Teen Circumcision?

It is extremely painful. I would suggest consulting a urologist and also finding out if you insurance will cover it and or what the cost may be. The process is much more complicated than with a newborn.

Now my personal view, it is not worth it. My son had to be recircumsised at age 4, it was way worse than what we prepared for. The pain my son went through was bad. We had no choice, it needed to be done for medical reasons. So glad it is done and over with. If I had known what we would be going through I would have never had him circumised as a baby.

With your son being older it may not be as bad as he can be better prepared for the pain, as well as take much better meds for it. I would discourage it, but I would at least allow him to research it better. Boys can be very cruel, and his emotional health should be weighed as much as his physical health.

Ouch, poor teenagers always wanting to be exactly like everyone else. I am sure he is putting more pressure on himself than the other kids. He can always reply with "Why are you looking at my Johnson?" or something like that. I was a nanny to a child who had this same issue, his parents would not even discuss the issue so it is nice that you have an open mind to his opinion. But don't take too much of the blame, teens are always angry at their parents for something you did to them :-) You did the best that you knew how to do and as a mother of boys I felt it was the hardest decision.

However my FIL did have to have his removed as an adult and it definitely is a painful procedure, and takes about a week to heal.

Check out info at the Acorn Society, their website has a lot of information about the subject. I did find this one article http://www.circinfo.com/an_account.html

You may want to contact Jewish Family Service. They may be able to put you in contact with a moil (sp?). These are men that are specifically trained to perform circumcisions, and have performed them on males of various ages, as a conversion to Orthodox Judaism does demand the male be circumcised. I can't imagine anyone else who would have more experience. The number for Jewish Family Service is ###-###-####. Good luck!

I heard it is more painful to get done the older you are. Also, its not like it functions differently! But teenage boys wouldnt understand that. I would make sure he understands the potential for infection and if he really wants it okay then.

If he wants it and understands the potential infection, etc...then let him do it. We do it to babies and they get over it pretty quickly, so I think he'll be ok.

He's at a crucial point so helping him with confidence is key.

Good luck!