It isn’t often one has an option with surgery. Circumcision, often done routinely, is one of those times. My husband and I used this book to help make our decision (further complicated by our both being Jewish) not to circumcise if we had a son. All aspects of the question are fully covered, including a description of the operation and before and after diagrams. The decision to not circumcise is reversible, but circumcision is irrevocable.