Risk Factors

[Fellow Traveler]

What do you think are the biggest risk factors that lead to circumcision? I'd make this a poll but there are just so many. Which do you think are the biggest?

[bada]

What do you think are the biggest risk factors that lead to circumcision? I'd make this a poll but there are just so many. Which do you think are the biggest? Assuming you are referring to circ in childhood, are we speaking about therapeutic or non-therapeutic circ?

[Fellow Traveler]

Assuming you are referring to circ in childhood, are we speaking about therapeutic or non-therapeutic circ?

Non-Therapeutic, sorry I should have been more clear. ;)

[Nothappy]

Ignorant parents. I'm speaking from experience as it was done to me.

[Opinionated]

Religion, culture and tradition.

[serendipity22]

In Australia:
Being male
Having Jewish or Muslim parents
Living in the same state as Terry Russell or Brian Morris
Living in a rural area
Having a father who was circumcised at birth
Having a pro-circ family doctor plus parents who believe in "doctor knows best".
Having parents who know little about the foreskin or circumcision.
Having parents who have high anxiety about washing young boys.

In the USA:
Being male.
Having Jewish or Muslim parents.
Having white parents (rather than black or hispanic.)
Living in a state where circ is covered by Medicare.
Having a father who believes a boy should look like him.
Having a mother who believes circed penises are nicer.
Having parents who wish to conform.
Having unassertive parents who buckle to pressure from
hospitals and others.
Having parents who know little about other countries.
Having your foreskin prematurely retracted by a medical person or parent.
Having a doctor who is circumcised.
Having a doctor who doesn't understand the normal development of the penis.


In Finland:
Being male and having Jewish or Muslim parents, thats it!

(Unless you are one of the 6 in 100,000 per lifetime who (rightly or wrongly) were given a circumcision deemed medically desirable).