Say no to circumcision - support intactivism Blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

This has been a good week for some good, educational posts on the harms of infant circumcision.
 

Sunday, January 10, 2010

The Lay Scientist: Circumcision and HIV/AIDS - I
A critical look at the circumcision campaign and how it includes partners who actively work against promoting condom use. The agenda of the campaign partners may explain the unreasonable push for circumcision in view of the weak evidence supporting it as a means to control HIV. Read more . . .

Yesterday, Science Tanslational Medicine published the article Uncovering Residual Effects of Chronic Sleep Loss on Human Performance. Researchers determined that, after an extended period of sleep loss (working too much for too long), one night of catch-up sleep offers only marginal benefit. The researchers determined that for a few hours after waking from the catch-up sleep, a person performed well. But, after a few hours, the effects of the cumulative sleep loss contributed to lower performance. Read more . . .

A common question by those starting foreskin restoration is what is the best way to restore a foreskin?  Which one of the numerous methods is best? Is one device better than another? Is a device better than manual tugging or t-taping?

To restore the foreskin, the shaft skin must be stretched and tensioned. There are many methods available to apply tension to the foreskin. Manual tugging is one. Tape is another method that includes T-Taping shown here and the T-Tape Picture Book here. Then there are all the different devices, including the the following:  Read more . . .

Say no to circumcision - support intactivism. This is a list of blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting. The week was dominated by the reaction to Dr. Amy Tuteur's very opinionated pro-circumcision blog.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Dr. Susan Block's Journal: Inside Both Heads of the Crotch Bomber
Dr. Block discusses the young man who attempted to blow up an airplane on Christmas day. He hid the bomb in his underwear and, for whatever reason, it did not go off. Dr. Block discusses the terrorists circumcision status and how his sexual repression may have contributed to his actions.
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Say no to circumcision - support intactivism. This is a list of blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting. The holiday week did not see many circumcision related posts. Read more . . .

There is still time to support a great outfit. If not this year, then next year.

I received the following letter from Georganne Chapin, the Executive Director of Intact America.  Intact America is an organization that advocates for bodily integrity for all infants, particularly baby boys. They seek to protect baby boys from genital cutting, otherwise known as routine infant circumcision.

Georganne is seeking funds to continue their campaign to stop male infant circumcision. She writes: Read more . . .

Say no to circumcision, support intactivism: Blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. This is a running tally of the ones I found interesting. I was expecting this week to be light on circumcision related posts, but Dr Momma was very busy and others were not slackers, either.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Male Circumcision and HIV: GAWAYA TEGULLE: Unmasking the lie: Circumcision, sex and HIV/Aids
Commentary on Commentary Article by Gawaya Tegulle, a Ugandan who is not circumcising his sons and questions the circumcision campaign in Africa.

Dr Mamma - peaceful parenting: How the Foreskin Protects Against UTI (urinary tract infection)
Blog describing the human urinary tract. Particular attention is paid to how the foreskin aids an infant in avoiding infection and contamination from fecal matter. Circumcision removes the benefits of having a foreskin. Read more . . .

Another blogger who had prostate problems found this site and gave me a link back. Thanks! But that is not why I am writing.

I had a HoLAP procedure on my enlarged prostate.The other blogger had a green laser treatment of his prostate. He wrote a chronicle of his prostate problems. He starts with a description of why he calls his blog Pee In Morse Code.  He describes his prostate surgery with the Green Light PVP procedure. He also describes his recovery and the health of his prostate as the years go by. For anyone considering treatment for BPH, his blog is a must read.

I must say that his experience was much different than mine. He had lots of post-surgery pain and blood clots. After my HoLap procedure, there was virtually no pain, but I still had a Foley catheter. He also had lots of urinary tract irritation and, apparently, the medications he was prescribed offered little relief. The irritation was most likely due to the green light laser inserted through his urethra. Read more . . .

Blogs, articles, and websites of interest to Intactivists that were published in the past week. Here is a running tally of the ones I found interesting.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

International Coalition for Genital Integrity: United Nations is sexist, misandrist and hypocritical
The United Nations has declared February 6th as the International Day Against FEMALE Genital Mutilation. Instead, it should be declaring an International Day Against HUMAN Genital Mutilation.
 

Monday, December 14, 2009

The Baby Dust Diaries: CIrcumcision: Legal Genital Mutilation of our Boys
A mother says she "wasn't going to permanently disfigure my child's body through surgical mutilation of his genitals." Read more . . .

Restoring foreskin takes time. I have been restoring my foreskin for over a year. The difference between when I started and now is truly amazing. But, the skin grows so slowly, it is not really possible to see any difference day to day or even week by week. Being able to see restoration progress was a great way to motivate me to keep on restoring when I first started.

I've used several methods to measure my progress. Good objective measurement of restoring progress is difficult, at best. The skin grows slowly, so the changes cannot be seen just by looking at your foreskin. Measuring skin length is not easy because the skin stretches when you pull on it and the skin is very flexible. Read more . . .