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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
|accessdate=2021-06-07
}}</ref>
* 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 ==