*sad story* doctor out here advises parents to force retract...sigh...
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Replying to @SBMPediatrics @artbyailbhe and
The doctor is probably in her early 40s.
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Replying to @maie_lynn @artbyailbhe and
It’s nowhere near as common in Canada as in ‘Merica. We’re special like that unfortunately.
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Replying to @SBMPediatrics @maie_lynn and
I think it doesn't really happen in Ireland except for medical reasons, though I think they changed guidelines around religious circumcision after someone died and doctors do those too now.
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Replying to @artbyailbhe @maie_lynn and
America is fairly unique. There are actually very interesting reasons why it’s common here and not most other countries. Believe it or not it has a lot to do with the guy who created Raisin Bran cereal and bogus health concerns related to teenage masturbation.
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Replying to @SBMPediatrics @artbyailbhe and
I'm not positive on the numbers, but believe around 30%of Canadian neonates are still circumcised. Someone please correct me if this is way off.
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Replying to @maie_lynn @SBMPediatrics and
When I started in the 90’s, > 90% were circumcised at my hospital. Then it became delisted and parents began to have to pay for it. Now >90% are uncircumcised and it’s not done in the hospital.
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Replying to @Kidsdoc1Rick @maie_lynn and
Before the NHS, wealthy British people did get their babies circumcised, but it dropped out of fashion.
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Replying to @artbyailbhe @Kidsdoc1Rick and
Back in fashion for adults though, like getting a tattoo or piercing!
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Sure and if an adult wants to modify their body in some way, more power to them. The issue is modifying the body of an infant or child. If a parent wanted to tattoo their baby they'd likely be arrested for child abuse, circumcision is more permanent and actually damaging.
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