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=== Medical indication === | === Medical indication === | ||
There are no [[medical indication| medical indications]] for circumcision of the newborn.<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook | There are no [[medical indication| medical indications]] for [[circumcision of the newborn]].<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook | ||
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# '''Traumatically injured foreskin'''. A foreskin so traumatically damaged that it cannot be surgically repaired is a valid medical reason for circumcision. | # '''Traumatically injured foreskin'''. A foreskin so traumatically damaged that it cannot be surgically repaired is a valid medical reason for circumcision. | ||
# '''Diseased foreskin.''' A foreskin that is diseased | # '''Diseased foreskin.''' A foreskin that is diseased may be a valid indication for circumcision. Some diseases that qualify are malignancy, lichen sclerosis, [[Balanitis#Diabetic_males| yeast infection in men with diabetes]], and recurrent [[balanoposthitis]]. | ||
In such cases, the benefit of removing the problem foreskin may exceed the maleficial harms of tissue and function destruction. | In such cases, the benefit of removing the problem foreskin may exceed the maleficial harms of tissue and function destruction. | ||