Alleged Benefits of Circumcision
Now I would like to list some of the alleged benefits and related reasoning: · Historically, during the 18th and 19th centuries , circumcision was propagated as the remedy of almost all known ailments such as impotence, sterility, priapism, masturbation, venereal disease, epilepsy, bed-wetting, night terrors, paralysis, and homosexuality. It was also employed as a prophylactic measure against tuberculosis, cancer, syphilis, polio, idiocy, and forgetfulness Three illustration from The Silent Friend by R. & L. Perry & Co. (1853) showing (left to right) the ‘ General appearance of the features through Onanism’ , ‘ The meagre appearance of the features through Onanism ’, and, ‘ Spermatorrheal Opthalmia [inflammation of the eye ] consequent through Onanism’ . · Penile cancer was literally nonexistent in circumcised men based on a survey conducted in USA of 1250 large general hospitals in 19...