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==Conclusion== | ==Conclusion== | ||
The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] has abandoned its previous recommendations regarding [[child circumcision]] in 2017. It now has no official position. | |||
Male [[circumcision]] is now generally recognized as male sexual/genital mutilation ([[MGM]]). | Male [[circumcision]] is now generally recognized as male sexual/genital mutilation ([[MGM]]). | ||
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If <b>West Virginia</b> is sincere about seeking to improve health care, it could start by stopping the practice of harmful, unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]], which benefits only the bank accounts of the doctors, and redirecting the freed up resources where it was needed, perhaps, for example, to prenatal care for expectant mothers. Cessation of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision should be part of the <b>West Virginia</b> [https://governor.wv.gov/rht Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program], as it would | If <b>West Virginia</b> is sincere about seeking to improve health care, it could start by stopping the practice of harmful, unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[circumcision]], which benefits only the bank accounts of the doctors, and redirecting the freed up resources where it was needed, perhaps, for example, to prenatal care for expectant mothers. Cessation of unnecessary, non-therapeutic circumcision should be part of the <b>West Virginia</b> [https://governor.wv.gov/rht Rural Health Transformation (RHT) program], as it would | ||
* avoid surgical risks. | * avoid surgical risks of [[bleeding]] and [[infection]]. | ||
* eliminate circumcision [[pain]] and [[trauma]]. | * eliminate circumcision [[pain]] and [[trauma]]. | ||
* prevent [[meatal stenosis]]. | * prevent [[meatal stenosis]]. | ||
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* [[Circumcision and STDs| reduce incidence of sexually transmitted disease]]. | * [[Circumcision and STDs| reduce incidence of sexually transmitted disease]]. | ||
* improve mental health.<ref name="tye2022" /> <ref name="andersen2025" /> | * improve mental health.<ref name="tye2022" /> <ref name="andersen2025" /> | ||
* provide [[sex as nature intended it]]. | |||
* free up scarce provider time to treat disease. | * free up scarce provider time to treat disease. | ||
* permit improvement of overall population health.<ref name="andersen2025" /> | * permit improvement of overall population health.<ref name="andersen2025" /> | ||
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[[Category:Male genital mutilation]] | [[Category:Male genital mutilation]] | ||
[[Category:Statistics]] | [[Category:Statistics]] | ||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||