Circumcision

Libertarianism and Circumcision

Despite the millenniums-old tradition in Abrahamic circles of removing the foreskin of a penis at birth, the involuntary and aggressive practice of circumcision must not be made an exception to the natural, negative right to self-ownership—a birthright which should prevent a parent from physically harming a child from the moment of birth going forward. This paper will present a natural rights a...

Circumcision.

What to expect at your child’s appointment: Your child will be seen and evaluated in our Pediatric Surgery clinic by one of our pediatric surgeons or the physician assistant. This visit is for consultation only. Your child will not be circumcised on the day of the clinic visit. We will schedule your child for outpatient surgery. You and your child will arrive at the hospital on the morning of s...

Circumcision Compressive Dressing (CCD)

Aims: Circumcision is a minor urologic surgery that is widely used in Iran and other Muslim and non-muslin countries. A common complication following this procedure is bleeding. The aim of this study was to compare compressive dressing with no dressing and conventional dressing options for circumcision in point of bleeding after circumcision. Materials & Methods: Between October 2010 and July ...

Circumcision

Meatal Stricture Following Neonatal Circumcision

Introduction  Circumcision is the most widely practised surgical procedure in the world. One sixth of the male popuiation have a ritual circumcision. The procedure was formerly exclusively per­formed by lay practitioners, jewish rabbis and barbers with physicians playing no role in the performance and it was a purely religious rite up to the late 19th Century.  Abraham apparently first advoca...