This is one of the questions we are asked most. Families remain undecided on this issue and receive different answers to their questions. This causes confusion.
Circumcision can be performed at any age and in any season.
However, what I define as the circumcision triangle; The parents, child and doctor must be in full harmony. When there is disharmony in any of these three legs, circumcision cannot occur. It is very important that the family has full confidence in the doctor. Because the relationship between the family and the doctor does not end with circumcision, on the contrary, it just begins.
When we look at the issue in terms of scientific data and our practical application, we can say the following:
The ideal age for circumcision is before the age of 2. The more appropriate one is infancy, before the age of 1. Permanent memory develops in children after the age of 2. For this reason, circumcisions performed before the age of 2 do not remain as a bad memory in the child, because he does not remember it.
The most important issue to consider in circumcision is the psychology of the child. The most important basis for opinions opposing circumcision in some age groups is the negative psychological effects caused by circumcision. The origin of the views on this subject is the famous psychiatrist Dr. It is based on Sigmund FREUD. The theory that Freud put forward about 100 years ago is still debated.
Gender identity begins to form in the child between the ages of 3-5 and is completed at the age of 6. The child may perceive circumcisions performed during this period as an attack on his sexual identity. Freud argued that the child would experience anxiety and that this psychological impact would lead to negativities in the following years. However, Freud's theory has not been proven.
The psychological effects of circumcision have been investigated and it has been observed that it does not cause permanent psychological disorders.
Scientists who examine the period before and after the age of 6 have found that circumcisions performed in both periods affect child psychology. They say that it affects people in a similar way.
Most child psychiatrists do not recommend circumcision between the ages of 3-6. However, when the child turns 6, nothing will change in this regard.
It is necessary to establish good communication with the child during this sensitive period. The family and the doctor must cooperate and persuade the child by giving accurate and logical information. The doctor has a good dialogue with the child and it is very important to gain the child's trust.
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