Here’s the new url for the College of Physicians & Surgeons of B.C. policy statement on male genital mutilation.
https://www.cpsbc.ca/files/u6/Circumcision-Infant-Male.pdf
They’ve changed their website and I found it awkward to locate the document now. It’s a strongly worded statement against male genital mutilation. Gloria
Quote from the document:
“Circumcision removes the prepuce that covers and protects the head or the glans of the penis. The prepuce is composed of an outer skin and an inner mucosa that is rich in specialized sensory nerve endings and erogenous tissue. Circumcision is painful, and puts the patient at risk for complications ranging from minor, as in mild local infections, to more serious such as injury to the penis, meatal stenosis, urinary retention, urinary tract infection and, rarely, even haemorrhage leading to death.”
