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| Topic | It is wrong to try to normalize circumcision |
| Yellow 12/13/17 1:20:21 AM #96: | LinkPizza posted... Most people don't have trauma because like 99.99% of people who get it don't remember. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/moral-landscapes/201501/circumcision-s-psychological-damage Research has demonstrated the hormone cortisol, which is associated with stress and pain, spikes during circumcision (Talbert et al., 1976; Gunnar et al., 1981). Although some believe that babies wont remember the pain, we now know that the body remembers as evidenced by studies which demonstrate that circumcised infants are more sensitive to pain later in life (Taddio et al., 1997). Research carried out using neonatal animals as a proxy to study the effects of pain on infants psychological development have found distinct behavioral patterns characterized by increased anxiety, altered pain sensitivity, hyperactivity, and attention problems (Anand & Scalzo, 2000). In another similar study, it was found that painful procedures in the neonatal period were associated with site-specific changes in the brain that have been found to be associated with mood disorders (Victoria et al., 2013). It may be anecdotal, but I have anxiety, hyperactivity, and attention problems. LinkPizza posted... And in the end, most people are glad they are circumcised. If they are that means they are ignorant. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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