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Even though infant male circumcision has been identified as an early trauma having negative effects, and knowing that early traumas are particularly devastating, no researcher has administered a Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) or Alexithymia (having no words for feelings) checklist to men and compared results between intact and circumcised men. For this reason I have put together an online survey, which TheMensCenter has graciously sponsored.
Childhood trauma is known to have a lasting, negative effect on adult life. The earlier the trauma occurs, the more devastating the effect, and the more difficult to treat later. It is thought that if a trauma occurs before the child learns language, then it is even more difficult to treat using traditional talk-therapy methods.
Recent research is showing that boys, not girls, are the ‘weaker sex’ in that they are more prone to environmental harm. Boys are less likely to receive as much holding, caressing, and attention from parents. Parents let boys cry longer before coming to their assistance such as if they are hurt, hungry, or have soiled diapers. Some parents intentionally let boys cry longer employing the mistaken belief that doing so will somehow prepare him for manhood. When born, both boys and girls express themselves equally well with non-verbal communication, but by the time they are three, boys are less communicative than girls are. As long ago as 1986, researchers cautioned that the gender differences being found in studies may be the effect of mass circumcision of boys. Yet to this day few researchers control for penile status.
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