Can a later-in-life circumcision have anything to do with delayed puberty?!
Question: Can a later-in-life circumcision have anything to do with delayed puberty.?
I got a circumcision when i was 11/12 years old, and now that i think about it, thats when puberty was starting for me (pubic hair development mainly started here) and ever since the circumcision, NOTHING else has changed. ive basically stayed the same since then. ive gotten a little taller, and my voice got a tad deeper, but nothing major that was supposed to have happened since then has happened. im now 15 and a half, and my doctor said that the surgery might have had some effect on hormone production. im going to see an endocrinologist next week, but i wanna hear it from you guys, is this possible.? Thanks for any help!Health Question & Answer
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Hmmm, I haven't heard of that happening, I guess it isn't impossible, but seems like something that would be hard to know for sure. If it caused deep emotional distress, I guess it could be more likely.
3cats, you may be right it isn't likely to be a result of the circumcision, but more then just what physically happens can affect the development of a person. However, you are wrong about the skin being "useless". The foreskin makes the shaftskin of the penis mobile which is thought to help reduce rawing friction, increase pleasure, and reduce the need for lubrication for women. For men, the foreskin is nerve rich and keeps the head "fresh" and protected from drying out or contacting things that could harm it or reduce its ability to detect movement (ie clothing, bedding, fabric, etc). It provides an easy way to masturbate or perform oral/handjobs by simply moving the skin (none of these crazy fancy techniques some people talk about), and is self-lubricating.Health Question & Answer
3cats, you may be right it isn't likely to be a result of the circumcision, but more then just what physically happens can affect the development of a person. However, you are wrong about the skin being "useless". The foreskin makes the shaftskin of the penis mobile which is thought to help reduce rawing friction, increase pleasure, and reduce the need for lubrication for women. For men, the foreskin is nerve rich and keeps the head "fresh" and protected from drying out or contacting things that could harm it or reduce its ability to detect movement (ie clothing, bedding, fabric, etc). It provides an easy way to masturbate or perform oral/handjobs by simply moving the skin (none of these crazy fancy techniques some people talk about), and is self-lubricating.Health Question & Answer
i dont think so , ur removing pointless skin, unless the doctor botched the surgey :[ but thats unlikely
puberty is one of those gay things sooooooo unpredictable, just wait (as hard as that is)
my one friend has to take testosterone pills(midget man), maybe a doc will give ya some
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puberty is one of those gay things sooooooo unpredictable, just wait (as hard as that is)
my one friend has to take testosterone pills(midget man), maybe a doc will give ya some
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You loose a piece of useless skin, it has nothing to do with you hormones. You may have some sort of problem but its certainly not from being circumcised.
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Thumbs down if you want, but I'm right.Health Question & Answer
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Thumbs down if you want, but I'm right.Health Question & Answer
No, I dont think so. A foreskin (or lack of it) is unrelated to puberty or development.Health Question & Answer
circumcision has nothing to do with hormones and pubertyHealth Question & Answer
CIRCUMCIZION DIDNT DO NUTTIN BAD IF NE THING IT MADE STUFF 100X BETTERHealth Question & Answer
I don't see how it could unless something went wrong, did your doctor expain why he said that.?
HarrietHealth Question & Answer
HarrietHealth Question & Answer
No. There is no corrilation. They have nothing to do with eachother.
I'm sorry you got circumcised tho =[
-ConnorHealth Question & Answer
I'm sorry you got circumcised tho =[
-ConnorHealth Question & Answer
Physiologically speaking, there are no glands or structures in the foreskin that directly affect puberty onset. The chemical signals that your body responds to are produced in the testes and a small gland in your brain. However, that "useless piece of skin" as it was so affectionately termed earlier has a lot to do with how you perceive things psychologically. It has been proven that trauma can delay (or in rare cases expedite) puberty development. Having a piece of your manhood cut off, whether it was religious or personal preference aside, is a traumatic experience, especially at such a crucial age. Chances are, the doctors won't finding anything physiologically wrong and definitely won't tie it back to your being circumcized, but you should be aware that your brain, which controls everything, has more power than most people give it credit for. Even if you do need help or hormonal therapy from your endocrinologist, everything will still turn out the same, there is no real reliable evidence to suggest that the age of pubertal onset has any correlation to developmental completion. In other words, just because you are starting puberty late doesn't mean your penis or muscles won't grow to their potential. Who knows, you may be like a rare German case where the endocrinologist gave a late pubertal boy a cocktail of hormones to jump start things and he ended up with an elephant's trunk between his legs. At any rate, you're probably perfectly normal, just with a piece that most of us lost a little earlier in life gone.Health Question & Answer