProtectsfromUTIs&HIV."
CircumcisionMyths:Hygiene&STDS
http://goo.gl/iBwmv
http://goo.gl/YO45ij
ForeskinProtectsAgainstUTIs
http://goo.gl/zkE3Mj
HIV,AIDS,&Circumcision
http://www.aidscirc.org/
PlastibellPerils:MythicalNoCutting,NoRiskMethod
http://goo.gl/N2scnH
Plastibell
http://goo.gl/Ru1QDI
PlastibellLie
http://goo.gl/4jWiQA
"Itsourpreference."
CircumcisionDecision:WhoMadeYouDecider?
http://goo.gl/ZThar2
APersonalChoice
http://goo.gl/Flis3H
HisBody&Choice
http://goo.gl/nOKtTT
"Hellwanttomatchhisfathers."
MatchingPenises
http://goo.gl/wNJKz1
Circ'dFather,IntactSon
http://goo.gl/UPe0rE
Isn'tita"Men'sIssue?"
http://goo.gl/I9YW0p
"Itllprotecthimfromcancer."
CircumcisiontoPreventPenileCancer?
http://goo.gl/KB6KpG
CircumcisionDoesn'tPreventProstateCancer
http://goo.gl/jrYO28

"Everybodysdoingit."
U.S.CircumcisionRateFallsto32%
http://goo.gl/GQINJm
USCircumcisionIncidence
http://goo.gl/Lk2BP1
Globaltrends&prevalence
http://goo.gl/vuHJsh
"It'sSafe"
Complications
http://goo.gl/hKVkKF
Social&PsychologicalImpact
http://goo.gl/Y5NlsE
SexualConsequences
http://goo.gl/D2N7QY
"Myreligionrequiresit."
ChristianCircResources
http://goo.gl/hmHI3I
JudaismCircResources
http://goo.gl/CyVdyd
BeyondtheBris
http://goo.gl/5ADQVc
JewsAgainstCircumcision
http://goo.gl/PsnWr1
QuranicPath
http://goo.gl/nu2FK2
"Babiesdontfeelpain."
Hurt?
http://goo.gl/6jwW32
"Hedgetmadefunof."
Social,Sexual,PsychologicalRealities
http://goo.gl/05XlR5
BodyImage
http://goo.gl/EykMt7

"Hewon'tremember."
BrainPermanentlyAltered
http://goo.gl/RnjeJX
RapeCulture&RICircumcision
http://goo.gl/8PtbXv
"Hellthankmelater."
#IamNotThankful
TipofIceberg:Famousmenwhoresentcircumcision
http://goo.gl/D2N7QY
MenComplain
http://goo.gl/w5Gf1D
MENSPEAK
http://goo.gl/WBzEJi
Circumcisionisnotsimplythecuttingoffofuselessskin.AuthorGaryL.Harrymanennumerates
whatcircumcisiondestroys:
***Itsconnectivesynechia,whichfusestheforeskintotheglansduringdevelopment.
***Approximatelyhalfofthesmoothmusclesheathcalledthedartosfascia.
***Mostoftheerotogenicnerveendings
***SpecializedepithelialLangerhanscells,acomponentoftheimmunesystem.
***Thousandsofcoiledfinetouchreceptors,includingtheMeissner'scorpuscles.
***Estrogenreceptorsthepurposeandvalueofwhicharenotyetfullyunderstood.
***Ectopicsebaceousglands,whichlubricateandmoisturize.
***Theprotectivecoveringoftheglans,normallyaninternalstructure.Theforeskinshieldsfrom
abrasion,drying,andcallusing,andprotectsfromdirtandothercontaminants.
***Theentireimmunologicaldefensesystemofthesoftmucosa,whichmayproduce
antibacterialandantiviralproteinssuchaslysozyme,alsofoundinmother'smilk,andplasma
cells,whichsecreteimmunoglobulinantibodies.
***Lymphaticvessels,thelossofwhichinterruptsthelymphflowwithinapartofthebody's
immunesystem.
***Thefrenulum,thesensitive"V"shapedtetheringstructureontheundersideoftheglansis
alsousuallyamputated,severed,ordestroyed.
***Theapocrineglands,whichproducepheromones,nature'spowerful,silent,invisiblesignalsto
potentialpartners.
***Asmuchas50%ormoreofthetotalpenileskin,radicallyimmobilizinganddesensitizing
whateverskinremains.
***The"gliding"mechanism.Ifunfoldedandspreadoutflat,theaverageadultforeskinwould
measure1520squareinches,thesizeofapostcard.Thisabundanceofspecialized,self
lubricatingskinallowstheabilitytosmoothly"glide"backandforthwithinitself,permittingnon
abrasiveintercourse,withoutdryingoutthevagina.
***Thepinktoredtodarkpurplenaturalcolorationoftheglans.
***10%to20%ofitscircumferencebecauseitsdoublelayeredwrappingoflooseforeskinis
nowmissing.
***Asmuchasoneinchoferectionlengthduetoscarringandshrinkagefromlossofthe
foreskin.

***Severalfeetofbloodvessels,includingthefrenulararteryandbranchesofthedorsalartery,
thelossofwhichinterruptsnormalbloodflowtotheshaftandglan,damagingitsnatural
functionandpossiblystuntingitsgrowth.
***Anestimated240feetofmicroscopicnerves,includingbranchesofthedorsalnerve.
***Perhapsmostimportantly,betweenatleast10,000to20,000specializederotogenicnerve
endingsofvarioustypes,whichcandiscernslightmotion,subtlechangesintemperature,andfine
gradationsintexture.
***Andoccasionallyaboywilllosehislifefromthisneedlessoperation.Ithasbeenestimated
thatasmanyasbetween100150babiesdieEVERYyearfromcircumcisionandrelated
complications.
Pleasesharethislistwithothers,especiallyanyonewhosaystheforeskinisauselesspieceof
skinorthatcircumcisionisnobigdeal.
TheForeskinisavitalORGANandanimportantpartofimmunesystem.Manymen,afterreading
thislistandresearching,aregreatlysaddenedbytherealizationofwhattheyhavelost.Manyare
suingtheirdoctorsfordoingharmandtakingawaythisvitalpartoftheiranatomy.Hereisalistof
websitesspecificallyonthefunctionsandpurposesoftheimportantforeskinorgan.
38presidentsandrepresentativesofseveralnationalmedicalassociationsandsocietiesof
pediatriciansandpediatricsurgeonsfrom16countries:Therearenocompellinghealth
argumentsinfavorofcircumcision,whileitcanhaveseriouslongtermurological,psychological
andsexualconsequences.Andperformingmedicallyunwarrantedcircumcisionofunderageboys
conflictswithgoodmedicalpractice.
Maleinfantcircumcisionconflictswithchildrensrightsandthedoctorsoathnottodoharm.
Descriptionoftheforeskin
GermanysofficialPediatricAssociation:
[]Themaleforeskinisapartoftheskinoftheorganandfulfilsimportantfunctionsthat
protecttheverysensitiveglans.Itnormallycoverstheglansandprotectsitfromharmful
substances,friction,dryingoutandinjuries.Ithasapocrinesweatglands,whichproduce
cathepsinB,lysozyme,chymotrypsin,neutrophileelastase,cytokine,andpheromonesuchas
androsterone.Indianscientistshaveshownthatthesubpreputialwetnesscontainslyticmaterial,
whichhasanantibacterialandantiviralfunction.Thenaturaloilslubricate,moistenandprotect
themucousmembranecoveringoftheglansandtheinnerforeskin.Thetipoftheforeskinis
richlysuppliedwithbloodbyimportantbloodvesselstructures.Theforeskinservesasa
connectivechannelformanyimportantveins.Circumcisioncanleadtoerectiledysfunctionasit
destroysthesebloodvessels.Theirremovalcan,asdescribedbymanyofthosewhohavebeen
affected,leadtoconsiderablelimitationstosexlifeandcausepsychologicalstresses.[].
Original:http://www.kinderaerzteimnetz.de/.../press.../show.php3...
Translation:
http://arclaw.org/.../BVKJ%20Statement%20Official...
NordicAssociationforClinicalSexology'sstatementonnontherapeuticcircumcisionofboys:
"[...]Thepenileforeskinisanaturalandintegralpartofthenormalmalegenitalia.Theforeskin
hasanumberofimportantprotectiveandsexualfunctions.Itprotectsthepenileglansagainst
traumaandcontributestothenaturalfunctioningofthepenisduringsexualactivity.Ancient
historicaccountsandrecentscientificevidenceleavelittledoubtthatduringsexualactivitythe
foreskinisafunctionalandhighlysensitive,erogenousstructure,capableofprovidingpleasureto
itsownerandhispotentialpartners.[...]"http://nacs.eu/data/press_release001.pdf

Complicationsrate
AmericanAcademyofFamilyPhysicians:
Neonatalcircumcisionhasanestimatedcomplicationraterangingfrom0.1%to
35%.http://www.aafp.org/.../clini.../guidelines/Circumcison.html"[]
2013Danishstudy:
[]Circumcisionin315boysagedfrom3weeksto16years(medianfiveyears)wereevaluated.
Atotalof16boys(5.1%)hadsignificantcomplications[...]Beforesurgery,parentsshouldbe
counselledindetailandshouldberequiredtoprovidetheirinformedconsentthatthepossible
healthbenefitsofchildhoodcircumcisiondonotoutweighthereportedcomplicationrate[]"
http://www.danmedj.dk/.../PAST_ISSUE/2013/DMJ_2013_08/A4681http://www.circumcision.org/
response.htm
Urologicalcomplications
TheRoyalDutchMedicalAssociation(KNMG):
"[]Thereisnoconvincingevidencethatcircumcisionisusefulornecessaryintermsof
preventionorhygiene.[...]alargenumberofcomplicationsresultingfromcircumcisionare
described:infections,bleeding,sepsis,necrosis,fibrosisoftheskin,urinarytractinfections,
meningitis,herpesinfections,meatisis,meatalstenosis,necrosisandnecrotisingcomplications,
allofwhichhaveledtothecompleteamputationofthepenis.17Deathshavealsobeen
reported.18TheAAFPestimatesthenumberofdeathsas1in500,000.19Thatwouldmeanthat
intheUnitedStates,twochildrendieeachyearasaresultoftheintervention.[...]"
http://knmg.artsennet.nl/.../Nontherapeuticcircumcision...
Psychologicalcomplications
Thecircumcisedmenwere1.57timesmorelikelytohaveHighALEXscoresand2.30timesless
likelytohaveLowALEXscores.Theageadjusted,averageALEXscoreforthecircumcisedmen
was6.40points(19.9%)higherthanforintactmen.Thesecircumcisedmendisplayed
significantlyhigherDIFandDDFscores,butdidnotoverlyexhibitincreasedCOTscores.Ageat
timeoftheircircumcisionwasnotstatisticallysignificant.
http://www.biomedsearch.com/.../Alexithymi.../271664388.html
http://www.mensstudies.com/content/2772r13175400432/
http://www.circumcisionharm.org/AlexithymiaED%20...
"[]psychologicalproblems20andcomplicationsintheareaofsexualityhavealsobeen
reported,21ashaveextremepainexperiencesinnewbornscausingbehaviouralchangeswhich
arestillapparentyearslater.2223Similarly,thehighsocialcostsofcircumcisionasaresultof
complicationshavebeencited.24[]"
http://knmg.artsennet.nl/.../Internationalphysicians...
In2013,BauerandKriebelreportedthatprenataluseofacetaminophenwasstronglycorrelated
withautism/AutismSpectrumDisorderprevalence(r=0.80)usingallavailablecountryleveldata
(n=fortheperiod1984to2005.Inaddition,theauthorsfoundthatafteracetaminophen
becamecommonlyusedtotreatcircumcisionpainafter1995,therewasastrongcorrelation
betweencountrylevel(n=9)autism/ASDprevalenceinmalesandacountry'scircumcisionrate(r

=0.98).AverysimilarpatternwasseenamongUSstatesandwhencomparingthethreemain
racial/ethnicgroupsintheUS.http://www.greatplainslaboratory.com/.../Evidencethat...
Sexualcomplications
CircumcisionwasassociatedwithfrequentorgasmdifficultiesinDanishmenandwitharangeof
frequentsexualdifficultiesinwomen,notablyorgasmdifficulties,dyspareuniaandasenseof
incompletesexualneedsfulfilment.Thoroughexaminationofthesemattersinareaswheremale
circumcisionismorecommoniswarranted.
http://ije.oxfordjournals.org/.../06/13/ije.dyr104.abstract
http://news.menshealth.com/isyour.../2011/11/02/
Internationalphysiciansprotest...
KNMG.ARTSENNET.NL
September17at8:28pmEditedLike2
"Inconclusion,circumcisionremovesthemostsensitivepartsofthepenisanddecreasesthefine
touchpressuresensitivityofglanspenis.Themostsensitiveregionsintheuncircumcisedpenis
arethosepartsablatedbycircumcision.Whencomparedtothemostsensitiveareaofthe
circumcisedpenis,severallocationsontheuncircumcisedpenis(therimofthepreputialorifice,
dorsalandventral,thefrenulumneartheridgedband,andthefrenulumatthemucocutaneous
junction)thataremissingfromthecircumcisedpenisweresignificantlymoresensitive."
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../abstractjsessionid...
Thisstudyconfirmstheimportanceoftheforeskinforpenilesensitivity,overallsexual
satisfaction,andpenilefunctioning.Furthermore,thisstudyshowsthatahigherpercentageof
circumcisedmenexperiencediscomfortorpainandunusualsensationsascomparedwiththe
uncircumcisedpopulation.Beforecircumcisionwithoutmedicalindication,adultmen,andparents
consideringcircumcisionoftheirsons,shouldbeinformedoftheimportanceoftheforeskinin
malesexuality.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23374102?dopt=Abstract
Pain
"Finally,studiesrevealthatlastingchangesinpainsensitivitywiththeearlyexperienceofpain
havebeenfoundinfullterminfantsaswell.Usingaprospectivecohortdesigninmales,one
studyfoundthatfacialpainscorecodingfromvideotaperecordingsatfourorsixmonthroutine
vaccinationwasrelatedtocircumcisionstatusaswellaspaintreatmentfortheprocedure
(Taddio,Katz,Ilersich,&Koren,1997).Inparticular,asignificantlineartrendofincreasingfacial
painscoresduringimmunizationemergedfromuncircumcised(lowest)tocircumcisedinfants
withtopicallidocaineprilocainecream(mid)tothosewhowerecircumcisedwithplacebo
(highest).Thus,researchonratpups,pretermhumaninfants,andfullterminfantsallshowthat
theintroductionofearlypainhaslongtermeffectsonthedevelopmentofpain
processing.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595204/
"[...]Circumcisionisasurgicalprocedurethatinvolvesforcefullyseparatingtheforeskinfromthe
glansandthencuttingitoff.Itistypicallyaccomplishedwithaspecialclampdevice(seeFig.2).
Overadozenstudiesconfirmtheextremepainofcircumcision.Ithasbeendescribedasamong
themostpainful[procedures]performedinneonatalmedicine.Inonestudy,researchers
concludedthatthepainwassevereandpersistent.Increasesinheartrateof55beatsper
minutehavebeenrecorded,abouta50percentincreaseoverthebaseline.Aftercircumcision,the
levelofbloodcortisolincreasedbyafactorofthreetofourtimesthelevelpriortocircumcision.

Investigatorsreported,Thislevelofpainwouldnotbetoleratedbyolderpatients.[...]
Legality
"[...]thechildren'sombudspersonsfromthefiveNordiccountries(Sweden,Norway,Finland,
Denmark,andIceland),andthechildren'sspokespersonfromGreenland,inadditionto
representativesofassociationsofNordicpaediatriciansandpediatricsurgeons,haveagreedto
workwiththeirrespectivenationalgovernmentstoachieveabanonnontherapeuticcircumcision
ofunderageboys.[...]"
http://www.crin.org/resources/infodetail.asp?id=31830
Picturesofthepossibledamages
http://www.noharmm.org/IDcirc.htm
http://www.circumstitions.com/Restric/Botched3sc.html
http://www.drmomma.org/.../theperilsofplastibell...
Videosofthesurgery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXVFFI76ff0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDuDhkiDdns
http://youtu.be/LuPqjGi1ciU
TwistedLogicofCircumcision
http://www.savingsons.org/2010/11/circumcisionmosttwistedlogicin.html
Areyoufullyinformed?
http://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/areyoufullyinformed.html
101ReasonsNottoCircumcise
http://goo.gl/Ftd6Kv
Circumcisionstudyhaltedduetotrauma
http://goo.gl/hDlKom
AnatomyofthePenis:PenileandForeskinNeurology
http://goo.gl/x0fE0O
AAPoncircumcision:Badscience+badethics=badmedicine
http://goo.gl/SGqMuW
September19,2014Edited

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