http://www.norm-uk.org/circumcision_...l_effects.html
Dr Janet Menage on
Circumcision and Psychological Harm.
She gets quoted by the article of Necla Kelec that I linked earlier in German.
Also, this book, I just ehared of it before and had excerpts from it some years ago, so I do not know it in full, but the pieces I read were iumpressive and disillusionising:
Circumcison the hidden trauma, by Ronald Goldman PhD
The book scores over 4.5 stars in the shop.
Quote:
Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma is the first intensive exploration of the unrecognized psychological and social effects of this American cultural practice. The book has been endorsed by dozens of professionals in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, child development, pediatrics, obstetrics, childbirth education, sociology, and anthropology.
Plain facts and recent research results revealed in the book conflict with popular beliefs and raise serious questions. Goldman's application of psychological and social research coherently explains both the tenacity of circumcision and the contradictory information and beliefs about it. He discusses the potential adverse effects of circumcision not only on infants, men, and sexuality, but also on mother-child relationships, male-female relationships, and societal traits and problems.
The social analysis is provocative, but it is the exploration of the deeply personal effects of circumcision on individuals that is most compelling. We learn how some men discover their feelings about circumcision, why men do not generally talk about them, and why this is changing. The book illustrates how specific male behaviors can be connected to circumcision, even though a man may be unaware of the connection. The text is supported with clinical reports, interviews, surveys, illustrations, and thorough documentation.
Circumcision: The Hidden Trauma identifies an overlooked source of early pain and simultaneously points us in the direction of both healing and preventing this pain. It is of particular interest to parents and children's advocates; men who seek to explore their sexuality and deepen self-awareness; women who want to understand men better; childbirth educators and allied workers; and mental health, medical, and academic professionals. The book has wide appeal because it is not just about circumcision and the critical importance of proper infant care. More generally, it is about trusting our instincts, questioning some of our cultural values and assumptions, and reflecting on who we are and who we can be as individuals and as a society.
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I know from the past that Goldman is seen as kind of an niche-expert on the matter of traumatization by genital mutilation. He heads an international organisation against circumcision, I think.
You can read him in an interview where he finds some plain words for what circumcision is:
http://www.jewishcircumcision.org/baltimore.htm
Quote:
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Circumcision is overwhelmingly painful and traumatic. No anesthetic has been proven safe and effective in preventing this pain. Sometimes, the infant does not cry because of withdrawal into traumatic shock. Circumcision often results in behavioral changes and disrupted mother-child bonding, and there are risks as with any surgery.
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Crippling and distorting sexuality and the energy it represents, maybe for destroying a source for rebellion to claimed ídeologic authorities in religion. It is probably not for no reason that sexuality is so much under attack in all three desert dogmas.