Circumcision
Circumcision is a procedure in which the foreskin
covering the head of the penis is partially removed. The practice
has been done since ancient times for religious, social, cultural
and medical reasons. It should be noted that in normal boys,
the foreskin should be fully retractable by the average age of
five.

Medical studies have revealed some of the benefits of
circumcision, including lower risk of urinary tract infections, lower
risk of cancer of the penis (which is very low already),
prevention of foreskin infection and easier hygienic care.

There are also reasons why parents may choose NOT
TO have their sons circumcised. These include avoiding the
risk from surgery and the choice to leave the natural foreskin
to protect the sensitive tip of penis.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) revised
their policy statement in 1999 to advise that routine
circumcision is not essential to a child.s health, and that routine
neonatal circumcision is no longer recommended.

Remaining indications for prescribing circumcision are
repeated infection of foreskin, phimosis (unable to retract
foreskin due to stricture of the opening) and religious
requirements.

Circumcision, if it has to be done, is not recommended in
3 to 5 year-old-boys, since it is the period of sexual identification.
Apart from that, it may be done safely at any age, under either
local or general anesthesia. The wound takes 7-10 days to heal.

Remember that as long as the boy is taking good hygienic
care for his special part, there is no need for circumcision.

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