So far in the Maternity Ward...

[nerissacm]

I've seen a Caesarian section done, including the administration of a spinal anesthesia right beforehand. It was a good thing I was behind the patient, because otherwise she would have seen me tightly clenching my hands on my uniform while the anesthesiologist did her thing and I said in the most relaxing tone I could conjure up, "You're doing

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[disruptivespace]

wow, you are learning and seeing so many exciting things! *happy for you*

i am opting for no circumcision, personally. men learn to clean themselves, and while it's not like i've been with so many guys so that i can definitively make a ruling about male hygiene and circumcision, i've never found that to be a problem at all. in fact, because it became a part of conscious daily maintenance, their man parts seemed cleaner. plus, foreskins help maintain heightened sexual sensitivity, so sex is more exciting for both partners. i don't have a comment about stds and circumcision, but it seems to me that in this day and age, using condoms should be standard sexual practice. what are the major social/cultural factors that you are thinking about?

i miss you! love, meli

[nerissacm]

I've still got a lot of research to do on this. But you're right that condoms should be part of any sexual activity, circumcised or not

[disruptivespace]

ah, i understand now. in fact, i talked to a man about this exact thing, and he said that when he was a teenager, he considered getting circumcised for these exact reasons (feeling different, wondering if something was wrong with him). he even consulted a doctor who told him that girls would be more likely to fellate him if he was circumcised. SERIOUSLY, the doctor said that. (if i were a man, if a girl freaked out because he was uncircumcised, then that just proves that she is ignorant and close minded, which would be a strike against being intimate with her in the first place.) anyway, it's also the parents' responsibility to teach our children who later decide to have sex with men that penises are going to look different and not *expect* them to be and look a certain way, other than clean and like a penis. anyway, my friend decided to do some more research and opted against circumcision. he has absolutely no regrets about it, and he shouldn't because the sex is phenomenal. obviously, the fact that he is uncut isn't the sole