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What?
Circumcision is the process of removing the foreskin or prepuce from the male’s glans penis.
How?
This is typically done by providing the subject with local analgesia using lidocaine. Afterwards, the prepuce can be surgically removed using several different methods. a bell-shaped gomco or metal is used attached to
Where?
The area affected commonly involves the prepuce, which is the extra skin around the glans of the penis. Care is taken not to remove the frenulum, which is considered to contain specialized sensitive nerve endings.
When?
Typically, circumcisions are performed within the first week after birth or within the first month post-partum. However, circumcisions can be performed at any time during a male’s life time. Factors which favor early circumcisions involve reducing the amount of pyschological and physical discomfort the patient.
Why?
Circumcisions are done mostly for cosmetic, hygenic, customary, or religious reasons. Some have argued they help mitigate the risk of sexually transmitted disease. Others argue that they reduce the sensitivity of the male genitalia during sexual intercouse; however, none of these claims have been definitively proven. In general, circumcisions can be considered desirable for cosmetic, hygenic, or customary, religious reasons.