You also may notice a slight yellow discharge or crust after a couple of days. This is part of the normal healing process.
If you notice any of the following problems, call your doctor right away:. As with a penis that's circumcised, an uncircumcised one should be kept clean. Also, no cotton swabs, astringent or any special bath products are needed — just warm water every time you bathe your baby will suffice. Initially, do not pull back the foreskin to clean beneath it.
Over time, the foreskin will retract on its own so that it can be pulled away easily from the glans toward the abdomen.
This happens at different times for different boys, but most can retract the foreskin by the time they reach puberty.
As your son grows up, teach him to wash beneath the foreskin by gently pulling it back from the glans, rinsing the glans and the inside of the foreskin with warm water, then pulling the foreskin back over the head of the penis. After reviewing multiple studies on circumcision, the AAP reports that "the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks. Instead, the AAP advises parents to learn the facts about circumcision and weigh the pros and cons.
In addition to considering the medical factors, religious and cultural beliefs might play a role. If these are important to you, they deserve to be seriously considered. Reviewed by: Larissa Hirsch, MD. Larger text size Large text size Regular text size. About Circumcision Boys are born with a hood of skin, called the foreskin, covering the head also called the glans of the penis. Two main types of local anesthetic are used to make the operation less painful for a baby: a topical cream a cream put on the penis that requires at least 20 to 40 minutes to take its full effect an injectable anesthetic that requires less time to take effect and may provide a slightly longer period of anesthesia In addition to anesthesia, acetaminophen is sometimes given.
If you notice any of the following problems, call your doctor right away: persistent bleeding or blood on the diaper more than quarter-sized increasing redness fever other signs of infection, such as worsening swelling or discharge, or the presence of pus-filled blisters not urinating normally within 12 hours after the circumcision However, with quick intervention, almost all circumcision-related problems are easily treated.
The Circumcision Decision After reviewing multiple studies on circumcision, the AAP reports that "the health benefits of newborn male circumcision outweigh the risks. Talk to your doctor to help you make the choice that's right for your son.
Circumcision is the surgical removal of the skin covering the tip of the penis. The procedure is fairly common for newborn boys in certain parts of the world, including the United States.
Circumcision after the newborn period is possible, but it's a more complex procedure. For some families, circumcision is a religious ritual. The procedure can also be a matter of family tradition, personal hygiene or preventive health care. For others, however, circumcision seems unnecessary or disfiguring.
Circumcision is a religious or cultural ritual for many Jewish and Islamic families, as well as certain aboriginal tribes in Africa and Australia. Circumcision can also be a matter of family tradition, personal hygiene or preventive health care.
Sometimes there's a medical need for circumcision, such as when the foreskin is too tight to be pulled back retracted over the glans. In other cases, particularly in parts of Africa, circumcision is recommended for older boys or men to reduce the risk of certain sexually transmitted infections.
The risks of not being circumcised, however, are not only rare, but avoidable with proper care of the penis. Circumcision might not be an option if certain blood-clotting disorders are present.
Also, circumcision might not be appropriate for premature babies who still require medical care in the hospital nursery or for babies born with abnormalities of the penis.
Circumcision doesn't affect fertility, nor is circumcision generally thought to enhance or detract from sexual pleasure for men or their partners. The most common complications associated with circumcision are bleeding and infection. Side effects related to anesthesia are possible as well. Before circumcision, the doctor will explain the risks and benefits of the procedure. Whether you're planning to have your son circumcised or you're pursuing circumcision for yourself, you'll likely need to provide written consent for the procedure.
For newborn circumcision, your son will lie on his back with his arms and legs restrained. After the penis and surrounding area are cleansed, an anesthetic will be injected into the base of the penis or applied to the penis as a cream.
HEY believers that's not supposed God is perfect so why you need to mutilate something of this perfect body, that's not supposed God make everything in the world perfect. I'm a 54 year old healthy uncir[filtered]cised male.
Never been ridiculed in locker room "stupid reason" or by any woman at least to my face said anything negative. Why mutilate a child needlessly to conform to your beliefs or what you believe society's standards of acceptance. Please have boys cir[filtered]cised my husband still at 48 has emotional scars. He had girls who were emabarassed to be with the boy with the WD now at 48 he has a UTI also balantis the forskin shrinks cracks is very painful it's hard to keep clean and since he got a frcktion blister it won't heal because it's always trapping urine.
He has always had a nightmare and is a clean person but it is impossible when the urine traps under the forskin. Also my friends husband has had the same problems and his father didn't know u could pull it back it got so infected he at 9 had to have it done I could go on and on but he prays no one else lets someone choose this life for a child later to be a man by then if done would shrink and be worse.
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