answer:Circumcision is common in the USA where I live. A niece, who is a children’s doctor and jut had her first child (a male) was asked if she and her husband, also a medical doctor, had the child circumcised. She said that they did. I asked her four questions. All were based upon a few responses from previous questions on this site about the same topic. I 1. Was the decision based on potential health issues?. She said yes, that their medical training shows that males are more likely to succumb to disease and spreading it from nozzle being circumcised. 2. Was it the practice of medical staff to encourage new parents to have their son circumcised?. She said that, no, it wasn’t or shouldn’t be. They were trained to explain the pros and cons and let the parent(s) decide. 3. Was the fact that circumcision is a culturally influenced a factor? She said no. 4. I told her that there were men who felt violated by having a parent choosing to have them circumcised and not allowing them to have the choice. I gave the example of baby females having their ears pierced. She said that this comparison hadn’t occurred to her before (she chose not to have her ears pierced unlike her older and younger sisters), but that it wasn’t a similar comparison. The gland sensitivities theory of uncircumcised males makes sense. So I suppose it comes down to whether to keep their son’s penis clean and free from disease or risk it in exchange for better sexual stimulation.