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Circumcision myths and facts

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== Trauma ==
Wondered what your baby went through?
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/circumcision-videos
|title=Types of Circumcision - Graphic Content Warning
|publisher=[[Your Whole Baby]]
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== HIV ==
'''Myth:''' [[HIV]] can be prevented by the "vaccine" [[circumcision]].
== [[Pain]] ==
Long term consequences of high levels of circumcision [[pain ]] in infants
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|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595204/
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96% of infants [[circumcised ]] are done so without [[pain ]] relief. The pain relief given (remaining 4%) is proven only mild relief with infant heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol levels still rising greatly during the procedure:
* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/infant-circumcision-with-anesthesia-does-it-really-help-the-pain
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== Sensitivity ==
Decrease in penile sensitivity long term.
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== SIDS ==
Increased risk due to circumcision.
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== STI ==
Circumcision does not reduce the risk.
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== Trauma ==Wondered what your baby went through?* {{REFweb |url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/circumcision-videos |title=Types of Circumcision - Graphic Content Warning |publisher=[[Your Whole Baby]] |accessdate=2021-11-12}}
== UTI ==
'''Myth:''' [[UTI]] ([[urinary tract infection]]s) can be prevented by [[circumcision]] in childhood.
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Alleged reasons for circumcision]]
* [[Circumcision#Non-medical_indications_for_circumcision|Circumpendium: Non-medical indications for circumcision]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[United States of America]]{{LINKS}}
[[Category:Myth]]
[[Category:Parental information]]
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