At a hospital in the United States, a pair of new parents is trying to decide wh

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At a hospital in the United States, a pair of new parents is trying to decide whether to have their newborn son circumcised. What structure(s) are removed during the circumcision of a male? What is the usual procedure for performing a circumcision on a newborn? Is anesthetic usually used, and if so, what type? Are there usually harmful side effects from male circumcision? Is male circumcision medically necessary or beneficial? If not, why are male circumcisions done? Meanwhile in a village in Mali, West Africa, a young girl's parents are trying to decide whether to have her circumcised. What structure(s) are removed during the circumcision of a female, and how are they removed? (answers may vary depending on custom) Is anesthetic usually used, and if so, what type? Are there usually harmful side effects from female circumcision? Is female circumcision medically necessary or beneficial? If not, why are female circumcisions done?

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1. The foreskin attached to glans of male sexual organ of neborn is surgically removed through circumcision

2. What is the usual procedure for performing a circumcision on a newborn?

Surgery is the common procedure using circumcision device to remove the foreskin of the male sexual organ of newborn baby boy within 8 days of birth

3. A local anaesthsia is given during circumcision

4. No, it is useful to prevent urinary tract infections etc

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