Primario di Ostetricia / Ginecologia auspica la fine della circoncisione, intervento controverso, negli Ospedali americani.
Creighton University School of Medicine OB/GYN chairman James Smith Jr., M.D. calls on fellow OB/GYN professionals to "no longer passively accept or actively maintain" the practice of circumcision.
(NEW YORK, NY) -
James F. Smith, MD, chiede alle ostetriche, alle infermiere e ai ginecologi
degli ospedali americani di non eseguire più circoncisioni infantili “di
routine“. Il dottor Smith sostiene che la circoncisione infantile ha
numerosi rischi e complicazioni per il bambino che a volte vengono sottovalutati
e non ha alcun tipo di vantaggio medico, come confermato dalle maggiori
istituzioni mediche internazionali, tra cui l‘AAP.
Dr. Smith discusses the early history of circumcision in the medical profession in the United Sates, a procedure that was "promoted to reduce the risk of syphilis, various neurological conditions, and [masturbation]." While historically circumcision was performed immediately after birth by delivery attendants out of convenience, Dr. Smith argues that OB/GYN professionals should no longer perform this procedure, as "[t]he clinical, epidemiological, social, and ethical issues related to the procedure of circumcision reside squarely in the male pediatric, adolescent, and adult medical and surgical realm."
Dr. Smith outlines steps to complete this move: professional OB/GYN societies such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists must recognize infant circumcision as a nongynecolic procedure; education and training on infant circumcision should be dropped from OB/GYN curriculums, which are currently offered in about 90% of these programs; and OB/GYN professionals should not perform circumcision, and instead focus more on women's health issues.
Nel 2004, l'Università del Michigan Dipartimento di Ostetricia e Ginecologia aveva già vietato la circoncisione di routine, in quanto dannosa e pericolosa per il bambino. While the idea of consolidating male infant circumcision to the realm of pediatrics has been gaining traction, there are currently no studies on how this transition would affect incidence and complication rates.
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Dr. Smith is chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) at the Creighton University School of Medicine, a maternal/fetal medicine specialist with Creighton Medical Associates, and a professor of OB/GYN with Creighton University School of Medicine. Smith has practiced in Virginia, Colorado, California and New York. Smith served as chief of perinatal medicine at New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center. A professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, Smith’s previous academic activities have included serving as director of the OB/GYN residency program at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver and on the faculty of Stanford University in California as a clinical associate professor of maternal/fetal medicine.
Dr. Smith discusses the early history of circumcision in the medical profession in the United Sates, a procedure that was "promoted to reduce the risk of syphilis, various neurological conditions, and [masturbation]." While historically circumcision was performed immediately after birth by delivery attendants out of convenience, Dr. Smith argues that OB/GYN professionals should no longer perform this procedure, as "[t]he clinical, epidemiological, social, and ethical issues related to the procedure of circumcision reside squarely in the male pediatric, adolescent, and adult medical and surgical realm."
Dr. Smith outlines steps to complete this move: professional OB/GYN societies such as the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists must recognize infant circumcision as a nongynecolic procedure; education and training on infant circumcision should be dropped from OB/GYN curriculums, which are currently offered in about 90% of these programs; and OB/GYN professionals should not perform circumcision, and instead focus more on women's health issues.
Nel 2004, l'Università del Michigan Dipartimento di Ostetricia e Ginecologia aveva già vietato la circoncisione di routine, in quanto dannosa e pericolosa per il bambino. While the idea of consolidating male infant circumcision to the realm of pediatrics has been gaining traction, there are currently no studies on how this transition would affect incidence and complication rates.
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Dr. Smith is chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) at the Creighton University School of Medicine, a maternal/fetal medicine specialist with Creighton Medical Associates, and a professor of OB/GYN with Creighton University School of Medicine. Smith has practiced in Virginia, Colorado, California and New York. Smith served as chief of perinatal medicine at New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center. A professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology at New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center, Smith’s previous academic activities have included serving as director of the OB/GYN residency program at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver and on the faculty of Stanford University in California as a clinical associate professor of maternal/fetal medicine.
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