
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.
....
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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