Cut vs Intact Outcome Statistics (averages from a literature review of studies 89-09)

[BellyBelly]

Cut vs. Intact Outcome Statistics

The following statistics are averages from a literature review of studies cataloging the medical outcomes of circumcised vs. intact boys between 1989-2009.

Out of 100 Circumcised boys:

• 75 will not readily breastfeed post-op
• 55 will have adverse reactions from the surgery
• 35 will have post-op hemorrhaging to one degree or another
• 31 will develop meatal ulcers
• 10 will need to have the circumcision surgery repeated to fix prior surgical problems/error
• 8 will suffer infection at the surgical site
• 3 will develop post-operative phimosis
• 2 will have a more serious complication (seizure, heart attack, stroke, loss of penis, death)
• 1 will require additional immediate surgery and sutures to stop hemorrhage
• 1 will develop fibrosis
• 1 will develop phimosis
• 1 will be treated with antibiotics for a UTI (urinary tract infection)
• 1 will be treated with antibiotics for surgical site infection
• Of those who do receive pain medication for the surgery (about 4% of those boys undergoing circumcision in the U.S.) some will have adverse reactions to the pain medication injected

Out of 100 Intact boys:

• 2 will be treated with antibiotics for a UTI (fewer if the foreskin is never forcibly retracted)
• 1 will be told to get cut later in life for one reason or another (fewer if the foreskin is never forcibly retracted)

Note: One reader of these statistics (a man cut against his will at birth with 4 intact sons today) critiqued (quite accurately) that it is actually 100 of 100 circumcised boys who experience negative consequences as a result of circumcision. Each and every one has lost an organ responsible for a great deal of his life-long normal health and functioning.

[Dad]

Miss Belly Belly.

As the creator of this site, I would hope that you would use 'legitimate' information to inform the readers of these threads.

The above numbers are rediculous. 55% adverse reactions???? 35% hemorrhaging???? Come on.

For those that would like to read what the actual figures of complications are (not from references from a couple of anti-circ sites) then the systematic review below is quite a good reference. It was published in Feb 2010. And was the result of a huge database search. 1349 published papers were read. 52 of these met the required standard for the study of neonatal circumcison complications.

If you really want to be informed, I recommend reading the entire article as linked below.

Abstract | Complications of circumcision in male neonates, infants and children: a systematic review

[Dad]

Are you being serious?
Do you actually believe these statistics to be true?

I notice that you haven't included my last reply to this thread. I didn't expect that you would, as it would make the original post look quite inaccurate.

[helper]

Cut vs. Intact Outcome Statistics

The following statistics are averages from a literature review of studies cataloging the medical outcomes of circumcised vs. intact boys between 1989-2009.

Out of 100 Circumcised boys:

• 75 will not readily breastfeed post-op
• 55 will have adverse reactions from the surgery
• 35 will have post-op hemorrhaging to one degree or another
• 31 will develop meatal ulcers
• 10 will need to have the circumcision surgery repeated to fix prior surgical problems/error
• 8 will suffer infection at the surgical site
• 3 will develop post-operative phimosis
• 2 will have a more serious complication (seizure, heart attack, stroke, loss of penis, death)
• 1 will require additional immediate surgery and sutures to stop hemorrhage
• 1 will develop fibrosis
• 1 will develop phimosis
• 1 will be treated with antibiotics for a UTI (urinary tract infection)
• 1 will be treated with antibiotics for surgical site infection
• Of those who do receive pain medication for the surgery (about 4% of those boys undergoing circumcision in the U.S.) some will have adverse reactions to the pain medication injected

Out of 100 Intact boys:

• 2 will be treated with antibiotics for a UTI (fewer if the foreskin is never forcibly retracted)
• 1 will be told to get cut later in life for one reason or another (fewer if the foreskin is never forcibly retracted)

Note: One reader of these statistics (a man cut against his will at birth with 4 intact sons today) critiqued (quite accurately) that it is actually 100 of 100 circumcised boys who experience negative consequences as a result of circumcision. Each and every one has lost an organ responsible for a great deal of his life-long normal health and functioning.

Thanks for leting me know I have never had a problem with mine luck I guess.