An obstetrician (specialist in birth) or gynecologist (specialist in women's medicine) commonly performs circumcision in the US, but strictly speaking this is outside their area of expertise. They have seldom made any study of the structure or function of the foreskin.
When a circumcision goes wrong, the child is referred to a pediatrician/urologist.
For a baby: Most pediatricians or OB/GYNs can perform a circumcision. For and adult: A urologist is the doctor to consult.
No
For an adult, a urologist. For a child, a pediatrician, pediatric urologist or obstetrician. If you are Jewish, tradition calls for a Mohel to perform the circumcision, a mohel does not have to be a doctor.
no, not all tribes perform circumcision
Clinics need legal authorization and licenses to perform circumcision.
No! Circumcision must be performed by a doctor who is licensed.
Muslims were never banned from practicing malecircumcision. Female circumcision is forbidden and it is not an Islamic practice .
You should consult a urologist. He or she will either be able to perform the circumcision or refer you to a colleague who performs the procedure.
Yes, I think so.
Yes, circumcision can be performed at any age. In fact, it is far easier to perform circumcision on adults.
This is a surgical procedure Urologists do, not something you do yourself. The majority of circumcision in the world are not done by urologist but are done by people with no medical training at all.
Depending on the age, different doctors do the circumcision: Infants: Ob/Gyn or pediatricians Small children: Pediatric urologists or pediatricians Children: Pediatric urologists or pediatric surgeons Adults: Urologists or general surgeons