cac0fae8c8f092b7d7e32f10d5d4e9c220d2969b My Health Is My Life: Health Benefits From Newborn Circumcision On Male Infants

Health Benefits From Newborn Circumcision On Male Infants

By Jeffrey Cox


There is a growing number of males in Toronto, ON who find it hard to believe that being surgically circumcised in the hospital is no longer a religious practice. Circumcision was exclusively available for certain religions such as Judaism. Marked in the bible on genesis that circumcision was a way to connect the divine god to man, and to pass on a fathers divine connection to his son through circumcision.

Religions such as Islam and Judaism perform these surgical procedures because it is a way to connect with their deity. Because of that most newborn circumcision are done immediately once the baby is born, so it shows the allegiance from the child to their community and religion. However aside from a religious point of view it has benefits that improve the hygiene of most men.

Parents must understand that there are benefits in having their new baby boy circumcised. One benefit is that smegma a white thick substance that usually forms underneath the glans and composed of dead cells could lead to infection and odor. If the foreskin is not cleaned thoroughly, or if the child has not be properly taught how to clean this area by himself.

Parents who choose to have their baby boy circumcised must understand a few things about the procedure. The surgery happens within the nursery after one to ten days after birth. The infant must be restrained at the leg area with his back against the operating table, and an anesthetic will be injected near the base of his penis. Or if in cream form it will be topically applied, so that the pain from having their skin sawed off is reduced.

Apart from that reason there has been a study conducted around the world that African men choose circumcision to prevent HIV and STD from spreading to their partners. However parents must be aware that circumcision is not a painless procedure. Because it the foreskin being a part of the penis, and being part skin also have nerve endings.

So keep them comfortable by avoiding pressure around the crotch area. Diligently cleaning the head from crust and applying topical jelly around it to prevent from rashes and sticking on the diaper. Remember though that many procedures have its own set of risk and complication.

Keep the area clean with good washing and drying. And remember to apply petroleum jelly at the head to prevent the drainage from sticking on to the diaper. Which could be very painful for the child.

Anesthetic is general applied as an injection pricked into the base of the penis or as a cream. The procedure lasts for ten minutes and once it is finished a plastic ring or clamp is attached. During the healing process parents should be responsible in keeping the baby comfortable always.

UTI is low risk in most males, and so are STD and HIV. Not only that but also prevent problems concern the foreskin from retracting or phimosis, and can lead to inflammation of the head. Most of all cancerous cells forming around the male genitalia is lower and rare to happen. And it does not affect the virility or fertility of a man, it does not detract or enhance sexual pleasure for their partners or the male itself.




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