Submitted by Jane (not verified) on May 31, 2008 - 6:25pm.
Don't do it. Ask your doctor this -- if this were your daughter who'd had 5 UTIs, what parts of her genitals would the doctor recommend removing? Given that girls get UTIs at approximately three times the rate that boys do, this is a fair question to ask. Tell your doctor to pretend that your child is a girl and then recommend an appropriate course of action to determine the cause(s) of the UTIs and the appropriate treatment(s). Boys don't have disposable genital parts any more than girls do. All of the parts of the penis are highly sensitive and necessary to normal sexual functioning, just as in girls.
Perhaps a second opinion from a doctor better-versed in the scientific literature on the fallacious connection between circumcision and UTI prevention, not to mention the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of UTIs in either gender, is in order.
Don't do it. Ask your doctor
Don't do it. Ask your doctor this -- if this were your daughter who'd had 5 UTIs, what parts of her genitals would the doctor recommend removing? Given that girls get UTIs at approximately three times the rate that boys do, this is a fair question to ask. Tell your doctor to pretend that your child is a girl and then recommend an appropriate course of action to determine the cause(s) of the UTIs and the appropriate treatment(s). Boys don't have disposable genital parts any more than girls do. All of the parts of the penis are highly sensitive and necessary to normal sexual functioning, just as in girls.
Perhaps a second opinion from a doctor better-versed in the scientific literature on the fallacious connection between circumcision and UTI prevention, not to mention the appropriate diagnosis and treatment of UTIs in either gender, is in order.
Best of luck to you and your intact son.