The history of the circumcision of the foreskin in young boys goes back centuries. According to legend, this procedure appeared as a kind of agreement between the biblical character Abraham and God. According to God's covenant, circumcision should be performed on the eighth day from the birth of the child. Modern doctors, however, claim that such a procedure also has medical indications.
Mostly circumcision in boys is engaged in Muslims and Jews. According to statistics, about 20% of the world's population goes through this procedure. It is believed that a man who was circumcised as a child is more “pure”.
In addition to religious, there are also medical indications for circumcision - this is phimosis and chronic inflammation of the glans penis. The contraction of the foreskin itself is a harmless phenomenon, but it can lead to quite unpleasant consequences. After all, various fluids secreted by the male body accumulate in spaces, the so-called pockets, formed due to narrowing. If you neglect hygiene procedures or perform them incorrectly, this leads to inflammation. It can be expressed not only by itching, redness, but also the formation of various ulcers, wounds and erosions. Untimely treatment leads to gangrene. To avoid such consequences, a man is recommended to have circumcision, which should save him from the source of the disease.
Another indication for circumcision is paraphimosis. In this case, the foreskin is significantly narrowed and infringes on the glans penis. This leads to a violation of the blood supply and nutrition of the male organ, which causes pain and the death of nerve endings. In this regard, it is recommended to solve the problem surgically.
If the penis is injured, scars may form at the site of damage. In this case, doctors can recommend a man to undergo circumcision in order to avoid further scarring and, as a result, narrowing of the foreskin.
However, many men are circumcised for several other reasons. So, for example, thanks to this procedure, the risk of sexually transmitted diseases is reduced; the sensitivity of the head decreases, which can lengthen the sexual intercourse. In addition, circumcision helps reduce the risk of developing various urinary tract infections. And the main plus of this procedure is that it halves the likelihood of cancer of the genital organs.
Today circumcision is done not only by Muslim and Jewish children. Some European men also consciously go for it. And this desire is connected in most cases with the fact that after this procedure it is much easier to maintain the hygiene of the genitals.
