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Circumcision Surgery Memphis TN
Local resource for circumcision surgery in Memphis. Includes detailed information on local businesses that provide access to infant circumcision surgery, foreskin removal, circumcision surgical cure, and brit milah, as well as advice and content on some of the health benefits of undergoing circumcision.
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The Circumcision Decision
Until recently, it was a routine, common practice to circumcise an infant male. Whether done in the hospital, at a religious ceremony, or through other means it was widely held that the vast majority of males were, at some point, circumcised. However, today's families are not so quick to have the procedure done, and many question the effects of the procedure on an infant. In fact, North America has the highest circumcision rate in the world. When you talk to women, most will admit that circumcision is their partner's decision. I will admit that I am one of these women. Although I do not have a son, should the baby I am carrying now be a boy, I will leave this decision up to my husband. He has already stated that, should we have a son, he will want him circumcised. Why, I do not know. Not that I mind, other than the fact that I find it hard to bear when I think of the amount of pain a child must go through during this procedure. In fact, studies have shown that, during circumcision, an infants' blood pressure rises so high that it could be considered dangerous. I don't find it all that unbelievable, when I consider what is being done. This is why many hospitals offer (and many parents demand) some sort of sedative or anesthetic be administered during the procedure. I can clearly remember lying in my hospital bed, the day after Hannah was born. My room was right across from the nursery, so I could hear the babies at all times. I remember hearing the most horrific screaming from a child that I've ever heard, and was told by a nurse that it was an infant boy being circumcised. I thought that if that were my child, I would not be able handle listening to him in such terrible pain. She assured me that it only lasts a short time, and that they don't remember it later in life. I can't forget that, though. I've forgotten what it was like to actually be in labor, have a needle plunged into my back, and deliver a child….but the sounds of that baby boy have never left my head. Many parents who choose to have their son's circumcised cite generally the same reasons for wanting the procedure done. These include wanting their child to "look" like their father, or most other males, religious issues, sensitivity issues, and beliefs that a circumcised penis is somehow "cleaner" than one with foreskin (although this isn't true). Many people also believe that circumcision is "just one of those things" that is done, when a baby boy is born. I am neither for nor against the practice of circumcision. Like many issues, I feel that it is entirely up to the family, and is very personal. However, there are people out there who are very much against circumcision, and have strong beliefs as to why it should not be performed. These reasons can include subjecting an infant to unnecessary pain and discomfort for mere cosmetic purposes, having the procedure done because "everyone else does," an idea that removing the foreskin may desensitize the tip of the penis, and any ris... |
Author: Allison Hutton
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