{"id":1190,"date":"2026-04-09T09:23:32","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2026-04-09T09:23:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T09:23:32","slug":"circumcision-is-it-necessary-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/circumcision-is-it-necessary-or-not\/","title":{"rendered":"Circumcision Is It Necessary or Not"},"content":{"rendered":"

To Circ or Not to Circ, that is the question?<\/strong>
\nRoutine circumcision remains a constant topic of controversy and confusion when you find out you are having a boy. According to the most recent policy on the male circumcision policy from the American Academy of Pediatrics there is \u201cinsufficient information to recommend routine circumcision.\u201d Most major medical societies have taken an \u201cimpartial\u201d view of the procedure, neither recommending nor renouncing the practice.<\/p>\n

What is a circumcision? Boys are born with a covering over the head of the penis called the glans. This covering is also called the foreskin. During circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the glans of the penis.<\/p>\n

Neonatal circumcision is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the United States. Religious and cultural circumcision is commonly performed. In the Jewish and Islam religions circumcision is widely practiced within days of the birth of a son.<\/p>\n

Infant circumcision was recognized in the United States around 1900. The United Kingdom was one of the first countries to critically look at neonatal circumcision. In 1949, the United Kingdom\u2019s National Health Service removed infant circumcision from its list of covered services, and circumcision has since been an out-of pocket expense to parents.<\/p>\n

Circumcision statistics in the United States are difficult to gather because of the many locations in which circumcisions are performed. Different sources provide varying rates, and circumcision frequency varies from year to year. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, 76% of boys were circumcised, of which, approximately 80% were Caucasian and 45% were African American.<\/p>\n

The American Urological Association (AUA) believes that neonatal circumcision has potential medical benefits and advantages as well as disadvantages and risks. AUA also notes that when circumcision is being discussed with parents and informed consent is obtained, medical benefits and risks, as well as ethnic, cultural, religious, and individual preferences, should be considered. The risks and disadvantages of circumcision are encountered early, whereas advantages and benefits are prospective.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) takes a more pro-active stance toward circumcision in certain populations, stating that male circumcision should be considered an effective intervention for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention in countries and regions with heterosexual epidemics, high HIV, and low male circumcision prevalence. Recently, however, several large studies revealed a 60% decrease in HIV transmission in circumcised males compared to uncircumcised males.<\/p>\n

On the simplest level, some parents will base their decision to circumcise their male infant based on if the father is circumcised. Keeping all the males in the home \u201clooking the same\u201d helps minimize future questions regarding differences in the male anatomy.<\/p>\n

Neonatal\/infant circumcision rates in the U.S. vary geographically and have fluctuated in accordance with guidelines set forth by various medical groups, including American Academy of Pediatrics. Over the years, there has been a trend in favor of a decreasing prevalence of circumcision. When counseling parents regarding the pros and cons of circumcision, it is important to discuss the potential impact of circumcision on HIV and STD risks, particularly as they apply to higher risk populations.<\/p>\n

What are the complications of a circumcision?<\/strong>
\nComplications associated with circumcision in male neonates, infants, and children, are rare. However, complications were seen, especially when circumcision was undertaken at older ages, by inexperienced providers, or in non-sterile conditions. Complications included bleeding, hematoma, urethral laceration, removal of too little tissue or an incomplete circumcision, infection and injury to the glans and frenulum. Advantages to having a circumcision include a protective role against penile cancer, HIV, HPV and other STI\u2019s in the higher risk populations.<\/p>\n

How is a circumcision performed?<\/strong>
\nThe procedure can take from 5 to 20 minutes and will usually be performed before leaving the hospital. Your baby will be placed in a padded restraint chair and usually be given anesthesia, either topical lidocaine cream or a lidocaine injection. Since there are several different types of possible procedures, you should ask your health care provider to explain the type they will be using. Procedures include the Plastibell, the Gomco clamp or Mogen clamp which all require the use of a scalpel. These procedures first separate the foreskin from the glans with a device followed by surgery with the scalpel to remove the foreskin.<\/p>\n

Is it easier to care for the circumcised penis or uncircumcised penis?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The circumcised penis is generally easier to keep clean. An uncircumcised boy should be taught to clean his penis with care. Cleaning of the penis is done by gently, not forcibly, retracting the foreskin. The foreskin should be retracted only to the point where resistance is met. Full retraction of the foreskin may not be possible until the boy is 3 years old or older.<\/p>\n

What is the relationship between circumcision and urinary tract infections? <\/strong>
\nThe incidence of urinary tract infections in male infants appears to be lower when circumcision is done in the newborn period. It was first reported in 1982 that urinary tract infections (UTIs) are more common among infant males than they are in infant females (this switches later on in life). In this study, it was revealed that about 95% of the infected infant boys had not been circumcised. This risk is especially significant in infants less than 1 year of age. Many studies have shown that uncircumcised infants have a tenfold increased risk of developing a UTI than circumcised infants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To Circ or Not to Circ, that is the question? Routine circumcision remains a constant topic of controversy and confusion when you find out you are having a boy. According to the most recent policy on the male circumcision policy from the American Academy of Pediatrics there is \u201cinsufficient information to recommend routine circumcision.\u201d Most […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-questions"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1190"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1191,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1190\/revisions\/1191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/portfolio.zenkoders.com\/ai-powered\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}