cac0fae8c8f092b7d7e32f10d5d4e9c220d2969b My Health Is My Life: Making A Decision About Newborn Circumcision

Making A Decision About Newborn Circumcision

By Gary McDonald


Parents or family decide whether to circumcise their baby boy or not after birth. It is a decision that only they can make since this is not required by the doctor or even by the law. There are some who let their children be circumcised because of religion, society, culture, medical, and some more reasons that matter to them.

This surgical method becomes riskier and more complicated on older babies, kids, or men. That is why newborn circumcision is usually done and is more advisable. However, using health or medical reasons for circumcising the baby is still a continuous debate because there are still many boys who grew up healthy even without circumcision.

Penis that are still uncircumcised are easy to take good care and clean, which means hygiene will not be a problem. Thus, it all depends on the decision of parents. But in making the decision, it is important for the baby to be healthy in case they would want the latter to undergo the method.

In getting a balanced decision, parents must ask advice from professionals or doctors. Even though undergoing this has some benefits, these benefits are still not sufficient for it to be recommended to all infants. There will always be disadvantages and advantages that have to be known.

In the city Toronto, ON, a well known doctor has said that they do not recommend this surgical procedure on babies that have not reached twenty four hours yet. The newborn could have an undiagnosed medical issue, so they would want to subject him into an elective procedure. He added that the decision to circumcise should be made either before the birth or soon after.

It was researched that there are certain benefits that a baby may acquire after the circumcision. Risk in getting foreskin infections, UTIs, paraphimosis, penile cancer, and sexually transmitted kind of diseases are reduced by this. However, men do not usually get these diseases.

The baby might feel pain, experience bleeding, penile might be affected, may get injury, or inflammation after he is circumcised. These are just some of those factors that parents should consider in deciding whether to take their in a circumcision or not. However the risks are not high.

Whenever the parents have decided to let the baby undergo circumcision, they have to be reminded of important details that they need to know. They must know the schedule and place where it happens, the risks and how many times it often occur. Importantly, they must learn to keep it clean and how to take good care of the penis like how to gently wash it to prevent from some complications.

Circumcision is not done or even accepted by everyone, since it is a free will the people or of man, and it is not in the law of man. But for parents who want nothing but the best for their babies, be knowledgeable about the situation and the process, and be prepared on the possible consequences of the decisions made. Nevertheless, all of the factors must be considered upon making the decision that would lead to a better choice.




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