Circumcision risks: Difference between revisions

This article wants to offer a comprehensive overview of risks which can occur by undergoing a [[circumcision]]. This page is a landing page for those who want to find a quick overview about [[circumcision]] risks. Chances are that information given here is shown in more detail in other IntactiWiki articles.

 

Please bear in mind that infants are not born with a diseased [[penis]] that requires surgery. There are no medical indications for infant circumcision and few in later life. Infant circumcision is a medically-unnecssary, non-therapeutic amputation of functional tissue that does not treat or prevent disease. It has risks and complications but no upside benefit.

* Loss of [[Foreskin sensitivity| sensation]]

* [[Amputation]] of the [[penis]]

* [[Amputation]] of the [[glans]]

* [[Heart attack]]

* [[Shock]] or coma due to the extreme [[pain]] (newborn circumcision)

* Deformation of the [[penis]]

* Excessive [[foreskin]] removed (leads to deformation)

* [[Necrosis]] of the penis

* [[Erection| Pain in erected state of the penis]]

* [[Sudden Infant Death Syndrome]]<ref>{{REFweb

* [[PTSD]] due to newborn [[trauma]]

* [[Suicide]]

* 2 will have more serious complications (seizure, [[heart attack]], stroke, loss of [[penis]], [[death]]).

* 2 will be treated with antibiotics for a [[UTI]] (fewer if the [[foreskin]] is never forcibly retracted).

* 1 will be told to get [[circumcised]] later in life for one reason or another (fewer if the foreskin is never forcibly retracted).

The [[AAP]] offers a coding newsletter for those who encode medical diagnoses in ICD codes. They offer a "[https://publications.aap.org/codingnews/article-abstract/12/9/3/27080/Subspecialty-Corner-Coding-for-Complications-of?redirectedFrom=fulltext Subspecialty Corner: Coding for Complications of Neonatal Circumcision]"<ref>{{REFjournal

In fact, of course, not all possible [[complication]] rates have the same frequency and therefore not the same relevance. It is necessary to collect statistics on which complications are serious. Basically, however, it should be noted that circumcision without a [[medical indication]] is the most unnecessary complication in itself, with a '''100% rate'''.

}}</ref> Thorup et al. (2013) report that '''about 5.1%''' of the recorded complications were significant complications.<ref>{{REFjournal

}}</ref> Zöller et al. (2014) analyzed patient data in a retrospective and find that '''the complication rate after male circumcision is relevant'''.<ref>{{REFjournal

Okeke et al. (2006) investigated the incidence of circumcision complications in Ibadan, Nigeria. They reported a complication rate of '''20.2 percent'''<ref ="okeke2006">{{REFjournal

Lau et al. (2018) used the Utah [http://stats.health.utah.gov/about-the-data/ All-Payer Claims Database] to determine the incidence of circumcision and the percentage of complications for the state of Utah. The authors reported an incidence of neonatal circumcision of in Utah of '''29 percent''' and an incidence of complications of '''11.5 percent'''.<ref name="lau2018">{{REFjournal

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