CIRCUMCISION

Course overview

MALE CIRCUMCISION IS THE SURGICAL REMOVAL OF THE PREPUCE, OR FORESKIN, THAT COVERS THE GLANS OF THE PENIS. OVER THE PAST DECADES, CULTURAL CHANGES AND NEW RESEARCH HAVE LED TO A CLOSER EXAMINATION OF THE PRACTICE OF CIRCUMCISION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND TECHNIQUE INVOLVED IN PERFORMING CIRCUMCISION AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS UNDERGOING THIS PROCEDURE.