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== Circumcision promotion ==
 
== Circumcision promotion ==
In 1953, he and [[Richard L. Miller]] published an influential paper in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
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In 1953, he and [[Richard L. Miller]] published an influential paper in the ''American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology'', calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
  
 
They also stated that [[circumcision]] immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.
 
They also stated that [[circumcision]] immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.
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==Contraindications==
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Spence (1970) carried out a large scale study regardig immediate circumcision after birth. They study found that holding the newborn infant in the delivery room for circumcision resulted in chilling of the infant.<ref>{{REFjournal
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}}</ref>The practice of immediate circumcision after birth appears to have fallen into disrepute and may no longer be practiced.
  
 
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* [[Alleged reasons for circumcision]]
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* [[Child Circumcision: An Elephant in the Hospital]]
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* [[Circumcision]]
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* [[Human rights]]
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* [[Intactivism]]
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* [[United States of America]]
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* [[Your Whole Baby]]
 
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Latest revision as of 21:19, 9 May 2024

Donald C. Snyder, M.D.[a 1], from Acron, OH, was an obstetrician.

Circumcision promotion

In 1953, he and Richard L. Miller published an influential paper in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, calling for the immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth. Ignoring Gairdner and relying heavily on the writings of Wolbarst, they insisted that “phimosis” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that circumcision would “reduce the incidence of onanism”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”

They also stated that circumcision immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.

Contraindications

Spence (1970) carried out a large scale study regardig immediate circumcision after birth. They study found that holding the newborn infant in the delivery room for circumcision resulted in chilling of the infant.[1]The practice of immediate circumcision after birth appears to have fallen into disrepute and may no longer be practiced.

Publications

See also

Abbreviations

  1. REFweb Doctor of Medicine, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.

References

  1. REFjournal Spence, George R.. Chilling of newborn infants: its relation to circumcision immediately following birth. South Med J. March 1970; 63(3): 309-11. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 21 July 2022.