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I just wanted to make a few comments about your partner. Since I don't know what age we are talking about here, I can only guess that she is post menopausal and not taking any hormone supplementation. Am I close? I only say that because those symptoms you mentioned are classic with low female hormones. Women need progesterone, estrogen and testosterone. You can get it in several forms (pills, creams, gels, patches). There are solutions to these kind of problems but only if people are motivated. That is key. What happens is people forget how they used to feel. They start just taking it for granted that things change and it sucks to get old. Hey, I am not saying people can't be happy that way either (many are fine with that). But if a person isn't happy with that situation, motivation is the key. Good Luck!View Thread

The video interviews only one mother who had decided to circumcise her sons which makes it one sided. There are also mostly old references provided and there is not one reference to the function of a natural penis and the many protective and sexual functions of the foreskin.
Under decision point: although a good tool for parents deciding about circumcision, the box title of "Reasons to keep your son't penis natural", lacks *The foreskin is normal healthy tissue and not just "extra" skin. *The natural foreskin a baby boy is born with has many protective and sexual functions. *my son can make the decision for circumcision when he is old enough to make decisions about his own body.
Please review that section so you can see what I am talking about. thank you!View Thread

This is the basic information you need to know so that you can make the decision not to participate in circumcisions.
References
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- [a id="n10" name="n10"> Maden C, Sherman KJ, Beckmann AM, et al. History of circumcision, medical conditions, and sexual activity and risk of penile cancer . J Natl Cancer Inst 1993;85(1):19-24.
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