Don't forget about the pediatric urologists who deal w/the complications. Andrew Freedman readily admitted 20% of his patients see him "because of something related to their circumcision." A clear $$ motive to have AAP take a more pro-cutting position #i2 http://www.amednews.com/article/20120903/health/309039955/4/ …
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Replying to @cooney21 @Joseph4GI and
Circumcision revisions aren't cheap, so 20% of patients might yield considerably more than 20% of income. Will Dr. Freedman disclose what % of his income comes from circumcision? Why so much emphasis on recommending it be covered by insurance? How does AAP not see its bias?
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Replying to @cooney21 @Joseph4GI and
Let’s not forget the erectile dysfunction issues that most circumcised men have as they get older.
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Yeah, don’t think that is true and I’m blocking you now
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DrJenGunter. You are a Dr. You are supposed to diagnose and indicate treatment based on medical fact, not what you “think.” You might block Twitter users for some time, but you can’t block the truth forever. Those informed can’t claim ignorance. What kind of Dr. are you?
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Yes, any comments made here by Dr. Jen can't be seen by me b/c she previously blocked me for daring to question her hypocritical support of non therapeutic infant circumcision. A clear indication of her inability to defend the practice, which is embraced by most US OB_GYN$$.
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As a Dr, she has a duty to medical facts and to respond with such when asked. Reaping profit from performing non-medical surgery on healthy, non-consenting individuals constitutes medical fraud. In children, abuse. She’s either a Dr. or a snake oil salesman. Which is it?
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Replying to @Joseph4GI @cooney21 and
Reaping profit?! Jeez. Y’all are SOO off base.
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Replying to @Analogbear @Joseph4GI and
Putting aside (for a moment) the ethical problems w/forcing unneeded amputative surgery on a child, it is beyond debate that doctors & hospitals make $ from circumcision. That is a major reason why it's the most commonly performed surgery in the US.http://www.latimes.com/business/lazarus/la-fi-lazarus-circumcision-cost-20160624-snap-story.html …
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$100 for 10 minutes of work? Even at that rate, if a doctor averages 5 a week, that's $25k/year w/out breaking a sweat. If you think US doctors made circumcision the most common surgery in this country while not making $ from it, you're delusional.
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Replying to @cooney21 @Joseph4GI and
Hahaha. It isn’t $100 for THE DOCTOR. It’s $100 for the HOSPITAL; so, the doctor, the OTHER doctor, the nurse, the OTHER nurse, the hospital itself for materials, the pharmacy...You seem to neglect the various parts of the exchange...
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The hospital, the doctor, the "other" doctor, the nurse, the "other" nurse, the hospital, the gomco clamp manufacturer, the pharmacy. All part of the same for-profit system, all glad to be part of the billion-$ circumcision industry, all would be sorry to see it go.
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