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Ask Marilyn – When You and Your Husband Can’t Agree on Keeping Your Son Intact
Dear Marilyn: My husband and I are the parents of two girls and are now expecting a baby boy. I started thinking about this a long time ago, and I am quite sure I do not want our son to be circumcised. The problem is that my husband, who was circumcised as a baby, is...
Ask Marilyn – Is Foreskin Restoration Worth the Effort?
Dear Marilyn: I was circumcised without my consent as a baby and I wish I could experience sex as an intact man would. I’ve heard about foreskin restoration, but I know it can’t restore the sensitivity of the natural foreskin on a normal penis. Is there any benefit to...
Ask Marilyn – Why Is Sex with My Husband Painful?
Dear Marilyn: This is an embarrassing question. My husband and I are both 27 years old. Everything about our relationship is good, except that intercourse is very uncomfortable for me. Using lube helps at first, but he takes a long time to reach orgasm and by the time...
Ask Marilyn – 19-year-old Considers Circumcision
Dear Marilyn: My parents didn't have me circumcised because they thought the choice should be mine. I felt a little self-conscious when I was in grade school because I was the only boy with a foreskin in my class. When I was in 7th grade, our science teacher told us...
Ask Marilyn – Cut Penises Aren’t Cleaner
Dear Marilyn: I am having a boy this summer. My sister-in-law is a nurse and she insists that I should circumcise my son. She says it will be easier for me and for him to keep his penis clean and prevent infections. She adds that it is particularly gross when men grow...
Ask Marilyn – Stop the Steroid Cream!
Dear Marilyn: I read your response to Katherine in Canada in which you said the doctor was wrong to prescribe a steroid to retract a boy’s foreskin when it was likely that the boy had a yeast infection. The question is timely because I’m facing a similar situation...
Ask Marilyn – Circumcision Is a Bigger Risk Than Penile Cancer
Dear Marilyn: My obstetrician tells me circumcision will prevent penile cancer in my son. Is that true? —Ann, Lansing, MI Dear Ann: Your obstetrician is wrong. Penile cancer occurs in circumcised males as well as intact males, but it is among the rarest of cancers....
Voices – RHF
I was born in 1944 in a small town in central Ohio. I learned early on that my penis was different than most boys'. In elementary school, going to the bathroom for No. 1 was like "show all, tell all." I was still too young to have retracted my foreskin naturally to...
Do You Know: Why Lawsuits Won’t End MGC?
It seems so clear, right? Cutting a boy's genitals violates the U.S. Constitution, state and federal laws against sex-based discrimination, and statutes and regulations regarding the use of government funding for medically unnecessary services. It also meets...
Ask Marilyn – The Doctor Is Wrong: Your Son’s Foreskin Is Not Too Tight
Dear Marilyn: My son is 8 years old. His foreskin was red and sometimes it stings when he urinates, so I took him to our pediatrician. The doctor said his foreskin is too tight and recommended a steroid cream, suggesting we use it three times a day and that my son...
