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- From: gdavis@griffin.uvm.edu (Gary Davis)
- Subject: Re: A few facts about circumcision
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- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 15:54:31 GMT
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- In <9212211822.AA12685@deepthought.cs.utexas.edu> ff@mtung.att.com writes:
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- >>In fact a lot of ignorant MDs still tell parents to
- >>force the foreskin back and clean.. clean... clean.. This is stuff
- >>from 1950s baby books!
- > Well, it looks like my aunt was once prey to one of these MDs. My
- >cousin is now 11 years old and he was not initially circumsized. I remember
- >my aunt having to pull back the foreskin and cleaning the penis daily. It
- >turns out that one time she did this and the penis got swollen and the
- >foreskin would not come back up. The foreskin was then literally strangling
- >the penis and my cousin had to be rushed to the hospital where he was given
- >an emergency circumsicion. Needless to say my aunt immediately circumsized
- >her second son. I am personally in favor of circumsicion (in part due to
- >this event), but I understand there are pros and cons to both circumsicion
- >and "no circumsicion". It is basically a personal choice and I don't think
- >either choice is better than the other.
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- Now,how could this incident make you in favor of routine circumcision.
- Your aunt's MD was ignorant,and with all that unnecessary fiddling
- induced phimosis. By the way it is not at all clear that a circ was
- the best treatment for this condition.. although in extreme cases blood
- supply to the penis can be restricted. Popping the foreskin back over
- the glans would have been the European medical solution. All MDS here
- wish to to is CIRCUMCISE!
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- For example a parent just told me that her intact son fell and said his
- penis hurt. The boy was not circumcised. After about 30 minutes of his
- continual complaint his mother took him a an emergency room somewhere
- in Ohio. The attendening MD wished an immediate circumcision!
- She being a bit wiser declined and took Jr. home. He is alive,well
- not in pain and totally recovered.
- Show my point!
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- >Frances
- >(first time mommy to baby due 5-13-93)
- > ^^Just had an ultrasound and was given this
- > new date. Let's see how accurate they really
- > are when the time comes. :)
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- Gary E. Davis /WQ1F/
- Dpt. Electrical Engineering and Com Sciences
- University of Vermont @ Burlington
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