{"id":1216,"date":"2021-02-22T21:22:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T21:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/?post_type=urological-condition&#038;p=1216"},"modified":"2021-02-22T21:22:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T21:22:57","slug":"adult-circumcision","status":"publish","type":"urological-condition","link":"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/urological-condition\/adult-circumcision\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Circumcision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Boys are born with a hood of skin that covers the head of their penis called the foreskin.&nbsp; Circumcision is a surgical procedure to remove the foreskin and be performed in newborn babies or adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adult Circumcision Benefits and Risk<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Circumcised males have easier hygiene and are able to wash the penis completely and have lower risks of urinary tract infections.&nbsp; Uncircumcised males must learn to wash and dry the foreskin correctly to prevent infections and complications with the foreskin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Circumcision does not affect male fertility in any way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adult Circumcision Procedure<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>During a circumcision, the penis and foreskin are cleaned and foreskin is removed.&nbsp; A topical numbing cream is applied to the surgical site prior to removal of the foreskin.&nbsp; After circumcision, caring for the penis simple, but very important to prevent infection and assist with healing.&nbsp; The penis should be washed gently with warm soapy water and rinsed with warm water and patted dry.&nbsp; If you doctor prescribed antibacterial ointment, please apply it only as directed.&nbsp; It is normal for there to be minor swelling and redness at the site and sometimes blood from the incision.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":null,"protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Adult Circumcision | Brandywine Urology Consultants<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brandywineuc.com\/urological-condition\/adult-circumcision\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Adult Circumcision | Brandywine Urology Consultants\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Boys are born with a hood of skin that covers the head of their penis called the foreskin.&nbsp; Circumcision is a surgical procedure to remove the foreskin and be performed in newborn babies or adults. 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