Sentences with phrase «infant circumcision procedure»
This remains the routine infant circumcision procedure to this day.
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Although circumcision rates are declining with more and more parents choosing to forego the procedure, approximately 55 percent of infant males are still routinely circumcised.
«Trauma» Circumcision used to be a traumatic experience for an infant, but today with modern analgesics and pain management, infants often sleep through the entire procedure.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recently (August 27, 2012) updated their recommendations on circumcision, basically saying that new evidence points to greater benefits of infant circumcision, but that the benefits are not strong enough to recommend it as a general procedure.
From this point in Jewish history, the male's glans is directly affected by the circumcision procedure, and the denuded glans and traumatized infant will heal with considerable nerve damage and loss of sensitivity.
Though routine infant circumcision is a cosmetic procedure, many parents feel they are doing it for medical reasons.