The circumcision decision
This is a conceptual model of the different decision stages when considering to be circumcised. The origins of this text are unknown, but it appears to be written from a US point of view, with links to the Circlist website.
Phase 1 - Becoming aware of your uncircumcised status The prompting factors could be:
Phase 2 - Information gathering This stage is very much a personal and a private pre-decision stage where information is actively gathered. Informal information gathering takes place:
Phase 3 - Actively making the decision A critical stage is reached when the person emotionally and rationally has to make a decision. NO - Maybe it is just an erotic fantasy:
Phase 4 - Planning the method
Here the person has to go public to some degree. The house doctor is usually first consulted and then others such as your friends or a lover. Information gathering is now very much determined by personal needs and the situation the individual finds himself in. If the person is to be ritually (tribally) circumcised he has very little choice re the method and is totally dependant upon the skill of the cutter. If the procedure is voluntary the person is in the position to consider various styles of circumcision namely:
Phase 5 - Finding the person to do the circumcision Usually via the house Doctor. Who will cut?:
Phase 6 - The issue of anaesthesia and the method At this stage, the socio-cultural situation the individual finds himself will to some extent determine the method and the emotional connotation that will be attached to the event. It is in stage 6 and 7 where the individual adds long term meaning to the event. Your circumciser will give some indication what he prefers:
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Phase 7 - The operation
Phase 8 - Post-operative care - what you can expect to happen Week 1: Day 1
Phase 9 - What can you expect in the long run?
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