The reporter learned that male students have been circumcised collectively in primary and secondary schools in Hunan, Hubei, Anhui, Sichuan and other regions. Not long ago, a group of six male freshmen from a university in Beijing arrived at the school hospital to undergo circumcision. The person concerned stated that the cost of the surgery was 500 yuan per case, and it also included a beauty type.
Circumcision has a professional name in medicine, "circumcision". Jiang Wenqiang, who has undergone surgery, told reporters: "I have seen many people say on the internet that too long foreskin can affect the quality of sexual life. Many foreign opinions also believe that too long foreskin is not hygienic, can lead to genital infections, and can be transmitted to wives through sexual life. In addition, there are often advertisements posted in schools that say, 'A knife can solve a problem, making you carefree after marriage.' Therefore, several of our classmates have made an appointment and must address this issue before graduating from college." "Resolve."
Behind the increasing number of circumcision operations, there is a rising failure rate. Professor Li Senkai, Vice President of the Plastic Surgery Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, pointed out that "circumcision is far from being so simple. In recent years, the number of clinical circumcision repair operations in our hospital has increased linearly, which means that we are constantly performing repair operations for patients who have undergone circumcision."
Should the foreskin be cut or not
A year ago, Xiao Wang and his girlfriend developed a smooth relationship and were preparing to get married. "Before getting married, I felt that my foreskin was too long, and I learned from magazines and newspapers that this could cause many health problems." Xiao Wang carried his girlfriend on his back and underwent a circumcision operation in a private hospital. After the operation, the wound recovered well. But the accident occurred on the wedding night. When Xiao Wang and his wife were lingering, they suddenly felt a heartache in their erect penis, which soon softened. Afterwards, whenever their penis became erect, Xiao Wang would experience extreme pain.
"In the past two years, there are not a few patients who have requested circumcision surgery like Xiao Wang. At least 40 patients have undergone my surgery," Li Senkai said.
Professor Li Hongjun, chief physician of urology at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, pointed out, "Generally speaking, we advocate not to touch the foreskin as long as it does not irritate you." Circumcision surgery is mainly aimed at excessive foreskin and phimosis. "Prolonged foreskin refers to the complete wrapping of the glans within the foreskin of an adult male when the penis is weak;"; A condition in which the glans is still not fully visible after a full erection of the penis. Phimosis is caused by the narrow opening of the foreskin, which prevents the glans from being exposed outside the foreskin.
This fashion cannot catch up with
Professor Deng Shumin, director of the andrology department of Beijing Hospital, believes that the key to circumcision is to see the surgical indications. Generally, as long as the penis is erect and the glans can turn out, there is no need to cut it off. Phimosis can affect erection and requires prompt surgical treatment. In addition, complications such as repeated glans foreskin inflammation, foreskin stones, and foreskin leukoplakia due to overlong foreskin require surgical treatment. "Although prepuce surgery is a minor operation, infection and other conditions often occur in clinical practice, so patients should consider carefully before performing it."
There are also concerns about when circumcision can be performed. Before puberty, it is normal for the foreskin to cover the head of the penis, which not only protects the skin of the penis, but also provides the necessary space for the rapid "growth" of the penis during puberty. If the foreskin is too long and cut off, it is "short as short", which naturally affects the development of the penis in a child.
Newborns and infants between the ages of 1 and 3 have a longer foreskin, which tightly surrounds the glans and prevents it from being exposed, so don't worry too much. Generally, it is not until the end of puberty, that is, after the age of 18, that a decision is made on whether to perform surgery on a child with an excessively long foreskin based on the situation. Currently, only some Americans and Jews require circumcision at birth, but their circumcision rate is decreasing year by year, from over 90% in the 1980s to 50% today.
(Intern Editor: Huang Jiazhen)