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Circumcising baby boys soon after birth is a very positive choice. It is now a painless procedure with a nerve narcotic shot into the penile nerve or with Emla cream spread over the penis about 30 minutes before the circumcision. General anesthesia is not necessary. Most babies sleep through the procedure. Circumcision is preventative medicine avoiding phimosis and infections under the foreskin. Hygiene is simplifed. It is a first line prevention of most STDs and of HIV/AIDS. It reduces the rate of kidney infections in the new born. It is a preventative against penile cancer in the adult (...