Some research suggests that circumcised men may be at a reduced risk for developing syphilis and HIV infections. However, the AAP policy states that behavioral factors continue to be far more important in determining a person's risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases than circumcision status. Considerable new evidence shows that newborns circumcised without analgesia experience pain and stress measured by changes in heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation and cortisol levels. Other studies suggest that the circumcision experience may cause infants to respond more strongly to pain of future immunization than those who are uncircumcised. In response to this data, the AAP policy states that analgesia has been found to be safe and effective in reducing the pain associated with circumcision and should be provided if the procedure is performed.
Circumcision is generally a safe procedure, research suggests.
Complications occur in 1 in 200 to 1 in 500 circumcised newborn males and are most often minor. The two most common are mild bleeding and local infection. Such statements are helpful to both parents and physicians alike because they take into account the latest research on clinical practice. At Chapel Hill for journalists and other members of the public. At Chapel Hill as the original source.