GUIDELINES FOR CIRCUMCISION.

GUIDELINES FOR CIRCUMCISION.

THE AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION OF PAEDIATRIC SURGEONS.

The Australasian Association of Paediatric Surgeons does not support the routine circumcision of male neonates, infants or children in Australia.

It is considered to be inappropriate and unnecessary as a routine to remove the prepuce, based on the current evidence available.

Indications for male circumcision:

# Balanitis Xerotica Obliterans
# Recurrent Balanoposthitis
# Phimosis resistant to steroid cream

Contraindications to male circumcision:

# Hypospadias and other congenital anomalies of the penis, e.g.   epispadias, chordee.
# Sick and unstable infants
# Family history of a bleeding disorder or an actual bleeding disorder.

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http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aaps/ 

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