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It may be more painful, but considering what's at stake my personal belief is it's something an individual should be able to choose, and not have the choice made for them. As far as I know there's no real "upside" to keeping your tonsils (although I still have mine, they've never given me problems). As mentioned in other threads the AMA does not recommend routine circumcision anymore - please folks, it's simply not black and white. If you google "circumcision and HPV" you'll find tons of references that do put qualifiers in these results . . . . as with HIV the procedure does reduce transmission but so does safe sex and personal responsibility. As the referenced link suggests this is not a superfluous flap of skin on the male organ, you are altering the level of sensation in the male. Parents do have the ultimate authority in this decision, but research BOTH sides and come to your own conclusions based on documentation available.
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