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From: sgl@psuvm.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: Cliteridectomy -- Circumnavigating
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Date: Tue, 19-Mar-85 19:55:10 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 19 19:55:10 1985
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>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