Reply #40: IMO, the issue is child genital cutting

[Crunchy Frog]

and I don't believe that is should be segregated by gender. I think that the degree of damage or severity of a particular procedure regardless of gender should be the focus.

I'm not aware of any histological studies that have been done on the clitoral hood. I do know that some adult women choose to have it surgically removed and believe it to improve their sexual sensation. The clitoral hood is also nicked or partially removed in the majority of women in Indonesia and Malaysia, and it does not apparently have a major impact on their sensitivity.

There have been some good histolgogical and sensory studies done on the male foreskin that have shown that its inner layer contains the highest concentration and largest numbers of nerve ending of the entire penis.

It's not certain, but it's entirely possible, that male circumcision removes more nerve endings and sensitivity than a comparable operation on women.

I am a woman but since I'm the mother of two sons I feel that I have some stake in the issue of male genital cutting.