But at least two studies found a severe adverse event frequency of 2
percent. Although rare, children have died from complications.
At Massachusetts General Hospital, 7.4 percent of all visits over a five-year period to a pediatric urologist were for circumcision complications.
“Circumcision generates $2 billion a year for doctors and hospitals,” said Chapin. “I believe the AAP has discounted the risks of circumcision to justify its call for insurers and Medicaid to pay doctors to carry out the procedure.”