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==Haemorrhage after circumcision== | ==Haemorrhage after circumcision== | ||
Neonatal circumcision is an elective, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the healthy [[foreskin]] that is done only after parents sign a [[circumcision consent form]]. It does not treat or prevent disease. | Neonatal circumcision is an elective, medically-unnecessary, non-therapeutic [[amputation]] of the healthy [[foreskin]] that is done only after parents sign a [[circumcision consent form]]. It exposes an infant to surgical risks, but does not treat or prevent disease.<ref name="deacon2022">{{REFjournal | ||
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|title=What is the medical evidence on non-therapeutic child circumcision? | |||
|journal= Int J Impot Res | |||
|date=2022-01-08 | |||
|url=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41443-021-00502-y | |||
|pubmedID=34997197 | |||
|DOI=10.1038/s41443-021-00502-y | |||
|accessdate=2022-02-01 | |||
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[[Circumcision]] is an [[Amputation| amputative]] surgical operation that severs arteries and veins as it amputates the [[foreskin]]. As with any surgical operation, haemorrhage is an expected complication of surgery.<ref name="kaplan1983">{{REFjournal | [[Circumcision]] is an [[Amputation| amputative]] surgical operation that severs arteries and veins as it amputates the [[foreskin]]. As with any surgical operation, haemorrhage is an expected complication of surgery.<ref name="kaplan1983">{{REFjournal | ||