Q1. What is circumcision?
A1. Circumcision is a surgical procedure which removes some or the entire foreskin of the male penis.
The foreskin is a retractable fold of skin which covers the tip of the penis or glans and contains blood vessels and highly sensitive nerve endings.
FAQS Index : A guide to Vasectomy
- What is circumcision?
- Can men be circumcised?
- Is circumcision only performed for religious reasons?
- Is circumcision painful?
- Are only boys and men circumcised?
- What is female circumcision?
- Should I have my son circumcised?
- Will having a circumcision affect my sex life?
- How safe is circumcision?
- Does circumcision mean that the penis is easier to clean?
- Is circumcision needed?
- Is circumcision needed if my son’s foreskin doesn’t retract?
- Does circumcision protect you against disease?
- What is ‘frenulum breve?’
- What is ‘phimosis?’
- What is ‘paraphimosis?
- What is ‘balanitis?’
- What does the surgery involve?
- How long does circumcision take?
- What are the risks of circumcision?
- How long does the recovery take?
- Will I have to take time off work?
- When can my son return to school following his circumcision?
- Can a circumcision be reversed?
- Why is circumcision so controversial?
Guide to Circumcision
- Circumcision Intro
- The Foreskin
- About circumcision
- Brief history of circumcision
- How common is circumcision?
- Circumcision and boys
- Circumcision and men
- Why circumcision?
- Medical reasons
- Phimosis
- Paraphimosis
- Frenulum breve
- Balanoposthitis
- Balanitis xerotica obliterans
- Cultural/religious reasons
- Preventative reasons
- Circumcise or not to circumcise?
- Female circumcision
- Circumcision myths
- Circumcision surgery
- Preparing for surgery
- On the day of surgery
- After surgery
- Risks and complications
- Alternatives to circumcision
- Preputioplasty
- Foreskin restoration
- Circumcision FAQs
- Glossary