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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...
Ask Marilyn – Let the Balloon Go!
Dear Marilyn: My son's foreskin gets swollen when he urinates. Is this normal? Does something need to be done? —Lauren, Los Angeles, CA Dear Lauren: If the foreskin opening remains small, while the urine stream is considerable, the foreskin might balloon with urine...
Ask Marilyn – Circumcision: No Surgical Device Is Safe
Dear Marilyn: We are expecting a boy in May and plan to circumcise him. Friends tell me that there are many difference devices that can be used. Could you tell me which circumcision device is the safest? —Cheryl F., New York, NY Dear Cheryl: Circumcision devices are...
Ask Marilyn – Bath Time Turns a Boy’s Foreskin Red
Note to readers: This is the inaugural post for our new column "Ask Marilyn." Ask Marilyn – Intact America’s penis advice column. Got questions about penises, foreskins, circumcision, and sexual function? Marilyn Milos, RN, Intact America’s clinical advisor, has the...