Does Circumcision Have Risks?

Posting Date: 03/01/1999

Like any other surgery, circumcision has risks. They include:

--Excessive bleeding

--Infection

--Complications from anesthesia

--Surgical mistakes, including loss of glans and loss of entire penis

--Death

Many circumcised males suffer from:

--Extensive scarring

--Skin tags and skin bridges

--Bleeding of the circumcision scar

--Curvature of the penis

--Tight, painful erections

--Difficulty ejaculating

--Impotence

--Feelings of having been violated

--Feelings of having been mutilated

All circumcised males lose some or most of the sensitivity in their glans and all of the sensitivity in their foreskins.

Circumcision may have risks and complications not yet recognized or understood.

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