1. If you had an infant born with ambiguous genitalia, would you opt for surgery

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1. If you had an infant born with ambiguous genitalia, would you opt for surgery? Inhibit the onset of puberty with drugs? What gender would you raise the child? If surgery were chosen, when the child was old enough, would you inform him or her about this treatment? Or would you not choose surgery and instead leave the decision to the individual at a later time?

2. Though the wider U.S. population has adopted the practice of male circumcision, public awareness and oppo- sition to circumcision have grown from those who under- score the pain, bleeding, and risk of infection to newborns. A growing number of people argue that circumcision vio- lates a baby’s human right because an infant can’t consent and that it’s akin to genital mutilation. Controversy has also surrounded a wave of state Medicaid programs that have stopped paying for newborn circumcision, which costs roughly $150 to $200. While the evidence continues to build on behalf of circumcision, so does the debate that surrounds this decision.

Given the evidence about circumcision, would you have your son circumcised? Why or why not?

Please answer question 1 and 2

Explanation / Answer

1. Ambiguous genitalia is a condition in which genital organs are not distinct into male or female and in which we are unable to determine the sex of person it is condition of sexual underdevelopment but can’t be treated as disease. Proper counseling should be given to parents to take appropriate steps keeping the future of child in mind.

    If I would have to chose either of options of surgery and treatment with drugs to stop onset of puberty I would chose the option of surgery and raise the child as a girl because by the age of puberty the child might not have an clear idea of the gender which the child is having and may feel different from other children which might cause a trauma and stress condition for children and informing about the surgery to child might cause a odd feeling in the child hence through proper counseling and care the information of surgery should be informed.

2       Circumcision of genitals is practice mainly in Islam religion done to avoid any chances of penile cancers in future but I would not opt for circumcision as it may cause blood infection, damage to urinary tract as the urinary tract may become smaller and may carry risk of urinary tract infection passed during urine moreover the child will be in such pain that it can lead to death due to unable to excessive pain which is unable to bear. The decision of state Medicaid programs to stop the paying of Circumcision is correct and it should be practices by all states and proper awareness should be created about the harmful affects for Circumcision.

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