Circumcision: decision for everyon parents

It is not without controversy. However, many parents opt to perform the circumcision for their children. Sometimes on religious grounds, others, for medical advice. It is a surgical procedure by which the skin that covers the tip of the penis and is typically done local first days of life of the baby (if it is healthy) is cut.

The positions to the issue are varied.Those who are in favor, say that circumcised men have less urinary infections sexually, and lower risk of developing cancer penis (which is very rare in any case), in any event, in 1999 the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) reiterated that while there are many potential benefits for men’s health after perform circumcision, are not strong enough to recommend that it is a routine procedure.

If you do the circumcision your child tips

Whatever for the reason that is, if you decide circumcised your child, we recommend the following:

-Assesses credentials who will perform the procedure; more experience you have doctor’s better.

-Ask what you can give your baby to feel less pain. Some doctors recommend creams adormecen area that is cut, while others suggest giving an analgesic in drops.Also you can apply local anesthesia or an anaesthetic cream half an hour before.

-After circumcision, please careful when changing your baby’s diaper.If bandages, please change them every time that put you a clean diaper and used Vaseline to avoid the gauze from sticking to the penis.

-Don’t you be afraid if a yellowish liquid or a kind of crust around the head of the penis.But if notes that smells bad, you should

-Prepare so that the baby is annoying for a few days.It is normal to take his penis between 7 and 10 days to heal.

When calling your doctor after circumcision

Although it is rare to occur, you must be alert to a possible complication.If your baby is not urinating normally after you have spent eight hours of the procedure, there is bleeding that does not stop or the tip of the penis is reddened and it looks worse after three days, you must call your pediatrician immediately.

If not circuncidas your baby, you need certain precautions

If you decide not circumcised your baby, make sure your pediatrician to teach you how to keep the penis of thy son, clean to minimize the risk of infections in the future.It is quite simple and when your child grows, you must learn to clean herself.It’s more work, but it will help keep your baby sanito.

Furthermore, the periodic checks that are due for your baby, sure to pediatrician review in genital area to verify that everything is moving well.Sometimes there are men who need circumcision medically according to that note the doctor.

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