Why are some males circumcised and others not?

Men that are not circumcised are simply men that have not fallen victim to what is being increasingly seen as MGM (male genital mutilation) less then 20% of the males of the world are circumcised and most of these are done for religious and cultural reasons with some done as a right of passage into manhood. A very small percentage of these are done for what is referred to as medical reasons. even though all major medical body's advise against circumcision. The idea that routine circumcision was a necessary procedure to protect health was originated in Britain during the Victorian era. Doctors suggested that boy masturbating was the cause for a huge number of diseases ranging from syphilis to insanity. They aid that circumcision would stop boys from wanting to masturbate. In any case the idea caught on in the colony's and English speaking parts of the world. The practice has practically disappeared now in most of the English speaking world, while it is slower to do so in the USA because of a concerted marketing effort by pro circ medics. The fact is though that there are no benefits to be gained through circumcision. and that there are definite risks involved for the victims ranging from death to childhood trauma from pain permanent serious damage to the penis effecting sexual performance, the list goes on for ever. A fair bit of the urologists work comes fro working with the poor after efects of circumcision.

There are the political and nonpolitical answers: The nonpolitical answer is that most hospitals in the United States do it as a matter of routine with all infants. For many decades, doctors were convinced that a circumcised penis was cleaner than an uncircumcised penis. There is evidence for this view, but recent studies have suggested it may not be as effective as was previously believed. It is also a Jewish religious practice. The science on this is not, by any means, settled. Recommendations from doctors can go both ways within the same office.