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Circumcision is a controversial surgical procedure to remove the foreskin from the penis. Fast Facts:
- Latin for caedere: to cut and circum: around.
- Usually performed 1 or 2 days after birth
- Performed on Jewish boys at 8 days old
- Analgesic can reduce pain of procedure
- May prevent urinary tract infections
- May help prevent HIV
- Estimated 30% of men worldwide are circumcised
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American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP): Circumcision
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First summer circumcision death
Cape Town - As the Eastern Cape recorded its first death of the summer circumcision season, the province's health department on Friday urged parents to play ...News24 (November 13, 2009) -
Circumcision Decisions on Today
As Meredith Vieira points out, it's no secret that proud dads like to see their sons reflected in themselves. There's nothing cuter than matching haircuts ...E! Online (November 11, 2009) -
The Saturday Interview: Amis & al-Qaeda
So you had Germaine Greer saying to object to female circumcision is cultural imperialism. But I do object to female circumcision and so does President ...National Post (November 14, 2009) -
Ban female circumcision now: Burkina Faso's first lady
... leader of the Italian Senate, said she wanted the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution condemning the practice, also known as female circumcision. ...AFP (November 09, 2009)
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@BaRaKaTsSp3Rm First was a circumcision second was some girl getting her erm..clit cut off or something. o_o
@Ryhips | November 14, 2009 10:18 PM -
@Bdenscock >.> Ohlord. That'd be terrible. Dx._. someone told me to look up female genital mutilation on Google. But I got a circumcision>.>
@Ryhips | November 14, 2009 10:01 PM -
.@rockyhorror parents choosin circumcision would save us more #healthcare $ by sons havin less UTI, STD & #HIV infections http://ow.ly/9ahA
@Circinfo | November 14, 2009 09:07 PM -
@IntactBydefault I wonder if Viagra would oppose banning Circumcision!!! #i2
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Medical organizations state parents should research circumcision and make a decision that benefits their son. http://bit.ly/iQZbx
@Circinfo | November 14, 2009 08:53 PM
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The Female Circumcision Controversy: An Anthropological Perspective - $27.50
To the Western eye, there is something jarringly incongruous, even shocking, about the image of a six-year-old girl being held down by loving relatives so that her genitals can be cut. Yet two million girls experience this each year. Most W...
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Circumcision: A History Of The World's Most Controversial Surgery - $18.00
This worldwide history of circumcision, from ancient times to the present, looks at the procedure as initiation, religious and social ritual, and indicator of ethnic and social status. How has a medical practice that carries substantial ri...
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Hardfire CIRCUMCISION Charles Antonelli / Stephen Finger, MD - $14.95
Is routine male infant circumcision genital mutilation? Is it equivalent to female genital mutilation, outlawed in the United States? In this half-hour TV program, Charles Antonelli of the Massachusetts Office of mgmbill.org (Male Genital M...
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View All Circumcision Questions (4) | Ask a QuestionIs there a way to undo the effects of circumcision? (2 Answers)Sorry the only way to undo the effect of being cut is to be cut again but in a good way. read moreHow does Dr Morris' claim that circumcision will save your baby's life when the lowest infant mortality rates are non-circumcising nations (1 Answer)Clinically, infant male circumcision is a minor surgery in which a doctor removes the excess skin off the penis which known as a prepuce. This surgery is done to avoid ... read moreIs Circumcision for removing testicles and penis in early teens helps a boy to become feminized successfully? (3 Answers)Orchidectomy is the operation you are referring to - the surgical removal of the testes. The majority of male hormones are made by the testicles. By having the orchidectomy as ... read moreWho do we contact to add info on Mahalo? (1 Answer)Well, it all depends on your site. Mahalo has a very rigorous standard of what they will and will not accept. Basically, the want a focus on content and your ... read more
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