Contents:
- Medical Video: Circumcision | Nucleus Health
- What is circumcision?
- What age should the child be circumcised?
- Not all children can be circumcised during infancy
- What are the benefits of circumcision for men's health?
Medical Video: Circumcision | Nucleus Health
In Indonesia, if there is a question, "When is the right time for a child to be circumcised?", Most of the answers are during the school holiday season. In fact, according to the medical and psychological side, not necessarily the school period (elementary or middle school) is the right time to do circumcision. Then, what age is recommended for circumcision? Let's look at the discussion below.
What is circumcision?
Circumcision, circumcision, or circumcision, is an action that cuts the tip or removes some of the scalp of a man's penis. Children are circumcised or not, generally a tradition that is influenced by the religious and cultural beliefs of the child itself. Usually the procedure of circumcision is carried out in hospitals, clinics, traditional birth attendants or circumcision services in the area around you.
In 1999 the American Medical Association surveyed the reasons for parents circumcising children, and the results were indeed influenced by religious and cultural traditions. While reviewed in 2001, around 23.5% of parents circumcising children had changed for health reasons.
What age should the child be circumcised?
According to Integral Medical Center in London, the right time for boys to be circumcised ranges from 7-14 days. Likewise with several religions and cultures that carry out the decree of circumcision as an obligation, for example in Islam which suggests circumcision since the age of 1 week.
What is the reason that medical experts suggest circumcised children at the age of the baby? Some experts say, in newborns around the age of one week, blood that comes out during the circumcision process is still small. In addition, while still a baby, the formation of cells and tissues is growing rapidly. After all, the pain that was felt was not too heavy. At the age of the baby, the risk of trauma by the circumcision process will not affect the future of the child.
Actually, circumcision can be done at any time depending on the readiness of parents and children. However, there are some risks that the child may experience if he is newly circumcised at a more mature age, such as the need for multiple stitches on the penile skin and the risk of bleeding during circumcision.
Not all children can be circumcised during infancy
Circumcising boys when they are babies also cannot be done instantly. The condition of the baby must be healthy, and the condition of his vital organs must be in a stable state.
Usually doctors rarely do circumcision for babies under five for medical reasons. But, if there are certain conditions such as infection of the gland, phimosis, or there is scarring in the foreskin of the baby's penis, then the baby is advised to undergo circumcision.
What are the benefits of circumcision for men's health?
Although the circumcision process is painful and thrilling, in fact circumcision has many benefits. One of them is reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections (UTI) in men. In fact, children who are not circumcised, adults will be 10 times more susceptible to urinary tract infections than circumcised children.
The benefits of circumcision also have an effect on adulthood later, which further reduces the risk of penile cancer, although this disease is rare in circumcised and uncircumcised. Some studies also show that circumcision affects the resistance of sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV / AIDS.
Circumcised children are also more free of penile problems, such as inflammation, infection, or irritation that often occurs in uncircumcised children. When a child is circumcised, it is also one of the easier processes to keep the penis cleaner, although uncircumcised children can also learn how to clean the foreskin under the penis when they grow up.
