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* There are [[Circumcision#Medical_indication| no medical indications]] for circumcision of newborn boys.
* Circumcision of newborn boys does ''not'' treat or prevent disease.
* Circumcision Amputation of the [[Immunological_and_protective_function_of_the_foreskin#The_protective_and_hygienic_function_of_the_foreskin| protective foreskin]] does ''not'' improve health or well-being.* [[Circumcised]] boys have [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002234682400407X three times] more penis problems than [[intact]] boys.
* Circumcision does subject a boy to risk of [[bleeding| hemorrhage]], [[infection]], and surgical mishap.
* Surgical mishap includes loss of the [[glans penis]], [[Complete penile amputation| loss of the entire penis]], and [[death]].
* The foreskin has [http://www.savingsons.org/2015/09/foreskin-and-its-16-functions-not-just.html 16 important protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual physiological functions].
* The foreskin ''does'' [[Immunological and protective function of the foreskin| prevent infection and disease]].
* [[Urinary_tract_infection#Treatment| The proper treatment of a urinary tract infection is with antibiotics]], not surgery.
* The foreskin prevents [[meatal stenosis]].
* Infant circumcision causes extreme [[pain]].
* [[United_States_of_America#Intactness_is_the_new_norm| Intactness is the new norm]].
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* [[Alleged reasons for circumcision]]
* [[Arguments pro circumcision]]
* [[Care of intact, foreskinned boys]]
* [[Circumcision risks]]
* [[Complication]]