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Becky is right. I have also been told that boys are not routinely circumcised as is done in the US. However, there are many valid reasons for doing so, even in toddlers and older children, and we plan to have it done. I am in the medical field and know of male children who have had painful and often serious complications from infection and general poor hygiene. Children don't always do a great job bathing themselves and as they get older many parents feel it is inappropriate to bathe their children and properly clean under the foreskin. I also know of men who needed circumcision in their elderly years for the same reason. I would rather have mine circumcised at 2 years old than have him need surgery due to stricture when he is 7 or 77. No, it doesn't always happen, but it can and I think a procedure as relatively uncomplicated as this now is better than when they are older. That's just my opinion. But keep in mind that I already know my son will need surgery and, where the anesthesia risk is there, he will still have to undergo the orthopedic procedure so we will try to have both procedures done under the same anesthesia to limit the risk. I think, as Becky said, it is something you should discuss with your pediatrician, but make sure you have all the pros AND cons.
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