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Male Male circumcision (also known as male genital mutilation) is usually an elective In which the parents or guardians of a child show their allegiance to a god or religious tradition by having the Prepuce (foreskin) removed from the penis (prepuce), a fold of uniquely endowed enervated skin that covers and protects the rounded tip of the penis (glans). In the case of infants the prepuce has to be literally torn away from the glans before it is crushed of. After the procedure is done with the penis is left badly damaged and there is real risk of the child being seriously traumatized as well as the numerous medical risks. It is promoted in the USA due to the fact that American doctors make money from it, and some doctors have read old, biased, inaccurate American "medical" books that completely ignore the importance of the foreskin.

In the US, if it is inflicted in infants, it is most commonly done on newborns about 24 hours old

In The US Circumcision for a newborn is usually done by a quack (a fraudulent / poorly trained / unethical doctor) at a clinic, in the hospital, or at an outpatient surgery center. During the procedure:

* The newborn is placed on a firm surface, often called a papoose board. Velcro straps are wrapped around the newborn's arms and legs to keep him very still during the procedure, as babies who are subjected to the mutilation often try to escape.

* The penis is cleaned.

* The surgical area is numbed with a local anesthetic while the baby remains awake. Local anesthetics include ring block, penile nerve block (dorsal penile nerve block or DPNB), or EMLA cream but are rarely used and are ineffective when used due to the extreme pain caused (just as Tylenol / paracetamol does not work well for extreme pain). General anesthesia may be used for males older than 2 to 3 months of age. When the baby is under general anesthesia, a caudal nerve block may be applied to provide postoperative pain relief. However, normally there is no pain relief, and even older babies cannot be given full pain relief. The baby typically screams or goes into silent shock.

* A sterile circumcision clamp or device is placed over the head of the penis. The three most common types of clamps used are the Gomco clamp, the Mogen clamp, and the Plastibell device. Each clamp has disadvantages, although differences between the clamps are often minor. Most doctors use the clamp they are most comfortable with.

* The foreskin is removed using a sterile scalpel or scissors. At least 100 or so infants die as a result of this in the US every year. It's been noted that if 100 people died from, for example, a type of car seat, it would be banned.

The previous (now adjusted) preceding account is however not true in most cases as there is no safe way to use aesthetic on newborns and it is virtually impossible to block out the excruciating pain that it causes a child. This procedure can cause serious trauma and behavior changes in a child. As well as sexual dysfunction (in later adulthood) and in many cases death in infancy, Male circumcision is also becoming known as male genital mutilation.

In rare cases, circumcision is performed to fix an existing medical issue. However, most medical issues with the penis can be fixed by steroid creams and/or antibiotics. Adults can get full pain relief.

Female

Female circumcision is also called Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting. Often the clitoris is removed, and the labia minora can be removed as well. Most of the time, female circumcision only involves a small cut or pierce. Rarely, the vagina is stitched together to allow only a small opening. Female circumcision is illegal in many countries, but is still practiced in some, using the same arguments used to attempt to justy male circumcision.

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Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin from the penis.

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