Of course Americans are ignorants about foreskin. Ignorance is not a crime, it is just what it is! Not knowing about something. Most Americans are circumsized and from circumsized parents. How do you expect to know and understand an uncircumsized penis as well as those who luckily are uncircumsized? Look at the rest of the world and you would find very little problem with foreskins. I am one of three uncircumsized brothers, same my dad, grandpas and all 8 of my nephews. Only one had a little issue at about 5 or 6 y/o, some mama cleaning solve it and he is a happy camper.
last few years i watch some documentary bout girls circumsized in africa. if u think american facing problem with male's foreskin, female in some part of africa facing worst circumsized situation. here some article i copy from wikipedia.
Infibulation with excision
The WHO defines Type III FGM as narrowing of the vaginal orifice with creation of a covering seal by cutting and repositioning the labia minora and/or the labia majora, with or without excision of the clitoris (
infibulation)."
[1] It is the most extensive form of FGM, and accounts for about 10% of all FGM procedures described from Africa.
[26] Infibulation is also known as "pharaonic circumcision."
[27]
In a study of infibulation in the
Horn of Africa, Pieters observed that the procedure involves extensive tissue removal of the external genitalia, including all of the labia minora and the inside of the labia majora. The labia majora are then held together using thorns or stitching. In some cases the girl's legs have been tied together for two to six weeks, to prevent her from moving and to allow the healing of the two sides of the
vulva. Nothing remains but the walls of flesh from the
pubis down to the
anus, with the exception of an opening at the inferior portion of the
vulva to allow
urine and
menstrual blood to pass through; see
Diagram 1D. Generally, a practitioner recognized as having the necessary skill carries out this procedure, and a
local anesthetic is used. However, when carried out "in the bush," infibulation is often performed by an elderly matron or midwife of the village, without sterile procedure or anesthesia.
[28]
A reverse infibulation can be performed to allow for
sexual intercourse or when undergoing labor, or by female relatives, whose responsibility it is to inspect the wound every few weeks and open it some more if necessary. During
childbirth, the enlargement is too small to allow vaginal delivery, and so the infibulation is opened completely and may be restored after delivery. Again, the legs are sometimes tied together to allow the wound to heal. When childbirth takes place in a hospital, the surgeons may preserve the infibulation by enlarging the vagina with deep
episiotomies. Afterwards, the patient may insist that her vulva be closed again.
[28]
Women who have been
infibulated face a lot of difficulty in delivering children, especially if the infibulation is not undone beforehand, which often results in severe tearing of the infibulated area, or fetal death if the birth canal is not cleared (Toubia, 1995). The risk of severe physical, and psychological complications is more highly associated with women who have undergone infibulations as opposed to one of the lesser forms of FGM. Although there is little research on the psychological side effects of FGM, many women feel great pressure to conform to the norms set out by their community, and suffer from anxiety and depression as a result (Toubia, 1995). “There is also a higher rate of post-traumatic stress disorder in circumcised females” (Nicoletti, 2007, p. 2).
[29] [30]
A five-year study of 300 women and 100 men in Sudan found that "sexual desire, pleasure, and orgasm are experienced by the majority of women who have been subjected to this extreme sexual mutilation, in spite of their being culturally bound to hide these experiences."
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