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Circumcision Video

"As a nurse I've seen dozens of circ's and there is very little variation from child to child. The video is the reality of the procedure."- Joy

About This Video: In this 2-minute excerpt, you will see two separate circumcisions. The first is the beginning of a Plastibell circumcision and shows the very beginning -(and then the very end, where you see the baby being picked up)- of what happens in every hospital circumcision. The second is a Gomco Clamp circumcision and starts basically where the first video left off, but after the clamp has been assembled and put on the baby's penis. What you see is the tightening of the Gomco Clamp. The actual circular cut is not shown, but what immediately follows, when the clamp is left on to assure that the blood has sufficiently clotted; then finally you will see the wrapping of the penis with gauze, before the baby is rediapered.

Please see the General Circumcision Description for details of the procedure. (I have removed it from this page to allow for faster loading.) Clicking this link will not take you out of the current page. The narration over the video (which doesn't block out the video's sound) talks about infants and pain Click "View Video" in blue below to see the excerpt. This clip -produced by radio host and physician, Dr. Dean Edell, and by Tim Hammond- is from the film * (Click the picture to see the entire film online for free!)

To view the video, you will need to have RealPlayer, available to download for free at www.real.com.

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*Reproduced at Historical Medical Quotes On Circumcision with express permission from Dean Edell and Tim Hammond, executive producer of "Whose Body? Whose Rights?"

Other Circumcision Videos Online:
Below are links to various circumcision videos available on the web.

Further down, there is a slideshow explaining in detail, the anatomy and physiology of the penis; a documenary called "About the 8th Day" which studied Jewish parents' decisions whether or not to circumcise their sons; and finally a link to videos available on female circumcision.

Gomco circ in newborn nursery
Plastibell circ in newborn nursery (Same hospital as above Gomco.)
Mogen Clamp circ in a newborn nursery (Same hospital as above Gomco and Plastibel.)
Gomco Clamp Gomco circ with anethesia to the foreskin only, with narration by the M.D./mohel.
Plastibell (Excerpt: About 1 minute. Quicktime format.)
Same plastibell circ, but longer version, with narration; from the film "Birth as We Know it"

Gomco Clamp (Entire circumcision: 13 minutes; also, shorter edited versions which are easier to download. Realplayer and Windows Mediaplayer formats.) The transcript to this video can be found here
Same Gomco circumcision as above in streaming format. Complete video.
"I showed this video to my dad........who killed men in Vietnam.....HE could not watch it. My sister showed it to two of her coworkers (RNs in a OBGYN practice), they used to assist with circumcisions......they said THAT was one of the better ones they'd seen (they are both vehemently opposed to circ'ing now btw)...... I can't imagine it gets WORSE than that....... ugh." - Angela 10/26/06
Same video as above, but 5-minute, edited version, in streaming format.
Baby at a Bris using the Mogen Clamp method. About one minute.
15-second excerpt from a bris
Young Parents Discuss Circumcision
Video: Canadian baby boy dies after excessive bleeding following routine circumcision.
Short video on pain reduction during a neonatal circumcision, using a ring block, and showing the separation of the foreskin from the glans.
Penn and Teller: Bullshit: Circumcision. Blatant duo discusses the basic arguments for and against circumcision, interviewing many of the "big names" on both sides of the issue.
Swedish Documentary on Circumcision: "Mom, Why Was I Circumcised?"

10-minute health film on the history and medical issues of male circumcision, read by a woman from Denmark. Very informative.

Video about Penile Anatomy - complete with footage on prenatal development.

Imbeded. Will automatically open in new window and play.

Downloadable .wmv file

*About The 8th Day - The 8th Day is the journey of two Jewish couples who lost countless nights of sleep trying to make this decision. Neither is sure they did the right thing.

THE 8TH DAY * TITLE: The 8TH DAY* YEAR: 2001* DIR/PROD: Keren Markuze* COUNTRY: USA* LANGUAGE: English* TIME: unknown* SOURCE: go to AboutThe8thDay.com* Keren Markuze 323-791-5465. $30*

Site all on circumcision videos:

- Films About Female Circumcision -

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