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| − | '''Regret doctor''' is a term for describing physicians who used to circumcise boys, but have come to the conclusion that there is | + | '''Regret doctor''' is a term for describing physicians who used to circumcise boys, but have come to the conclusion that there is no [[medical indication]] for the [[amputation]]. |
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| − | |Text=It is absolutely not medically necessary at all. I've performed circumcisions that I now profundly regret. Sometimes the babies are in so much pain some of them initially cry and then go quiet as they go into mental shock. Never again. | + | |Text=It is absolutely not medically necessary at all. I've performed circumcisions that I now profundly regret. Sometimes the babies are in so much [[pain]] some of them initially cry and then go quiet as they go into mental [[shock]]. Never again. |
|Author=Eugene Gu, MD | |Author=Eugene Gu, MD | ||
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| + | * [[Pain]] | ||
| + | * [[Trauma]] | ||
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[[Category:Intactivism]] | [[Category:Intactivism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Intactivism term]] | ||
[[Category:Pain]] | [[Category:Pain]] | ||
[[Category:Regret]] | [[Category:Regret]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:12, 8 April 2025
Regret doctor is a term for describing physicians who used to circumcise boys, but have come to the conclusion that there is no medical indication for the amputation.
| “ | It is absolutely not medically necessary at all. I've performed circumcisions that I now profundly regret. Sometimes the babies are in so much pain some of them initially cry and then go quiet as they go into mental shock. Never again. – Eugene Gu, MD (Twitter)[1] |
See also
References
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(11 January 2019). Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu)
, Twitter. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
