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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I recall some uncuts that were "ashamed" to shower in gym because they were different. I didn't shower in gym because I couldn't shower and get dressed in the short 10 min timeframe.
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What happens if it is 50%/50% cut/uncut? They wouldn't feel different or out of place. Would you feel ashamed if as a cut person went into a group shower and everyone else was intact?
This almost never happens anymore when you are a teen. I do remember taking a shower with my swimsuit on in swim class. I don't know the circumcision status of any of my friends or old classmates. We never discussed it. I'm sure older guys in the shower at gyms wouldn't even look.
I still don't think circumcising based on the fear of future potential awkward situations is right. Nor should it be used to prevent a few non-serious medical problems that don't happen in most of the boys left intact. Yes, uncircumcised boys might be tens times more likely to get an UTI, but the statistic is 1 in 1,000 circumcised boys get one versus 10 in 1,000 uncircumcised. So 990 uncircumcised boys never got an UTI in their study. Even if they did get one, cranberry juice and antibiotics work well enough for girls, who get them more often than any guy. For phimosis in the early teen years, this page has the answer.
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/s...d.php?t=210347