Having done and supervised hundreds of circus and discussed this with the family, when there are no religious reasons for circa it is dependent mostly on what the father has or has not been circumcised.
Here are three peer-reviewed studies with evidence that a father’s circumcision status influences parental decision-making about infant male circumcision. Vancouver citations with PubMed/PMC links are provided where possible.
In a survey of expecting parents, the father’s circumcision status was strongly associated with support for elective newborn circumcision. When the father was circumcised, ~82% of couples favored circumcision vs ~15% when the father was not circumcised (P < .001). Rediger et al concluded that personal circumcision status remains a dominant influence on parental choice.
PMC
Rediger C, et al. Parents’ rationale for male circumcision. J Fam Pract. 2013;62(5): (PMCID: PMC3576965).
Prospectively surveyed guardians identified the father’s circumcision status as one of the primary factors influencing decision about newborn circumcision, with 34% rating it as extremely important. Health of the child and father’s status were both influential.
PubMed
Guevara CG, et al. Neonatal Circumcision: What Are the Factors Affecting Parental Decision? Pediatr Urol 2021; (PMID: 34926011).
A U.S. family practice survey found that “father circumcised” was cited by 37% of parents as a reason to choose infant circumcision, and “father uncircumcised” was cited among reasons against it, supporting a cultural and familial influence on the decision.
JABFM
Tiemstra JD. Factors affecting the circumcision decision. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1999;12(1):16–20.
These peer-reviewed studies provide evidence that father circumcision status influences parental decisions, though it interacts with cultural, health belief, and provider influences.
Having done and supervised hundreds of circus and discussed this with the family, when there are no religious reasons for circa it is dependent mostly on what the father has or has not been circumcised.
Here are three peer-reviewed studies with evidence that a father’s circumcision status influences parental decision-making about infant male circumcision. Vancouver citations with PubMed/PMC links are provided where possible.
In a survey of expecting parents, the father’s circumcision status was strongly associated with support for elective newborn circumcision. When the father was circumcised, ~82% of couples favored circumcision vs ~15% when the father was not circumcised (P < .001). Rediger et al concluded that personal circumcision status remains a dominant influence on parental choice.
PMC
Rediger C, et al. Parents’ rationale for male circumcision. J Fam Pract. 2013;62(5): (PMCID: PMC3576965).
Prospectively surveyed guardians identified the father’s circumcision status as one of the primary factors influencing decision about newborn circumcision, with 34% rating it as extremely important. Health of the child and father’s status were both influential.
PubMed
Guevara CG, et al. Neonatal Circumcision: What Are the Factors Affecting Parental Decision? Pediatr Urol 2021; (PMID: 34926011).
A U.S. family practice survey found that “father circumcised” was cited by 37% of parents as a reason to choose infant circumcision, and “father uncircumcised” was cited among reasons against it, supporting a cultural and familial influence on the decision.
JABFM
Tiemstra JD. Factors affecting the circumcision decision. J Am Board Fam Pract. 1999;12(1):16–20.
These peer-reviewed studies provide evidence that father circumcision status influences parental decisions, though it interacts with cultural, health belief, and provider influences.