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When you become a parent, you have the option of circumcising your child or not. The decision to have a circumcision performed is for personal, religious, and ethical reasons. Removing the foreskin from the hood of the penis is the primary goal of the circumcision operation. You may have heard a lot about the procedure …

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The circumcision procedure usually only takes around 10 minutes from start to finish. It's important to know what the best practices are to follow both during and after the circumcision. The penis will be numbed before the circumcision, but the baby may still be a little upset or fussy afterwards. The area around the circumcision …

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Circumcision involves the surgical removal of the human foreskin, the tissue covering the head of the penis. It is most often performed on newborn boys for religious or cultural reasons. In the Jewish faith, for example, newborn boys are traditionally circumcised eight days after birth.  Since circumcision involves surgery, it is important to know what …

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