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The vast majority of circumcisions performed in the [[United States]] are medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcisions performed on newborn infants in which there is no [[medical indication]] or disease of any kind present. Such circumcisions expose the infant boy to all surgical risks without any compensating health benefit.
The vast majority of circumcisions performed in the [[United States]] are medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcisions performed on newborn infants in which there is no [[medical indication]] or disease of any kind present. Such circumcisions expose the infant boy to all surgical risks without any compensating health benefit.


Newborn infants, which weigh only a few pounds, have very little blood in their tiny bodies, so any bleeding is a very serious matter. Loss of only a slight amount of blood can and does cause exsangination and  ''hypovolemic [[shock]]''.<ref>{{REFweb
Newborn infants, which weigh only a few pounds, have very little blood in their tiny bodies, so any bleeding is a very serious matter. Loss of only a slight amount of blood can and does cause [[exsanguination]] and  ''hypovolemic [[shock]]''.<ref>{{REFweb
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* [[Complication]]
* [[Complication]]
* [[Death]]
* [[Death]]
* [[Exsanguination]]
* [[Fatalities]]
* [[Fatalities]]
* [[Penile haematoma]]
* [[Penile haematoma]]