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== Statistical risks == | |||
Out of 100 circumcised boys:<ref name="DrMomma2010">{{REFweb | |||
|url=http://www.drmomma.org/2010/01/cut-vs-intact-outcome-statistics.html | |||
|title=Intact vs. Circumcised Outcome Statistics | |||
|website=Dr. Momma | |||
|date=2010-01 | |||
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* 75 will not readily breastfeed post-op. | |||
* 55 will have adverse reactions from the surgery. | |||
* 35 will have some degree of post-op hemorrhaging. | |||
* 31 will develop meatal ulcers. | |||
* 10 will need to have repeat circumcision surgery to fix surgical errors. | |||
* 8 will suffer infection at the surgical site. | |||
* 3 will develop post-operative [[phimosis]]. | |||
* 2 will have more serious complications (seizure, heart attack, stroke, loss of penis, [[death]]). | |||
* 1 will require additional immediate surgery and sutures to stop hemorrhage. | |||
* 1 will develop fibrosis. | |||
* 1 will be treated with antibiotics for a [[UTI]] (urinary tract infection). | |||
Of those who receive anesthesia before surgery, some will have adverse reactions to the pain medication. | |||
Out of 100 intact boys:<ref name="DrMomma2010"/> | |||
* 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). | |||
== AAP confirms complications == | == AAP confirms complications == | ||