Do you know what this is called?!


Question: Do you know what this is called.?
Okay i know this is nasty but be mature it's for a class. Okay so you know that flap this on a guys penis that can be removed at birth and if it's not you have to like lift it when you pee or something like that. What is it called.? Why is it removed and why do some people keep it.?
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Answers:
It's the foreskin.

It is usually removed for cultural reasons, mainly a belief that the penis is cleaner without the foreskin. This is not entirely based in truth, it may have been true at one time but now in the age of indoor plumbing and widely available soap, an uncircumcised man should not have trouble staying clean.

Sometimes there is a medical necessity to remove the foreskin, for example if it is too tight to draw back. (that condition is called phimosis)Health Question & Answer

It called a foreskin in lay language. Removal, called circumcision, was nearly universal, at least among US Anglos, in the mid 20th century and is still popular. It is also an act of faith among Jews, a "sign of the covenant, although originally it was certainly not more than a symbolic partial removal. (It's wrong to criticize the statute of David as uncircumcised. His is just the usual.) It was promoted as a health measure, eliminating a possible source of neglect, but it was probably more just a preference and perhaps done simply because the father was circumcised. That is what gays refer to in their personal ads as "cut" or "uncut."Health Question & Answer

it's called the foreskin -a surgical procedure called a circumcision is done to remove the skin,it's removed for cleanliness or religious purposes.some men have it removed later in life-told me it's agony.Health Question & Answer

foreskin, it reduces chances of infections, stds, stis, including HIV and AIDS, its optional to remove it and some peoples health care doesnt cover it and they dont have money to pay for it so it just staysHealth Question & Answer

It is called a foreskin.
It is a Jewish tradition but most people in the United States get it removed for looks.Health Question & Answer

- hey bud !

- it's call a foreskin, & it all has 2 do with religion on whether or not 1 snip it off or keeps it.
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