The published rates of UTI in intact male infants are complicated by failure to control for incompetent caregivers and mishandling of the infant’s foreskin. The AAP now says NEVER retract an infant’s foreskin. Clean only what is seen.

The use of the phrase “111 healthy male infants must be circumcised to prevent 1 urinary tract infection” is unfortunate. 111 healthy male infants WOULD have to be circumcised to prevent 1 urinary tract infection. Circumcision carries risk of complications, many of which don’t manifest until puberty, but WITH CERTAINTY every infant circumcision removes sexual tisue without the patient’s consent.