My son is 4 and he is always getting infections in his uncircumsized penis, would getting him circumsized help
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Infections can be treated with antibiotics. It can be emotionally and physically scarring to circumcise him now.
Keep him clean, teach him about cleaning and germs, and give him antibiotics when he is infected.
Here are some reasons NOT to:
1. There is literally NO medical association in the world that recommends neonatal circumcision.
2. 85 percent of the worlds males are uncut.
3. Cutting it, produces scar tissue that thickens the glans cell layer 14 times. Numbing it. Having sex once you're circumcised is like eating steak with a balloon on your tongue.
4. You're fine the way you're made naturally.
5. Why remove a piece of skin to prevent problems? Breast cancer is much more common than any cancer that uncircumcised men get, but do we remove the breasts? or even minimize them? no.
5. Worried about cleanliness? Clean it. Would you remove your lips if it meant you wouldnt have to brush your teeth?
6. worried about an infection? try an antibiotic.
7. In the very slim chance that there is a medical reason to do it, you can be anethesetized, sedated, given pain meds, etc.
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Yes it would, if he doesn't want to keep it clean, and won't let you help him, you really have no choice.
dont worry about it my son get circumsized in 3 and got infection always but thats normal just make sure you always clean it and put som balmex on it its help heald faster
Circumcision really should be done as an infant, but in this case sounds like it needs to be done. It is better for him to have a little bit of pain now then have to deal with UTI's forever. Talk to your pediatrician about your concerns. They will be able to help you a lot more than a message board can. Good Luck I hope everything works out ok for you.
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talk to your child's doctor.... he cannot go through life with one infection after another.. he will be miserable...from what i understand, he will be sore for about 3 days....but I would go ahead and do what is best for him....he will understand and appreciate it later after he heals and he is not getting sick all the time..It would be best to do this while he is still little, and not in school, whre he would miss time, and be teased by classmates....the doctor will give him something for discomfort.
After talking to your urologist it needs to be determined how often he is getting UTI's and will a circumcision help this. Firstly I suggest if there is a male figure in your household that he shows him how toclean himself, as they start to become self concious and protective of sensitive areas.
Secondly having a circumcision at this age is done under a general anaesthesia and pain relief is given during and after.
If he needs the surgery, he needs it.
yes it would help greatly....if you don't feel comfortable with having this procedure done you need to make sure you clean his penis frequently, and keed toddler wipes handy, after he uses the bathroom teach him to pull the foreskin back and clean it good, also make sure it has dried before allowing the foreskin to remain in its normal state, any moisture under the foreskin can cause infection.....but in my honest opinion circumsision is your best answer it will save him alot of pain in the future
What does the doctor say? I would follow his advice, hes the pro, right?
Your poor son, he must be hating life. Maybe his dad can help talk to him about how to clean the area?
Good luck, I feel for the poor little guy...
my brotherhad that exact prolem too you have to force him to wash his penis thoroghly every morning and night and get a vitamin e capsule and put it on it very regulary
Definitely! I didnt even know they didnt do that anymore! Not only with health issues but self esteem issues for him later in life! Dont be cruel to your son!
It would help, but understand at this age, it is a complete surgery, being put under anesthesia. Talk to your dr. about it.
a member of my family had the exact same problem with her son, she too tried to do all the things you said but in the end the only way to cure the problem was to get him circumsized. i won't pretend that it was painless for him but ever since then he hasn't suffered in that way at all so i believe you would be doing him a favour if you did it while he was still young.
I'd firstly like to offer your praise you for respecting your son's body and not going through with the circumcision when he was an infant.
Second, are you retracting the foreskin to a point where it is painful for him? That could be a reason why he doesn't want to do it. If he hasn't yet reached the time where he can retract the foreskin naturally, just make sure to wash the outside and it should suffice. If he is already retracting on his own, it could be the soap causing irritation. Try something for sensitive skin, perhaps something with tea tree oil in it.
If you think none of the above is the issue, would he allow a male to do it? Either his father or an uncle or another close male friend of the family? Or is there a way you can reward him for cleaning it himself? Do not give up on him yet. The foreskin can be really beneficial later in life, and I'd imagine a circumcision would be really traumatic for him right now.
Good luck!
Get it done now. The older he gets the worse it will be it's a major surgery as an adult. You don't want something to happen that could damage him permanently by not keeping it clean.
Of course it would help - it's impossible to get infections under your foreskin if you don't have one. It's not really necessary though. If he gets enough painful infections he'll learn to keep it clean on his own.
Should he get it done, he's still young, so he probably won't really remember it when he's an adult anyway. Plus, they use anesthetics, so any pain he feels will only be afterwards. I am circumcised, and at 24 I've never had a single problem. Is it right for your kid? I dunno. Ask him what he thinks. If the infections have been a negative experience for him, maybe he'd like to have it done.
Have him circumcised. The sooner the better. He will never have another infection as long as they dont leave any skin around the rim. It also looks better and will prevent him from playing with the foreskin as he grows older.
Daa yes, thats why they started to do it 2000 years ago!
its ok i would explain to him about cleaning, because it only gets worse if you neglect the issue. i know its hard for them to understand.
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Rather than to circumcise your son's foreskin, I would find out why he is getting infections. First, I would suggest using only water when washing the glans and foreskin. I would not use soap due to its irrative actions. The glans and inner foreskin are extremely sensitive, particularly at his age. The foreskin covers the glans to maintain that sensitivity in much the same way that the eye lid covers the eye. Soap irrates the glans much the same as it does the eye. Secondly, I question the need to be retracting the foreskin at the age of 4 as I did not begin retracting until I was 12. Bacterial infections can result from a build-up of smegma retained under the foreskin. I would question, however, if your 4 y/o is producing smegma as I did not produce any substantial amount until my late teens. Then I incorporated the cleaning into my daily hygiene. I have never had an infection. I definitely would not want to part with my foreskin as it maintains the sensitivity of my glans. If your son were to have an ear infection I am certain that you would not want to cut off his ear. I would apply the same philosophy to his foreskin. Thank you.
yes getting him circumsized would do the trick. Nurse telling you this now.
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