Stepping out of the comfort of my lurking zone to respond to this. I am probably one of the extreme few people who were circumcised twice, once as a baby as a non religious choice by my parents and then once again due to medical reasons in adulthood.

I didn’t know any better as a child or young adult (before my medical issue) and felt normal function and feeling, so I cannot answer the question of reduced feeling or pleasure from the get-go, but I can confirm that after my second circumcision my sexual pleasure and experience having sex was tanked. It is not just uncomfortable having sex due to the lack of skin, but I have drastically less feeling there too. While my situation may be extreme, it’s important to understand that the research is true and does show a decline in pleasure for those who do get circumcised later in life and I believe that is enough evidence to not have your child circumcised.

There is one very key piece of this puzzle though, as a parent it is your responsibility to properly teach your child how to wash and care for your parts to prevent illnesses and medical issues. There seems to be some taboo (at least in my childhood and even adulthood with parents I know today) about addressing proper hygiene and care for genitals. These skills and the importance of maintaining this hygiene is what will lead your child to a healthy and happy sexual life. I can argue this all by first hand experience. My medical issue was directly related to improper knowledge of hygiene from my parents who were too afraid to teach me about it.