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Journal Article
A 'snip' in time: what is the best age to circumcise?
2012
Overview
Background
Circumcision is a common procedure, but regional and societal attitudes differ on whether there is a need for a male to be circumcised and, if so, at what age. This is an important issue for many parents, but also pediatricians, other doctors, policy makers, public health authorities, medical bodies, and males themselves.
Discussion
We show here that infancy is an optimal time for clinical circumcision because an infant's low mobility facilitates the use of local anesthesia, sutures are not required, healing is quick, cosmetic outcome is usually excellent, costs are minimal, and complications are uncommon. The benefits of infant circumcision include prevention of urinary tract infections (a cause of renal scarring), reduction in risk of inflammatory foreskin conditions such as balanoposthitis, foreskin injuries, phimosis and paraphimosis. When the boy later becomes sexually active he has substantial protection against risk of HIV and other viral sexually transmitted infections such as genital herpes and oncogenic human papillomavirus, as well as penile cancer. The risk of cervical cancer in his female partner(s) is also reduced. Circumcision in adolescence or adulthood may evoke a fear of pain, penile damage or reduced sexual pleasure, even though unfounded. Time off work or school will be needed, cost is much greater, as are risks of complications, healing is slower, and stitches or tissue glue must be used.
Summary
Infant circumcision is safe, simple, convenient and cost-effective. The available evidence strongly supports infancy as the optimal time for circumcision.
Publisher
BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
Subject
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
/ Adult
/ AIDS
/ Boys
/ Circumcision, Male - adverse effects
/ Circumcision, Male - economics
/ Culture
/ Debate
/ Foreskin
/ HIV
/ Human immunodeficiency virus
/ Humans
/ Infant
/ Male
/ Males
/ Medicine
/ Penile Diseases - complications
/ Penile Diseases - prevention & control
/ Penis
/ Sexually transmitted diseases
/ Sexually Transmitted Diseases - complications
/ Sexually Transmitted Diseases - prevention & control
/ Sexually transmitted infections
/ STD
/ Surgery
