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Neonatal Male Circumcision

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  • Mark Stephen Umoh

    (Department of Surgery, University of Calabar, Nigeria)

Abstract

Circumcision is the most common surgical procedure performed worldwide. It is estimated that about 30% of human males have undergone the ritual, of whom Muslims comprises 70%. Majority of neonatal circumcision are based on a complex array of medical, socio-cultural and religious reasons. The controversy continues-Neonatal circumcision or otherwise [1,2]. The clinical benefits of circumcision include reducing sexual transmitted disease (STD), Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, Phimosis, Urinary tract infection (UTI) Penile cancer, cervical cancer in female mates; etc. The common complications include haemorrhage, infection and failure to remove enough foreskins, injury to the glans penis etc.

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  • Mark Stephen Umoh, 2017. "Neonatal Male Circumcision," Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(5), pages 75-78, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjidd:v:1:y:2017:i:5:p:75-78
    DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2017.01.555571
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