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* Tummy wall tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision) | * Tummy wall tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision) | ||
* Early ablactation (weaning) (newborn circumcision) | * Early ablactation (weaning) (newborn circumcision) | ||
| + | * Lubricants are required for masturbation and intercourse | ||
== Psychological risks == | == Psychological risks == | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 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
- Reduction of the penis
- Keratinization of the glans
- Loss of sensation
- Loss of money for a medically not indicated surgery
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
- Formation of skin bridges between the shaft and the glans
- Infection
- Urinary retention (this has caused deaths)
- Meatal ulcer
- Meatal stenosis (20% complication rate)
- Impetigo
- Fistulas
- Lymphoedema
- Loss of penile sensitivity
- Sexual dysfunction
- Oedema of the glans
- Risk of required re-surgery
- Pain in erected state of the penis
- Lung tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision)
- Tummy wall tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision)
- Early ablactation (weaning) (newborn circumcision)
- Lubricants are required for masturbation and intercourse
Psychological risks
- PTSD due to newborn trauma
- Brain damage due to the extreme pain (newborn circumcision without effective anesthesia)
- Circumcision coma
- Frustration due to sexual dysfunction
- Lowered pain sensitivity threshold (newborn circumcision)
- Loss of bonding and trust to parents
- Nipple confusion (newborn circumcision)
- ...