Perhaps, Lexi, it would be easier for your niece to decide if her son is a cut above the rest?

Dear Wm.Trevor.,

Love it. Very clever.

However -

Just about every parent I know - think their children are a "cut above the rest."

Didn't yours? ;-)

Of course my parents thought that, Lexi, after I'd told them… that's the privilege of being the firstborn.

But for some reason they kept on having more children until, as my mother said… 'She got it right!'

*Lexi*

one of the things about foreskins is that they require daily cleaning. If an individual is not clean or cleaned, then that in turn can lead to a "hygiene" issue. However, if one is clean, and there is no particular pathology, then there is no medical justification for the procedure and the reason that it is no longer largely practiced in Australia (if I have been led to believe correctly) except in the case of those of a certain religious persuasion who practice pseudo-science.

Having said that, the nature of the tissue of the foreskin is such that it does make it more susceptible to penetration by certain infectious agents, such as HIV.

On the flip side, a mate now "cured" of the incurable (one of the strains) herpes virus, did so by prompt circumcision of his infected foreskin.

As to sexual pleasure, increased environmental exposure is purported to decrease sensitivity in those circumcised relatively speaking, and the loss of the subtle threshold between pleasure and pain as the foreskin is drawn down and then released is also lost.

You do most often in my experience not shy away from quality research. My opinion, if you are interested, is to source some better quality material as a basis to any determination.

Dear DreamOn,

Thanks for your advice.

I've now gathered so much information on the subject
that I hope I won't frighten my niece. I'll simply hand
it all over to her and her husband and leave it up to them.
Hopefully they'll at least read some of it.

Again - Thank You.

Another point of view is that of the potential future partner. For the women, circumcision is a clear benefit with no risk, so much so that in the USA an uncircumcised penis is considered a deal breaker by many.