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BENEFITS OF CIRCUMCISION
2006+ Edition
The purpose of this site is to provide a balanced up-to-date review of scientific studies on circumcision that have been published mainly in reputable international medical and scientific journals after a formal, critical refereeing process by experts in the field. Listed are 410 references. Most can be found by the reader in any medical library or internet referencing service, such as PubMed. The message they convey is quite clear. Unfortunately, the topic of circumcision has been made unnecessarily controversial because of emotive propaganda and opinions placed on the internet by extremist anti-circumcision organizations. It is the intention of the present overview to provide sound information that should be of assistance to parents, medical professionals and others who are seeking the truth. The author is a full professor in the medical faculty of a major very prestigious highly reputable university, has over 35 years of scientific research experience and more than 240 research publications.
CONTENTS
- Disclaimer
- What is circumcision?
- Who gets circumcised?
- Debate
- Position statements
- Foreskin
- History
- Specialists views
- Outweigh the risks
- Pain and memory
- Penile hygiene
- Rates of circumcision
- Physical problems
- Dermatoses
- Tract infections
- Infections
- Cancer of the penis
- Prostate cancer
- Cervical cancer
- Herpes simplex type 2
- Chlamydia in women
- HIV: the AIDS virus
- The procedure itself
- Anesthesia
- Cost-Benefit
- Whose responsibility?
- Risks
- Conclusion
- About the Author
- References
