However urinary tract infections in boys are not common and may occur in both circumcised and uncircumcised boys. Penile cancer, a very rare cancer, is more common in uncircumcised males. Circumcision may be a protection against STDs later in life but this protection may actually be related to cleanliness. If circumcision is done it's usually done soon after birth. Some newborn males of the Jewish faith are circumcised at 8 days of age in a religious ceremony called a Bris.
Physicians usually perform the circumcision before the newborn is discharged from the hospital.
Re-diaper The circumcision site will heal in a few days. You will also find other links and images describing the procedure. See their pamphlet on Care of the Uncircumcised Penis ParentTime's Dr. Sears also writes about The Circumcision Decision ParentTime is produced by the editors of Parenting Magazine.