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* | * Abnormal healing | ||
* Adhesions between the shaft and the glans | |||
* Chordee | |||
* Deformation of the penis | |||
* Early ablactation (weaning) (newborn circumcision) | |||
* Epispadias | |||
* Excessive foreskin removed (leads to deformation) | |||
* Fistulas | |||
* [[Hypospadias]] | |||
* Impetigo | |||
* Impotence | |||
* Inclusion cysts | |||
* Infection | * Infection | ||
* | * Insufficient foreskin removed (re-surgery often done) | ||
* Loss of penile sensitivity | |||
* Lubricants required for masturbation and intercourse | |||
* Lung tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision) | |||
* [[Lymphoedema]] | |||
* [[Meatal stenosis]] (20% complication rate) | |||
* Meatal ulcer | * Meatal ulcer | ||
* | * Meatitis | ||
* | * Necrosis of the penis | ||
* Oedema of the glans | * Oedema of the glans | ||
* [[Phimosis]] | |||
* Pain in erected state of the penis | |||
* Risk of required re-surgery | * Risk of required re-surgery | ||
* | * Sexual dysfunction | ||
* | * Skin bridges between the shaft and the glans | ||
* Tummy wall tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision) | * Tummy wall tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision) | ||
* | * Urethrocutaneous fistula | ||
* Urinary retention (this has caused deaths) | |||
* ... | * ... | ||
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* [[Risks and complications]] | * [[Risks and complications]] | ||
* [[Sexual effects of circumcision]] | * [[Sexual effects of circumcision]] | ||
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* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://med.stanford.edu/newborns/professional-education/circumcision/complications.html | |||
|title=Complications of Circumcision | |||
|publisher=Stanford University | |||
|accessdate=2020-02-20 | |||
}} | |||
[[Category:Circumcision risks]] | [[Category:Circumcision risks]] | ||
Revision as of 15:19, 20 February 2020
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This article wants to offer a comprehensive overview of risks which can occur by undergoing a circumcision. This page is a landing page for those who want to find a quick overview about circumcision risks. Chances are that information given here is shown in more detail in other IntactiWiki articles.
General risks
- Loss of the foreskin (100% complication rate)
- Operation scar (100% complication rate)
- Loss of the frenulum
- Loss of protection of the glans
- Reduction of the penis
- Keratinization of the glans
- Loss of sensation
- Loss of money for a medically not indicated surgery
- Restoration of the foreskin not 100% possible and very time-consuming (adults)
Operative risks
- Death
- Amputation of the penis
- Amputation of the glans
- Shock or coma due to the extreme pain (newborn circumcision)
- ...
- Because circumcision always is type of surgery, it also encompasses all the basic risks of surgery.
- Infection
- Bleeding, excess bleeding
- ...
Post-operative risks
- Abnormal healing
- Adhesions between the shaft and the glans
- Chordee
- Deformation of the penis
- Early ablactation (weaning) (newborn circumcision)
- Epispadias
- Excessive foreskin removed (leads to deformation)
- Fistulas
- Hypospadias
- Impetigo
- Impotence
- Inclusion cysts
- Infection
- Insufficient foreskin removed (re-surgery often done)
- Loss of penile sensitivity
- Lubricants required for masturbation and intercourse
- Lung tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision)
- Lymphoedema
- Meatal stenosis (20% complication rate)
- Meatal ulcer
- Meatitis
- Necrosis of the penis
- Oedema of the glans
- Phimosis
- Pain in erected state of the penis
- Risk of required re-surgery
- Sexual dysfunction
- Skin bridges between the shaft and the glans
- Tummy wall tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision)
- Urethrocutaneous fistula
- Urinary retention (this has caused deaths)
- ...
Psychological risks
- PTSD due to newborn trauma
- Brain damage due to the extreme pain (newborn circumcision without effective anesthesia)
- Circumcision coma
- Cognitive dissonance
- Frustration due to sexual dysfunction
- Lowered pain sensitivity threshold (newborn circumcision)
- Loss of bonding and trust to parents
- Nipple confusion (newborn circumcision)
- Feelings of being cheated, robbed, abandoned and unprotected by the own parents
- ...
See also
- Circumcision botches
- Documented severe complications of circumcision
- Fatalities
- Psychological issues of male circumcision
- Risks and complications
- Sexual effects of circumcision
External links
Complications of Circumcision
, Stanford University. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
