Unfortunately, other studies show that even in developed countries, good hygiene can be elusive. A study of uncircumcised British schoolboys in 1964 indicated that 70 percent had poor genital hygiene. Even Kaufman, who doesn't support routine circumcision, says he performs circumcisions on adult men once or twice a week, many as a result of infections caused by bad hygiene, the rest because the delicate foreskin sometimes tears during intercourse. There are risks in hospital circumcision that did not exist 20 years ago. While skilled pediatricians formerly circumcised babies, escalating insurance costs forced many to abandon the procedure, which now often falls to the lowest qualified person in the delivery room.
Some doctors think mohels do a better job.
The most vigorous objection to circumcision is that the baby has no say. And it's the first cut that cuts the trust between a child and its mother. Some opponents suggest cutting an infant imprints violence on the baby's brain. This is one of the beginning stages of establishing the sadomasochistic personality. Whereas resentment of patriarchal domination colors the language of some opponents, the language of the men's movement can be found in others.