At what age is circumcision recommended?

Question

I have a 10 month old boy and i want him circumcised.
Becoz of religious purposes and for HIV prevention in the future.

Answer 1

I would suggest as young as possible so that they don't remember the pain and is easier to take care of them both bb & the wound. By the way, circumcision can't prevent HIV only safe sex can.

Answer 2

searched the interent and found this


There are no specific rules for determining the best age and time for the ceremony. Children are usually circumcised before they start to school or when they go to primary school, before puberty. Recently, however, in big cities, some parents have been having their children circumcised right after birth in the hospital. The main aim is here to prevent the child suffering pain and fear at a later age. Such early circumcisions are not encountered in traditional sections of society.

Circumcision performs a number of functions in the social structure; a grand circumcision ceremony not only allows the family of the boy concerned to affirm its respectability in the eyes of the community, it also increases that respectability, as well as being a source of considerable joy for the parents. In Anatolia, taking care of the child, having him circumcised and having him married are duties of the parents.
Wealthy relatives have poorer children or orphans circumcised together with their own children. This task is sometimes also undertaken by charities.
Spring, summer and autumn months are generally preferred for the operation: Nowdays, Saturdays or Sundays are preferred for the circumcision ceremony, especially in big cities. In the past, the circumcision operations were usually carried out on Thursdays because Friday was a holiday and considered a day of good omen.

Answer 3

my son was circumcised when he was 6 day old, the sooner the better. When they are small the doctor just put a ring around it and after 4 days the dead skin fall alone. It is all done with anestesic so the child doesn't suffer.
In religion it is Sunnah with 7 days as the wee of the baby is like water so it won't feel any pain and the breast milk will healp as antibiotic and healer.
as the child growths the sking will be bigger it will be neccesary to cut it.
Circumcision is recomended by docters and islam but IT'S A REAL CRIME WHAT SOME COUNTRIES DO USING IT AS A CELEBRATION,IF YOU NEED TO HAVE IT DONE FOLLOW A DOCTOR ADVICE.

Answer 4

For HIV prevention? I hope you teach your child to cover up to prevent HIV becuase that's the only way and even that's not foolproof. Why is religion an acceptable excuse for cutting off body parts that function just fine? Bet nobody here would advocate female circumcision on religious grounds...

Answer 5

You can have them done within a few weeks of being born. The earlier the better. I had my little boy done around 7 months and he was the oldest there.
If you are in the UK, you cant have it done on NHS unless it is for medical reasons. As far as I know it dosent prevent HIV though!!!

Answer 6

The age your child is circumcised will surely depend on the religious grounds.

In the case of HIV prevention then you also need to educate your child.

The news that circumcision can reduce risk of HIV transmission is very welcome; this intervention can now be added to the list of proven prevention strategies. However, circumcision is definitely not an easy solution to the global AIDS epidemic. The many difficulties associated with this intervention demand that great care be taken wherever it is promoted.

Condoms are approx 98% effective in reducing the spread of HIV and other STIs.

Answer 7

Circumcision wont prevent HIV. It does however prevent infections because of the foreskin being removed. Babies are circumsized usually in the first week or 2 of birth.

Answer 8

I used to work in a childrens hospital, and I remember Jewish babies brought in to be circumcised for religious reasons abt 2 weeks old. The medical staff disliked this practice as it was, to them, inflicting an un-necessary medical procedure on a tiny baby.However, it was permitted in religious circumstances, but I can't visualize its' being allowed for anything else.......you don't sound very sure abt all this.

Answer 9

At birth or just a few days old.

Even if a person is circumcised or not that does not prevent HIV

Answer 10

NOW!! The sooner the better! I had my boys circumcised at birth in hospital and we had *no* problems at all.




Now some info on circumcision, keep reading....


CIRCUMCISION IS VERY BENEFICIAL, its cleaner, healthier and several prestigious research institutions have proved that circumcised men have less risk of contracting STD's such as AIDS-HIV, syphilis or herpes.

Uncircumcised penises are difficult to keep clean, and more prone to infections and penile cancer, studies have shown.
A circumcised penis is naturally clean and virtually free from urinary infections. You will not have to worry again with careful washing of your penis.

Is it NOT true that the AAP (American Academy of Paediatrics) does not recommend circumcision. They simply say they leave the decision to parents. But recently, and specially after the recent studies by the US National Institutes of Health, the AAP has been discussing if it may be necessary to change their policy and recommend circumcision to all newborns as they used to do, so in the future we may see that the AAP advocates circumcision again.
Have a look at: http://www.baby-health.net/articles/381.html

About STD's:

As I said, several studies carried out by prestigious research bodies have proved that uncircumcised penises are more prone to infections and contraction of STD's, including AIDS-HIV. It has been confirmed that circumcised men are up to 70% less likely to be infected than those who are uncircumcised. Have a look at this site: http://www.torontodailynews.com/index.php/HealthNews/2006121404Circumcision

As for women, studies also show that circumcision also protects female partners from AIDS-HIV and other STD's. Browse this article: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2006/02_08_06.html

About sensitivity of a circumcised penis:

NO medical or physiological study has ever shown that circumcision reduces sensitivity, opposed to common belief. It is completely FALSE that circumcision reduces penis sensitivity. The American Academy of Paediatrics (AAP) confirms this on their web site; have a look at: http://www.aap.org/pubed/zzzjzmemh4c.htm

Circumcision is an easy and nowadays *painless* procedure, which has many benefits, and virtually no risks.
Circumcision is NOT an amputation. Circumcision is NOT comparable at all to female circumcision, which is something completely different.

Circumcision rates are INCREASING nowadays, both in the United States and overseas. Many African, Asian and Latin American countries with little circumcision tradition are starting to promote the procedure to help to reduce the AIDS-HIV infection rates.

Finally, this site has a lot of useful and *unbiased* information. Make sure you have a good look: http://www.circinfo.net