Newborn Male Circumcision Flashcards
What are the historical medical benefits of male circumcision?
- Ease of genital hygiene
- Diminished risk of disease
- Avoidance of circumcision later in life
What is the current Canadian average rate of circumcision?
32%
What is the usual developmental pattern of retractile foreskin?
- In newborns: inner foreskin and glans adhere to one another
- 6 years of age: 50% boys can retract their foreskin
- 17 years of age: 95% boys can retract their foreskin
What are the potential benefits of circumcision?
- Phimosis treatment
- UTI reduction
- STI reduction
Define phimosis
- Scarring and thickening of the foreskin that prevents retraction back over the glans
- Secondary to recurrent infections, inflammation or lichen sclerosis
- Not the same as normal nonretractile foreskin
Define posthitis and balanoposthitis
- Posthitis: inflammation or infection of the foreskin
- Balanoposthitis: inflammation or infection of the foreskin in association with the glans
What is the incidence of posthitis and balanoposthitis in uncircumcised boys?
- 1-4%
What is the definition and incidence of paraphimosis?
- Definition: foreskin becomes trapped behind the glans
- Incidence: 0.5%
What percentage of boys will need cicrumcision befoer puberty and what is the most common indication for the same?
- 0.8-1.6%
- Indicated for treatment of phimosis
What is the first line medical treatment for phimosis?
- Application of a topical steroid BID to the foreskin with gentle traction
- Serves to thin skin and release adhesions
- Foreskin becomes retractile in 80% with no need for circumcision
What steroid preparations have been used to treat phimosis?
- Betamethasone 0.05-0.1%
- Triamcinolone 0.1%
- Mometasone furoate 0.1%
What role does the preputial sac play in UTI development in male infants?
- Provides an environment for colonization of the urethra with uropathogenic organisms
What is the incidence of UTI in male infants in the first month of age?
1%
What impact does circumcision have on UTI?
- 90% reduction in UTI in circumcised male infants
Compare prevalence of UTI in febrile infants < 3 months of age
- Females 7.5%
- Circumcised males: 2.4%
- Uncircumcised males: 20.1%