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Circumcision: Circumcision Information
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Over the last two decades, opinions have changed regarding the necessity or benefits of infant circumcision. None of the major medical societies in the United States recommends infant circumcision as a routine procedure. However, none of these organizations advise against it, either. In all cases, parents are urged to seek information from their doctor and to weigh the benefits and risks.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement in 1999 on the use of circumcision. The policy statement was reaffirmed in 2005. The statement reported information from studies of both circumcised and uncircumcised males and found the following:
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[M]ore is at risk than most people think, said John Antonopoulos of the Montreal-based Information Center on Circumcision. "It is not a small, useless piece of skin. There is a whole world of sensations in the foreskin," he said, citing sensitive nerve connections at the end of the penis.
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