Circumcision Poll on PregnancyPlanet.Net

Interview with Medical Expert Regarding This Common Procedure

A poll about circumcision on PregnancyPlanet.net so far proves that 80% of parents prefer that their boys be circumcised. I voted with the majority. I have to say, I don't even wear turtle neck sweaters.

This poll inspired me to research a little further. Could I come up with any information outside of the typical "how does circumcision affect hygiene?" I thought that if I couldn't come up with anything more interesting and unique than that, I wouldn't bother to bore myself or anyone else with a trite article. The internet search paid off big-time upon finding a pediatrician, who is renowned among his peers for taking this common, simple procedure to a new level. I contacted him immediately, and he graciously agreed to an e-mail interview:

K~ Dr. Abraham, do you consider it a strange coincidence that as an expert at this procedure you have the same name as the old testament patriarch who by God's instruction, instituted this procedure thousands of years ago as a ritual, and a mark of faith?

Dr. A~ Not really. I drew the parallel myself before I specialized in pediatrics. It enticed me to delve a little deeper into this procedure, also considered a ceremonial ritual, called a brisk that has been carried on by this Patriarch's decedents, my family included, since the time of Genesis.

K~ O.K., let me get this asked-a-million-times question out of the way: How does circumcision bear on personal hygiene?

Dr. A~ No doubt that genital hygiene is easier for the circumcised male, especially in early years, and much later in life. Although, it doesn't take a brain surgeon to pull back the foreskin and apply a little soap and water. I'm just glad I was the boy who heard from his mother, "don't forget to wash behind your ears" and not the one who uncomfortably had to listen to -"don't forget to pull back your foreskin and polish that little helmet."

K~ Are there any other medical benefits that can be attributed to circumcision?