The quality of the evidence about the risks of circumcision is borderline. (This can be corrected easily in most cases.) This means that the other 98 may not.Ĭircumcision also may reduce the risk of phimosis, which happens when the foreskin becomes too tight to be pulled back and causes swelling or other problems. Circumcision may reduce their risk of having a urinary tract infection (UTI) within the first 15 months of life.
The quality of the evidence about the benefits of circumcision is not strong. *Based on the best available evidence for these outcomes (evidence quality: borderline to inconclusive for infection and phimosis, borderline for heavy bleeding) Benefits Tightening of the foreskin (phimosis) within first 15 months Urinary tract infection within first 15 months Examples of outcomes with and without circumcision* Problems that can occur
