Donald C. Snyder
Donald C. Snyder, M.D.[a 1], from Acron, OH, was an obstetrician.
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Circumcision promotion
In 1953, he and Richard L. Miller published an influential paper in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, calling for the immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth. Ignoring Gairdner and relying heavily on the writings of Wolbarst, they insisted that “phimosis” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that circumcision would “reduce the incidence of onanism”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
They also stated that circumcision immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.
Contraindications
Spence (1970) carried out a large scale study regardig immediate circumcision after birth. They study found that holding the newborn infant in the delivery room for circumcision resulted in chilling of the infant.[1]The practice of immediate circumcision after birth appears to have fallen into disrepute and may no longer be practiced.
Publications
Miller RL, Snyder DC. Immediate circumcision of the newborn male. AJOG. January 1953; 6(1): 1-11. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
See also
Abbreviations
- ↑
Doctor of Medicine
, Wikipedia. Retrieved 14 June 2021. In the United Kingdom, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, the abbreviation MD is common.
References
- ↑ Spence, George R.. Chilling of newborn infants: its relation to circumcision immediately following birth. South Med J. March 1970; 63(3): 309-11. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 21 July 2022.