The Question of Routine Neonatal Circumcision

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Abstract
Routine neonatal circumcision is the subject of much debate in the United States. The practice has attracted passionate advocates and critics. The analysis presented here examines the available medical evidence relating to routine neonatal circumcision in order to weigh its risks, costs, and benefits. This assessment is meant to help clinicians formulate their own recommendations about the advisability of prophylactic neonatal circumcision.Of the approximately 1.95 million boys born in the United States during 1987, 1.19 million, or 61 percent, were circumcised, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Fees paid to physicians for the procedure generally range between . . .