Prepuce

While neonatal circumcision has not been common in Japan, an increasing number of parents insist on circumcision of the prepuce in infancy due to unretractability. The American Academy of Pediatrics has concluded that "newborn circumcision has potential medical benefits as well as disadvantages and risks." Reasons for performing circumcision include the prevention of balanoposthitis, phimosis with preputial ballooning, urinary tract infection, sexually transmitted diseases, and cervical and penile cancer. Reasons for not performing circumcision include pain, requirement of local anesthesia, contraindications and complications. While more than 60% of neonates are circumcised in the United States, controversy continues on whether neonatal circumcision should be performed