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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not automatically, but we did as did most of our friends who have boys (I asked around when trying to decide). I believe the AAP has found that the benefits outweigh the risks.[/quote]

Once again, the AAP does not say this.[/quote]

That's exactly what they said: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/130/3/585[/quote]

The benefits outweigh the risks to such a minor degree (according to some MDs, not all by any means) that the AAP cannot recommend it to be routine.

Although health benefits are not great enough to recommend routine circumcision for all male newborns, the benefits of circumcision are sufficient to justify access to this procedure for families choosing it and to warrant third-party payment for circumcision of male newborns. [b]It is important that clinicians routinely inform parents of the health benefits and [u]risks[/u][/b] of male newborn circumcision in an unbiased and accurate manner.

Parents ultimately should decide whether circumcision is in the best interests of their male child. They will need to weigh medical information in the context of their own religious, ethical, and cultural beliefs and practices. [b]The medical benefits alone may not outweigh these other considerations for individual families.[/b][/quote]

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