What is the function of foreskin?

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Hello, I was just wondering what the function of foreskin is for a male infant, and why it is important to have it amputated right after birth.
Update: Thank you so much for your help! I will not be choosing circumcision for my son after hearing this and seeing a video about it. It scared me, deeply. 😮‍💨 I'm a little shaken that I probably would have chosen it had I not looked into it a little more. No one tells me these things at the doctor's office.

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Function of foreskin: protection, sensation, to allow 'glide' during sexual intercourse provided by additional skin, and finally immune system functions with the presence of immune cells in the inner mucosal layer.
The importance of removal: there isn’t any, it is EXTREMELY rare when it is medically necessary to remove foreskin. 
Also all the “it’s better hygiene” and for infections talk, is actually myths. & people believe dr. Google instead of actual research.

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If you want facts that are supported by research, the only benefits to circumcision that have been proven through multiple studies are a decreased risk of STIs in adulthood and decreased risk of penile cancer (which is super rare anyway)
The cleanliness thing is overblown. You’d have to circumcise 100 babies to prevent 1 childhood UTI.  Bottom line is, it’s the parent’s choice, and it’s 95% societal pressure and aesthetics.

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Our babies are born the way they should be and it is completely unnecessary to physically alter them.

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It’s not important. It’s been proven it is not medically necessary anymore and it’s simply cosmetic. If you’re still considering circumcising l would check out. Www.yourwholebaby.org  before finally deciding.

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If we had a boy, we would have chosen circumcision right after birth. I don’t care what other people do for their children, circumsised or not, I think it’s a matter that should concern only the parents. For us it would’ve not been a religion related choice, it would’ve been hygiene related only, also there are more options available to do it such as laser and ZSR for a minimal invasive procedure.

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Circumcision is genital mutilation.

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You don’t have to remove it if you don’t want too. The baby comes this way for a reason. You just have to clean it well by pulling it and teach him how to clean it as he grows up. But even when you are circumcised you have pull to clean it. It’s really your choice but it is not necessarily

What is the function of foreskin?

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