sgl@psuvm.UUCP (03/20/85)
>It seems that with the exception of the jewish people the practice >of male circumcision (can there be female circumsision per se?) >is generally done to the very young (often newborn) and under some >form of anesthetic which removes consideration of its painfullnes >from the discussion catagory. >jeanette zobjeck > wlcrjs! >ihnp4!< >zubbie > ihlpa! >mountain oyster are supposed to be an aphrodisiac.....?!? (;-)) Add the Koreans to the list of people who circumcize other than infants. I believe they generally go under the knife when they are about 12. Although a local anesthetic does reduce the amount of pain initially, I can't *IMAGINE* the pain one must experience during the healing process! Particularly on a member as dynamic as the penis! The darned thing changes its size (and to a lesser degree shape) so often that it must take forever to heal! Consider the difference in healing period of a cut on your arm and one on a joint (no pun intended). All I can say is that I'm certainly glad it was done to me when I was too young to remember! Steven G. Liptak sgl@psuvm.bitnet -or- liptak@gondor.uucp
barry@mit-eddie.UUCP (Mikki Barry) (03/21/85)
Yes, circumcision at a mature age is tough. (at least this is what I've been told). My ex-boss had one at 35 and was in agony for weeks. Since the clitoris is sometimes equated with a penis (both grow and shrink, both have abnormally high sensitivity to stimulus), imagine a woman having even the outside removed. Must be as bad as a circumcision for a mature male. And since it seems that some cliterectomies are done on female around age 12...... Mikki Barry * In the beginning was the Word, and it was written by a baboon *
barry@tellab2.UUCP (Barry Glicklich) (03/26/85)
>It seems that with the exception of the jewish people the practice >of male circumcision (can there be female circumsision per se?) >is generally done to the very young (often newborn) and under some >form of anesthetic which removes consideration of its painfullnes >from the discussion catagory. > >jeanette zobjeck > > wlcrjs! >ihnp4!< >zubbie > ihlpa! The Jewish people practice circumcision on male children at eight days old. In my mind, this qualifies as very young. Barry J. Glicklich {ihnp4}!tellab1!tellab2!barry