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The analgesia used to subdue the [[pain]] of [[circumcision]] is only partially effective, so your son will still feel painduring the [[amputation]]. The post-surgical pain from the amputation of his [[foreskin]] will persist for two to three weeks, during which time you may expect your baby to be fussy.
===Reasons why parents may choose circumcision===
}}</ref> Moreover, the circumcision amputative surgery puts boys at risk of [[infection]], [[bleeding]], and surgical mishap, including [[complete penile amputation]] and [[death]].
<b>HIV.</b> The AAP falsely claims that there is "A markedly lower risk of acquiring HIV". This is based on outmoded and obsolete research from 2007. The [[HIV]] page provides numerous recont recent studies that show [[circumcision ]] has no effect on the risk of contracting HIV infection.
<b>Urinary tract infection.</b>