20,861
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Add bullet-point.
* Circumcision of newborn boys does ''not'' treat or prevent disease.
* Amputation of the [[Immunological_and_protective_function_of_the_foreskin#The_protective_and_hygienic_function_of_the_foreskin| protective foreskin]] does ''not'' improve health or well-being.
* [[Circumcised]] boys have [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S002234682400407X three times] more penis problems than [[intact]] boys.
* Circumcision does subject a boy to risk of [[bleeding| hemorrhage]], [[infection]], and surgical mishap.
* Surgical mishap includes loss of the [[glans penis]], [[Complete penile amputation| loss of the entire penis]], and [[death]].