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To: Selkie

"Adult circumcision can be performed under local or regional anesthesia. Medical indications for this procedure include phimosis, paraphimosis, recurrent balanitis and posthitis (inflammation of the prepuce). Nonmedical reasons may be social, cultural, personal or religious.

The procedure is commonly performed using either the dorsal slit or the sleeve technique. The dorsal slit is especially useful in patients who have phimosis.

The sleeve technique may provide better control of bleeding in patients with large subcutaneous veins. A dorsal penile nerve block, with or without a circumferential penile block, provides adequate anesthesia.

Informed consent must be obtained. Possible complications of adult circumcision include infection, bleeding, poor cosmetic results and a change in sensation during intercourse.



It is important to provide the patient with adequate information about the procedure ahead of time. Specifically, the patient should be told about the risks of bleeding, hematoma formation, infection, inadvertent damage to the glans, removal of too much or too little skin, aesthetically unpleasing results and a change of sensation during intercourse.

The patient should also be informed that, during the postoperative period, erections can cause pain and disruption of the suture line that may require replacement of the sutures. Full recovery following circumcision generally requires four to six weeks of abstinence from all genital stimulation and sexual activity.



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(Seems to me, just the threat of adult circumcision would cut back on the activity which causes AIDS.)


7 posted on 07/26/2005 3:44:38 PM PDT by YaYa123 (@But I'm Not A Guy.com)
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To: YaYa123
A friend's dad has bad diabetes and he was circumisized at 60 years old as a heath precaution.

The joke is is that he and his wife are actually happy wiht the end result(s)

Tee hee

11 posted on 07/26/2005 3:49:08 PM PDT by Selkie ("It is indeed a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors." -- P)
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To: YaYa123
"Adult circumcision can be performed under local or regional anesthesia

I predict a bunch of gay guys showing up in the emergency rooms with blody shorts when this gets well known.

12 posted on 07/26/2005 3:49:49 PM PDT by konaice
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