Information for Parents & Childbirth Professionals

Accurate and complete information is very important when a parent is faced with the circumcision decision. As the Colorado chapter of the non-profit National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers, we provide information to parents and childbirth professionals about the medical facts, ethical considerations, and sexual implications of circumcision.

It's Time to Question Circumcision

What is the foreskin? Why is it there in the first place?
Find out why all men are born with a foreskin or take the Foreskin Quiz
What do medical organizations say about circumcision?
Find out why they don't recommend it
The foreskin is at the tip of the penis, so does it have anything to do with sex?
Of course it does!
Are there any risks or reasons we shouldn't circumcise? At least 25 of them
Does a man's foreskin do anything for women? It's called the 'gliding action'
Is circumcision painful? How is circumcision done? See for yourself
How did circumcision start in America? As a 'cure' for masturbation

What Is Your Foreskin IQ?

Take the Foreskin Quiz by Jack Travis, M.D. It's just 12 questions, but you'll be surprised by the answers!

College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia (2004):

"Current understanding of the benefits, risks and potential harm of this procedure... no longer supports this practice for prophylactic health benefit. Routine infant male circumcision performed on a healthy infant is now considered a non-therapeutic and medically unnecessary intervention... Routine infant male circumcision does cause pain and permanent loss of healthy tissue."
Official Medical Statements on Infant Circumcision

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A new study shows circumcision removes the most sensitive parts of the penis.

From the press release: George C. Denniston, M,D., MPH, President of Doctors Opposing Circumcision, commented, "This new study provided further evidence of the permanent and irreversible lifelong injury of non-therapeutic neonatal circumcision and raises grave ethical questions regarding the continued performance of child circumcision. We call upon the American Academy of Pediatrics to defend children from this practice."

Visit Circumstitions.com for an excellent analysis complete with anatomical diagrams showing what areas of male anatomy are most sensitive.