{"id":1701,"date":"2024-02-06T16:29:49","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/services\/\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T10:40:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T10:40:06","slug":"about-circumcision","status":"publish","type":"services","link":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/","title":{"rendered":"Tohara"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-header-image alignfull\"><div class=\"right-image-block\"><div class=\"container-wide\"><div class=\"input-container\"><h1 class=\"h2-size\">Tohara<\/h1><div class=\"description\"><h3>Hatua ndogo kuelekea usafi na ulinzi bora, ikitoa huduma ya haraka yenye manufaa ya muda mrefu.<br><\/h3><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-image\"><div class=\"image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg\" alt=\"Dotkor,Holds,A,Banana,In,His,Hands,And,Peels.,The\" class=\"header-image\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"alignwide wp-block-msi-blocks-breadcrumbs\">\r\n\t<h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw'>Nyumbani<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='\/sw\/services\/'>Huduma<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<a class='breadcrumb' href='\/sw\/services\/circumcision\/'>Tohara<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<span class=\"breadcrumbs_delimiter\"> &nbsp;&nbsp;<svg width=\"6\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 6 10\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M1 9L5 5L1 1\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n&nbsp;<\/span>\t\t\t\t<span class='breadcrumb'>Tohara<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t<\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tendo la tohara ni upasuaji ambao ngozi inayofunika ncha ya uume huondolewa kwa upasuaji.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-magenta-color\">Inaweza kutolewa kwa watoto wachanga, watoto, na pia watu wazima.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF\" class=\"has-inline-color has-magenta-color\">Takahara inaweza kusaidia kuzuia magonjwa<\/mark>, na imeonekana kutoa kinga ya sehemu dhidi ya maambukizi ya VVU na magonjwa mengine ya zinaa. Pia husaidia kupunguza hatari ya saratani ya shingo ya kizazi kwa washirika wa kike wa ngono.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);flex-basis:30%\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-52786e7f-5f51-46d2-83a0-0d2b49b7debe\">Weka miadi<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ikiwa uko tayari kututembelea, weka miadi ili kupunguza muda wako wa kusubiri kliniki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baada ya kujaza fomu, mwanachama wa timu atawasiliana nawe ili kuthibitisha miadi yako.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/book-an-appointment\/\">Weka miadi<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-text-color has-background-blue-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background-blue-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Mwanaume huondolewa kitambaa cha ngozi kilichofunika ncha ya uume kinachojulikana kama kanuni.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-font-msi-sp-font-family wp-block-paragraph\">Kabla ya upasuaji, daktari atakuelezea faida na hatari zake, au kwa wazazi ikiwa tohara inafanywa kwa mtoto mchanga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kwa watoto wachanga, uume na eneo linalozunguka husafishwa, na kiinikizi cha kienyeji huwekwa ili kulevya eneo hilo. Kisha pete maalum huwekwa kwenye uume, baada ya hapo utando huondolewa. Utaratibu huchukua takriban dakika 15. Kisha krimu ya kuzuia vijidudu huwekwa, na uume hufungwa bandeji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Kwa wanaume wazima, utaratibu huo huo unafanywa, ingawa anaesthetic yenye nguvu zaidi inaweza kuhitajika.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-accordion alignfull\"><div class=\"container-wide\"><div class=\"accordion-info\"><h3 class=\"title\">Maswali yanayoulizwa mara kwa mara kuhusu tohara<\/h3><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-accordion-item\"><div class=\"tab\"><label class=\"tab-label\"><div class=\"label-container\"><p class=\"text-label\">Jipu la tohara huchukua muda gani kupona?<\/p><\/div><\/label><div class=\"tab-content\"><p>Kuponyeka kunaweza kuchukua kama siku 10, wakati ambao kifaa cha pete kinapaswa kuanguka. Kuvimba kidogo na kuoka kwa muda kwa uume ni kawaida.<\/p><div class=\"services\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-accordion-item\"><div class=\"tab\"><label class=\"tab-label\"><div class=\"label-container\"><p class=\"text-label\">Huduma baada ya tohara inahusisha nini?<\/p><\/div><\/label><div class=\"tab-content\"><p>Kwa watoto wachanga, uume unaweza kuoshwa kwa sabuni na maji hadi upone. Pia, mafuta ya petroli yanaweza kupakwa kwa upole kila wakati nepi inapobadilishwa.<br><br>Unapaswa kutafuta huduma ya matibabu ikiwa:<br><br>\u2013 Kuna damu au ugumu katika kukojoa masaa 8 baada ya utaratibu<br><br>\u2013 Uwekundu na uvimbe haviboreki kufikia siku ya 4, au vinazidi kuwa vibaya<br><br>\u2013 Kuna homa kali ya nyuzi 38<br><br>Wanaume wazima wanapaswa kuchukua mambo kwa utulivu katika mazoezi na kuepuka chochote ambacho kinaweza kuingilia uponyaji, kama vile matembezi marefu, kuendesha baiskeli, na kuvaa chupi zinazokaza.<\/p><div class=\"services\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-faq-cta-block alignwide\"><div style=\"background-color:#FFC61F1A\"><div class=\"faq-cta-box-like container-wide\"><div class=\"text-box-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/icon-contact.svg\" alt=\"icon-contact\" \/><\/div><div class=\"faq-cta-text-side\"><h4 class=\"faq-cta-title\">Tafuta kliniki<\/h4><p class=\"faq-cta-text\">Tafuta kliniki iliyo karibu nawe inayotoa chanjo ya HPV.<\/p><div class=\"buttons-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/find-us\/\">tutafute<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull has-background-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-font-msi-sp-font-family wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:32px\"><strong>Soma makala zetu za hivi punde za usaidizi na ushauri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-related-content\">\r\n\t<div class=\"post-slides\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/what-is-cervical-cancer-screening\/\" class=\"url\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"612\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2020\/12\/cervical-cancer-screening.jpg\" class=\"image-article wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2020\/12\/cervical-cancer-screening.jpg 612w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2020\/12\/cervical-cancer-screening-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2020\/12\/cervical-cancer-screening-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"20\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 22\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M19 9H1M14 1V5M6 1V5M5.8 21H14.2C15.8802 21 16.7202 21 17.362 20.673C17.9265 20.3854 18.3854 19.9265 18.673 19.362C19 18.7202 19 17.8802 19 16.2V7.8C19 6.11984 19 5.27976 18.673 4.63803C18.3854 4.07354 17.9265 3.6146 17.362 3.32698C16.7202 3 15.8802 3 14.2 3H5.8C4.11984 3 3.27976 3 2.63803 3.32698C2.07354 3.6146 1.6146 4.07354 1.32698 4.63803C1 5.27976 1 6.11984 1 7.8V16.2C1 17.8802 1 18.7202 1.32698 19.362C1.6146 19.9265 2.07354 20.3854 2.63803 20.673C3.27976 21 4.11984 21 5.8 21Z\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"date-content\">Saturday 29 August 2026<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/what-is-cervical-cancer-screening\/\" class=\"url\">Upimaji wa saratani ya mlango wa kizazi ni nini?<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"answer\">Kipimo cha smear cha kizazi ni njia ya kuangalia afya ya shingo ya kizazi chako \u2013 mlango wa kiuno chako (uterasi), ambao unapatikana juu ya uke wako. Kwa nini kizazi...<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/what-is-cervical-cancer-screening\/\" class=\"url\">SOMA ZAIDI<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/is-my-vaginal-discharge-normal\/\" class=\"url\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1410\" height=\"620\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/8d43fb73d53c8509ccd67cd6c64cbfcf0dc95e85.jpg\" class=\"image-article wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/8d43fb73d53c8509ccd67cd6c64cbfcf0dc95e85.jpg 1410w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/8d43fb73d53c8509ccd67cd6c64cbfcf0dc95e85-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/8d43fb73d53c8509ccd67cd6c64cbfcf0dc95e85-1024x450.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/8d43fb73d53c8509ccd67cd6c64cbfcf0dc95e85-768x338.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1410px) 100vw, 1410px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"20\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 22\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M19 9H1M14 1V5M6 1V5M5.8 21H14.2C15.8802 21 16.7202 21 17.362 20.673C17.9265 20.3854 18.3854 19.9265 18.673 19.362C19 18.7202 19 17.8802 19 16.2V7.8C19 6.11984 19 5.27976 18.673 4.63803C18.3854 4.07354 17.9265 3.6146 17.362 3.32698C16.7202 3 15.8802 3 14.2 3H5.8C4.11984 3 3.27976 3 2.63803 3.32698C2.07354 3.6146 1.6146 4.07354 1.32698 4.63803C1 5.27976 1 6.11984 1 7.8V16.2C1 17.8802 1 18.7202 1.32698 19.362C1.6146 19.9265 2.07354 20.3854 2.63803 20.673C3.27976 21 4.11984 21 5.8 21Z\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"date-content\">Sunday 30 August 2026<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/is-my-vaginal-discharge-normal\/\" class=\"url\">Je, uchafu wangu wa ukeni ni wa kawaida?<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"answer\">Kila mwanamke hutoa mchele wa uke. Mchele mzuri sio tu wa kawaida kabisa, lakini pia ni muhimu. Na, ikiwa unajiuliza ni kwa nini una mchele mwingi wa uke, unaweza kushangaa kujua kwamba wanawake wengi\u2026<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/is-my-vaginal-discharge-normal\/\" class=\"url\">SOMA ZAIDI<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/what-you-need-to-know-about-menstruation\/\" class=\"url\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-9.png\" class=\"image-article wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-9.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-9-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-9-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/08\/image-9-768x384.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"20\" height=\"22\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 22\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\r\n<path d=\"M19 9H1M14 1V5M6 1V5M5.8 21H14.2C15.8802 21 16.7202 21 17.362 20.673C17.9265 20.3854 18.3854 19.9265 18.673 19.362C19 18.7202 19 17.8802 19 16.2V7.8C19 6.11984 19 5.27976 18.673 4.63803C18.3854 4.07354 17.9265 3.6146 17.362 3.32698C16.7202 3 15.8802 3 14.2 3H5.8C4.11984 3 3.27976 3 2.63803 3.32698C2.07354 3.6146 1.6146 4.07354 1.32698 4.63803C1 5.27976 1 6.11984 1 7.8V16.2C1 17.8802 1 18.7202 1.32698 19.362C1.6146 19.9265 2.07354 20.3854 2.63803 20.673C3.27976 21 4.11984 21 5.8 21Z\" stroke=\"#283573\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n<\/svg>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"date-content\">Alhamisi 17 Desemba 2020<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"question\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/what-you-need-to-know-about-menstruation\/\" class=\"url\">Unachopaswa kujua kuhusu hedhi<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"answer\">Tuna video fupi inayoelezea hedhi, unachoweza kukiita siku zako au wakati wa mwezi.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/help-and-advice\/what-you-need-to-know-about-menstruation\/\" class=\"url\">SOMA ZAIDI<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"slider-controls\">\r\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slide-msi-prev\">Kabla<\/button>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"slide-msi-dots\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slide-msi-next\">Ifuatayo<\/button>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-text-with-list-of-cta-links alignwide\"><h2>Huduma zinazohusiana<\/h2><div class=\"wrapper\"><div class=\"boxes-extended\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-box-with-icon-and-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon\" src=\"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/STI-Testing-and-Management.png\" alt=\"STI Testing and Management\" \/><p class=\"ctaLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/services\/sti-testing-and-treatment\/sti-testing\/\">Upimaji wa magonjwa ya zinaa<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-box-with-icon-and-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon\" src=\"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/06\/2c3ed443194eed3139d36c4f5d5b199548d0b782-1.png\" alt=\"2c3ed443194eed3139d36c4f5d5b199548d0b782 (1)\" \/><p class=\"ctaLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/\">Tohara<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-msi-blocks-box-with-icon-and-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"icon\" src=\"https:\/\/mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2023\/06\/Vasectomy.png\" alt=\"Vasectomy\" \/><p class=\"ctaLink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/services\/family-planning\/vasectomy\/\">Kukata mbegu za kiume<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circumcision is a procedure in which the foreskin that covers the tip of the penis is surgically removed. It can be provided to babies and children, as well as adults. Circumcision can help prevent disease, &#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","service_group":[38],"class_list":["post-1701","services","type-services","status-publish","hentry","service_group-circumcision"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Circumcision - Marie Stopes Uganda<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Circumcision is a procedure in which the foreskin that covers the tip of the penis is surgically removed.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Circumcision - Marie Stopes Uganda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Circumcision is a procedure in which the foreskin that covers the tip of the penis is surgically removed.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Marie Stopes Uganda\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-22T10:40:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"dakika 3\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/services\\\/circumcision\\\/about-circumcision\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/services\\\/circumcision\\\/about-circumcision\\\/\",\"name\":\"Circumcision - Marie Stopes Uganda\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/services\\\/circumcision\\\/about-circumcision\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/services\\\/circumcision\\\/about-circumcision\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/27\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-06T16:29:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-22T10:40:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"Circumcision is a procedure in which the foreskin that covers the tip of the penis is surgically removed.\",\"inLanguage\":\"sw\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/services\\\/circumcision\\\/about-circumcision\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"sw\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/services\\\/circumcision\\\/about-circumcision\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/27\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/27\\\/2024\\\/02\\\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/\",\"name\":\"Marie Stopes Uganda\",\"description\":\"Marie Stopes Uganda\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"MSUG\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"sw\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Marie Stopes Uganda\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"sw\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/27\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/MSI-RC-Uganda-Logo-RGB-PNG-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/27\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/MSI-RC-Uganda-Logo-RGB-PNG-1.png\",\"width\":5840,\"height\":5025,\"caption\":\"Marie Stopes Uganda\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Circumcision - Marie Stopes Uganda","description":"Tendo la tohara ni upasuaji ambao ngozi inayofunika ncha ya uume huondolewa kwa upasuaji.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Circumcision - Marie Stopes Uganda","og_description":"Circumcision is a procedure in which the foreskin that covers the tip of the penis is surgically removed.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/","og_site_name":"Marie Stopes Uganda","article_modified_time":"2026-04-22T10:40:06+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"dakika 3"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/","name":"Circumcision - Marie Stopes Uganda","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg","datePublished":"2024-02-06T16:29:49+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-22T10:40:06+00:00","description":"Tendo la tohara ni upasuaji ambao ngozi inayofunika ncha ya uume huondolewa kwa upasuaji.","inLanguage":"sw","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"sw","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/services\/circumcision\/about-circumcision\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/02\/shutterstock_1620847825.jpg"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/","name":"Marie Stopes Uganda","description":"Marie Stopes Uganda","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/#organization"},"alternateName":"MSUG","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"sw"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/#organization","name":"Marie Stopes Uganda","url":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"sw","@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/07\/MSI-RC-Uganda-Logo-RGB-PNG-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/07\/MSI-RC-Uganda-Logo-RGB-PNG-1.png","width":5840,"height":5025,"caption":"Marie Stopes Uganda"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services\/1701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/services"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/services"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_group","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mariestopes.or.ug\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_group?post=1701"}],"curies":[{"name":"yaani","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}