• According to Doctors Opposing Circumcision (DOC), an organization of physicians and others who oppose non-therapeutic neonatal circumcision, the procedure is highly dangerous to baby boys. (naturalnews.com)
  • however, these data are not sufficient to recommend routine neonatal circumcision. (cirp.org)
  • Neonatal circumcision: a review of the world's oldest and most controversial operation. (medscape.com)
  • Dorsal penile nerve block is one of several methods of providing pain relief during neonatal circumcision , thereby reducing the associated risks of psychological stress, aspiration, and psychological trauma that may result from the procedure. (medscape.com)
  • Contraindications to the dorsal penile block are similar to those of the neonatal circumcision procedure. (medscape.com)
  • During neonatal circumcision in boys, the most effective analgesia is RB combined with oral sucrose and EMLA cream. (medscape.com)
  • After discussing the merits of these considerations as possible "exceptions" to the ethical premise with which I will have begun my talk, I go on to conclude that they do not present compelling justifications for circumcision before the boy is old enough to understand what is at stake in such a surgery and to decide for himself whether he would like to part with his own foreskin. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Circumcision is a procedure where the foreskin (the skin that covers the tip of the penis) is removed. (familydoctor.org)
  • I learned that for infants and young children, the foreskin is fused to the glans (head) of the penis (as our nails are fused to our fingers), and that circumcision requires the forcible separation of these structures. (childrightsnurses.org)
  • Infant Circumcision Not Recommended - My thoughts about amputating the male foreskin. (lingamwhisperer.com.au)
  • In the subsequent stage of the surgery, the doctor further compresses the foreskin against the circumcision instrument before ultimately amputating it. (lingamwhisperer.com.au)
  • In contrast, an adult circumcision typically involves the placement of a clamp (since the foreskin has likely already detached from the glans), resulting in a wound that manifests as a scar encircling the circumference of the penis. (lingamwhisperer.com.au)
  • There is the circumcision and massacre of the Shechemites (Genesis 34:1-35:5), the hundred foreskin dowry (1 Samuel 18:25-27) and the story of the Lord threatening to kill Moses, and being placated by Zipporah's circumcision of their son (Exodus 4:24-26), and the circumcision at Gilgal of Joshua 5. (wikipedia.org)
  • The fold of skin ( foreskin ) covering the glans is removed during the circumcision procedure to a point near the coronal sulcus. (cirp.org)
  • Infant Circumcision trainer simulator used for surgical procedure performed to remove the loose tissue, known as the foreskin, covering the glans of the penis. (buyamag.com)
  • A circumcision is the removal of most of the male foreskin. (healthychildren.org)
  • In a practice that takes place during a ceremony known as the bris, a circumcision practitioner, or mohel, removes the foreskin from the baby's penis, and with his mouth sucks the blood from the incision to cleanse the wound. (go.com)
  • All authors except Ziegler JB are members of the Circumcision Academy of Australia, a medical body formed to provide accurate, evidence-based information on male circumcision to parents, practitioners and others, as well as contact details of doctors who perform the procedure. (wjgnet.com)
  • Our publication Trends in circumcisions among newborns can be downloaded as can this table showing numbers of circumsicisions and the percentage of infant boys receiving the procedure from 1979 through 2005. (cdc.gov)
  • The many health benefits of infant circumcision certainly encourage parents to choose this procedure for their child. (gentleproceduresmelbourne.com.au)
  • Some infants even fall asleep throughout the procedure. (gentleproceduresmelbourne.com.au)
  • Most of the millions of American men who underwent circumcision as infants can't remember their rape trauma and suffer from undiagnosed PTSD and an offshoot of Stockholm syndrome (a condition which causes hostages to develop a psychological alliance with their captors during captivity) by justifying and minimizing the procedure and perpetuating the abuse on their offspring. (bellalavey.com)
  • He began the circumcision procedure right away, barely giving the anesthetic any time to take effect. (childrightsnurses.org)
  • This enlargement allows for the insertion of a circumcision instrument, a device designed to protect the glans (the head of the penis) from inadvertent severing during the procedure. (lingamwhisperer.com.au)
  • In a recent investigation into circumcision practices in the United States, an eye-opening study has unearthed distressing findings that shed light on the enduring pain experienced by baby boys during this procedure. (lingamwhisperer.com.au)
  • In other words, parents can give consent for a procedure for their child - that's proxy consent - in a case of treatment or diagnosis, and circumcision is neither. (drmomma.org)
  • The most commonly performed surgical procedure in the world - male circumcision - is done for therapeutic, prophylactic, religious, cultural and social reasons. (cmaj.ca)
  • 2 , 4 Indeed it's curious that a painful elective procedure of no major benefit to the infant until years later would ever be deemed more acceptable than the same procedure for a peripubertal boy. (cmaj.ca)
  • Circumcision Clinic in Brisbane We use the Pollock technique to deliver safe and Effective and painless circumcision procedure every time. (instapaper.com)
  • If an infant has been circumcised, lack of voiding within 12 hours of the procedure may indicate a complication. (msdmanuals.com)
  • However, studies have shown that neonate undergo changes in the cardiovascular system, hormonal levels, and behavioral changes during the circumcision procedure. (medscape.com)
  • Parental consent (Consent for the dorsal penile nerve block should be obtained separately from the consent obtained for the circumcision procedure. (medscape.com)
  • Video images of each infant's face and torso during the procedure provided information on facial expression, crying time and intensity, breathing patterns, arm movements, and state of arousal, which are all part of the Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS). (medscape.com)
  • nonnarcotic approach to providing both surgical anesthesia and postoperative analgesia to neonatal boys undergoing circumcision," they write, adding that they've taught the procedure to more than a thousand anesthesia residents, fellows, and nurses, with no complications. (medscape.com)
  • To determine the proportion of early male infants (age less than 60 days) born at hospitals in four counties of western Kenya who got circumcised and document the prevalence of adverse events (AEs) among those circumcised. (ajol.info)
  • Religion often plays a role in the prevalence of male circumcision around the world. (gentleproceduresmelbourne.com.au)
  • The prevalence of circumcision in the United States increased from about 30% in the 1930s to nearly 80% by the early 1970s. (cirp.org)
  • Prevalence and Predictors of Uncircumcised, Kenyan Men's Desire for Circumcision for Their Infant Sons. (bvsalud.org)
  • Men are key decision makers for their son 's circumcision, so understanding their beliefs is important for the uptake of early infant male circumcision in countries in sub-Saharan Africa that have high HIV prevalence . (bvsalud.org)
  • In multivariable Poisson regression models to estimate prevalence ratios, key predictors of the desire to circumcise their sons included knowledge that circumcision reduces HIV acquisition, having a supportive partner, discussing circumcision with the partner, altruism , and intention to be circumcised himself. (bvsalud.org)
  • Effect of male circumcision on the prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus in young men: results of a randomized controlled trial conducted in Orange Farm, South Africa. (medscape.com)
  • Male circumcision: global trends and determinants of prevalence, safety and acceptability. (who.int)
  • Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) has been recognized by the World Health Organization and Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS as an effective human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection prevention intervention in settings with a generalized HIV epidemic and low male circumcision prevalence. (cdc.gov)
  • Substantial progress toward achieving VMMC targets has been made in the 10 years since the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNAIDS recommended scale-up of VMMC for HIV prevention in 14 Southern and Eastern African countries with generalized HIV epidemics and low male circumcision prevalence ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Since 2007 the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) have recommended voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) as an important strategy for the prevention of heterosexually acquired HIV in men in settings where the prevalence of heterosexually trans. (bvsalud.org)
  • Cultural anthropologist James DeMeo, PhD, spoke on the global incidence of childhood genital mutilations of both sexes, noting that in almost all cultures which practice female circumcision, males are also subjected to circumcision. (cirp.org)
  • NaturalNews) A proposed ballot measure could end the practice of infant male circumcision in San Francisco, Calif., as soon as this fall. (naturalnews.com)
  • Penile cancer, HIV, HPV, syphilis and kidney inflammation are among a number of medical conditions whose risk can be lowered by the practice of infant male circumcision, says a study led by the University of Sydney. (medicalxpress.com)
  • I then raise a number of possible exceptions to this rule, to see whether they could reasonably serve to justify the practice of infant male circumcision in certain cases. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Providers should inform uncircumcised gay and bisexual males that data from several observational studies indicate that male circumcision provides partial protection from HIV acquisition for gay and bisexual males who practice mainly or exclusively insertive anal sex (top). (cdc.gov)
  • This document has been drafted by a group of Canadians dedicated to reducing and eventually eliminating the practice of infant male circumcision in Canada. (drmomma.org)
  • At the Practice, circumcisions are done on babies 2 months and younger by a highly qualified Surgeon. (pendletonfamilypractice.com)
  • However, the Israelites born in the wilderness after the Exodus from Egypt apparently did not carry out the practice of circumcision. (wikipedia.org)
  • Premature infants undergoing surgery with minimal anesthesia, which was once standard practice, have significantly higher stress responses (by hormonal and metabolic measures) and significantly higher rates of complications and mortality than those given deeper anesthesia. (cirp.org)
  • In December of 2016, I authored "Circumcision: An Acceptable Practice? (catholicism.org)
  • Circumcision is an age-old practice, described in stone-age cave sketches and depicted in Egyptian hieroglyphics. (medscape.com)
  • The World Health Organization, in collaboration with Jhpiego, developed this manual to help providers and programme managers deliver safe, high-quality infant male circumcision services for HIV prevention and other health benefits. (malecircumcision.org)
  • Early Infant Male Circumcision (EIMC) is part of sustainable HIV prevention strategies in Kenya. (ajol.info)
  • In 2014, CDC released information for providers to share with male patients and parents of patients about voluntary medically performed male circumcision for the prevention of HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and other health outcomes in the U.S. These documents are designed to assist clinicians in providing accurate information to help males and parents make informed decisions about circumcision. (cdc.gov)
  • Those patients who choose to be circumcised should be offered medically performed circumcision services and information on HIV prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • For example HPV vaccine for males in this age group might be a better strategy for prevention of HPV than circumcision. (cmaj.ca)
  • Extrapolating from Australia's decision, the African adult HIV circumcision prevention data are unlikely to lead to a major change in the negative position on routine infant circumcision held by both the Canadian or American specialty organizations. (cmaj.ca)
  • Male circumcision for the prevention of HSV-2 and HPV infections and syphilis. (medscape.com)
  • New data on male circumcision and HIV prevention : policy and programme implications : WHO/UNAIDS Technical Consultation Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention : Research Implications for Policy and Programming, Montreux, 6-8 March 2007 : conclusions and recommendations. (who.int)
  • Safe, voluntary, informed male circumcision and comprehensive HIV prevention programming : guidance for decision-makers on human rights, ethical and legal considerations. (who.int)
  • Task Force on Circumcision. (cmaj.ca)
  • [ 6 ] This policy statement was updated and affirmed by the 2012 Pediatrics Task Force on Circumcision, which also states that non-pharmacological techniques such as positioning and sucrose pacifiers, although helpful, are inadequate alone for anesthesia and should be used only as analgesic adjuncts to improve infant comfort. (medscape.com)
  • Using birth and circumcision data, the group conservatively estimates that between 1940 and 1990, well over 66 million male infants were circumcised in the U.S. It also notes that while the American Academy of Pediatrics has stated that the circumcision complication rate is 0.06%, the AAP acknowledges that "the exact incidence of postoperative complications is unknown. (cirp.org)
  • An NBC Bay Area report says that both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association "do not recommend routine circumcision. (naturalnews.com)
  • [ 5 ] Much of this change was first fueled by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in their 1999 recommendation that some method of pain relief should be used during circumcisions and that such pain relief is associated with very little risk. (medscape.com)
  • Voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) reduces the risk for heterosexually acquired HIV infection among males by approximately 60% ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Hammond states that it would be difficult under current conditions to get such a sampling in a culture where many men are led to believe infant circumcision may be beneficial, do not yet know how to indentify such harm, believe such adverse effects may be "normal," or otherwise deny that harm exists. (cirp.org)
  • You don't believe infant circumcision should be outlawed. (thewarofideas.org)
  • Recent policy statements issued by professional societies representing Australian , Canadian , and American pediatricians do not recommend routine circumcision of male newborns. (cirp.org)
  • According to Hammond, "This means between 1.3 and 6.6 million American males born in that period carry some form of circumcision complication, with an as yet unstudied incidence of related sexual or psyc[hological consequences. (cirp.org)
  • DeMeo estimates that over 500 million of the world's males, or 20%, have been subjected to some form of genital mutilation ranging from simple incision, to the more harsh practices of circumcision and subincision. (cirp.org)
  • Health care providers should inform all uncircumcised adolescent and adult males that male circumcision reduces, but does not eliminate, the chance of acquiring HIV and other STIs during heterosexual contact. (cdc.gov)
  • However, no clinical trials have included large enough numbers of gay and bisexual males to make a definitive conclusion regarding the usefulness of male circumcision in reducing the chances of acquiring HIV among this community. (cdc.gov)
  • Males, no less than females, are subject to an unnecessary surgical intervention on the genitals-namely, non-therapeutic circumcision. (drmomma.org)
  • Furthermore, infant male circumcision contravenes the section 7 Charter rights of non-consenting males to "security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof. (drmomma.org)
  • In this case, the term "non-therapeutic" is synonymous with elective circumcisions that are still commonly performed on newborn males in the United States. (cirp.org)
  • Some adult males may squirm at the very thought of routinely offering circumcision to peripubertal males, possibly because of perceived pain and discomfort. (cmaj.ca)
  • Circumcision of privately insured males aged 0 to 18 years in the United States. (medscape.com)
  • There were 18 non-oedematous infants (8 described in peripheral blood and lymphatic males and 10 females) with mean age 10.78 organs during infection [ 9 ]. (who.int)
  • Of physicians performing circumcision, 45% use anesthesia, most commonly dorsal penile block with lidocaine (71% of pediatricians, 56% of family practitioners, and 25% of obstetricians). (cirp.org)
  • Circumcision and penile cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Dorsal penile block offers an effective way of relieving the signs and symptoms of patient distress that occur during circumcision. (medscape.com)
  • Though conducted in 1997, the study's relevance persists today as it exposes a disconcerting reality: the majority of baby boys in the U.S. continue to undergo circumcision surgery without anesthesia. (lingamwhisperer.com.au)
  • Those physicians who reported not using anesthesia cited concern about adverse effects and a belief that circumcision does not warrant anesthesia. (cirp.org)
  • [ 7 ] Additional supports followed when several physician groups, including the AAP, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), recommended universal use of local or topical anesthesia for pain relief during circumcision. (medscape.com)
  • Please see the detail below for information on how to care for your baby post-circumcision, and do not hesitate to contact us with any concerns that you feel require Dr. Sharier's attention. (gentleprocedures.com.au)
  • Last year, the Danish health and medicines authority, Sundhedsstyrelsen, came to the conclusion that there was not enough documentation of the benefits of circumcision to recommend it, but conversely, there was not enough risk to justify a complete ban. (savingsons.org)
  • The evidence for risks and benefits of circumcision in this age group has not been assessed in the same rigorous manner as those for infant circumcision. (cmaj.ca)
  • During the American Victorian Era routine circumcision was touted as a preventative or cure for masturbation. (bellalavey.com)
  • For more than a decade, the American, Canadian and Australian pediatric specialists organizations have not recommended routine infant circumcision, noting that the existing evidence was insufficient to support it. (cmaj.ca)
  • The question now is whether the findings from the randomized trials of adult male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa that show circumcision halves the risk of acquiring HIV and decreases risk for HSV-2, and high-risk HPV in heterosexual African adult men 3 push these organizations to change their positions on routine infant circumcision. (cmaj.ca)
  • The Paediatrics & Child Health Division of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians was the first back with its review (September 2010) and said no to routine male infant circumcision. (cmaj.ca)
  • Thus the important question for these pediatric societies is not about a change in infant circumcision recommendations, but rather the need to address whether there would be merit in routine peripubertal male circumcision. (cmaj.ca)
  • Before hospital discharge, clinicians should discuss with parents the routine aspects of care regarding the umbilical cord, circumcision, weight, and urine and bowel movements. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Following an infant circumcision, the entire glans is exposed, resembling an open wound akin to a third-degree burn. (lingamwhisperer.com.au)
  • They insisted that the glans had to remain covered, as they strongly disapproved of the custom of circumcision, which was regarded as a cruel and barbaric genital mutilation. (wikipedia.org)
  • Non-Israelites had to undergo circumcision before they could be allowed to take part in the feast of Passover (Exodus 12:48). (wikipedia.org)
  • Male circumcision is widely practiced for religious and traditional reasons, often within the first two weeks after birth or at the beginning of adolescence as a rite of passage into adulthood. (pendletonfamilypractice.com)
  • In the Jewish and Muslim communities, circumcision is a rite of passage, which influences families to make this choice for their child. (gentleproceduresmelbourne.com.au)
  • Religious circumcision generally occurs shortly after birth, during childhood, or around puberty as part of a rite of passage. (wikipedia.org)
  • Religious ritual circumcision should be not be performed until a boy reaches adulthood and can make that choice for himself. (bellalavey.com)
  • According to the Torah and Halakha (Jewish religious law), ritual circumcision of all male Jews and their slaves (Genesis 17:10-13) is a Commandment from God that Jews are obligated to perform on the eighth day of birth, and is only postponed or abrogated in the case of threat to the life or health of the child. (wikipedia.org)
  • 5,6 Ritual circumcision is common in the Jewish and Islamic faiths, but uncommon altogether in Asia, South and Central America, and most of Europe. (cirp.org)
  • New York City is investigating the death last September of a baby who contracted herpes after a 'ritual circumcision with oral suction,' in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish ceremony known in Hebrew as metzitzah b'peh. (go.com)
  • Prais D, Shoov-Furman R, Amir J. Is ritual circumcision a risk factor for neonatal urinary tract infections? (medscape.com)
  • Performing circumcision in infancy provides several other advantages: the wound typically does not need to be sutured, the period of wound healing after infant male circumcision is generally 5−7 days and most wounds heal completely within 14 days and complication rates are lower. (pendletonfamilypractice.com)
  • The information states that the health benefits and risks of voluntary neonatal, adolescent, or adult medically performed male circumcision should be considered in consultation with health care providers. (cdc.gov)
  • Infant circumcision is medically unnecessary and unlawful, and any doctor performing it should be sent to jail. (bellalavey.com)
  • In this talk, I argue that non-therapeutic circumcision of infants is unethical, whether performed for reasons of obtaining possible future health benefits, for reasons of cultural transmission, or for reasons of perceived religious obligation. (ox.ac.uk)
  • Infant circumcision is malfeasance and malpractice and it is totally unethical. (drmomma.org)
  • Newborn circumcision is one of the most widely performed surgical procedures in the world, yet the degree to which patients feel pain and how best to address associated pain remain open to debate. (medscape.com)
  • Infant acetaminophen is given to babies before and after surgery, along with a sugar pacifier to keep them occupied and distracted, as well as local anaesthetic. (gentleproceduresmelbourne.com.au)
  • 3 - Most babies like to nurse in a quiet environment following the circumcision. (gentleprocedures.com.au)
  • 4 - Most babies sleep quite well following the circumcision. (gentleprocedures.com.au)
  • The Reason Circumcision is done to Infant Babies is because almost NO Adult Male would put up his Hand to have it done! (lingamwhisperer.com.au)
  • Mongolian spots , flat patches of slate-blue or blue-green color that look like ink stains on the back, buttocks, or elsewhere on the skin, are found in more than half of Black, Native American, and Asian infants and less often in white babies. (kidshealth.org)
  • We are confident that at long last this will put to rest the frantic quest of circumcision advocates to find any shred of evidence to support the continued mutilation of babies. (arclaw.org)
  • Health care providers should assess the sexual risk behaviors of their male patients, and the patients who engage in activities that may increase their chances of acquiring HIV should be counseled about voluntary male circumcision as another potential strategy. (cdc.gov)
  • The risk for HIV transmission through sexual intercourse varies, depending on a multitude of factors including the presence of concomitant STIs, lack of circumcision, and the type of sexual contact. (medscape.com)
  • The German government recently passed legislation to protect religious circumcision after a mohel was arrested last year. (blogspot.com)
  • The mohel who performed the procedures, Yitzchok Fischer, was later banned from doing circumcisions, according to The New York Times . (go.com)
  • The measure, which needs 7,000 local signatures to be included on the November ballot, has sparked some controversy among local circumcision advocates. (naturalnews.com)
  • Work done in Canada to date suggests that none of the agencies involved in regulating infant male circumcision (colleges of physicians and surgeons, human rights commissions, children's advocates, children's aid societies, ministers of health, ministers of justice, solicitors general) are prepared to show leadership on this issue. (drmomma.org)
  • Circumcision is a topic that has vigorous advocates for and against. (cdc.gov)
  • Not a single medical society worldwide recommends ( circumcision ) -- not the AMA, not the AAP, not ACOG, not RACP, not the BMA, not ACS," says DOC literature. (naturalnews.com)
  • Parents should be informed of the medical benefits - including a lower chance of getting HIV - and the risks of male circumcision and should make decisions in consultation with a health care provider. (cdc.gov)
  • The debate over circumcision has focused on medical pros/cons, parental preferences, and religious beliefs. (drmomma.org)
  • and that the AMA disseminate information to assist physicians in providing medical knowledge about non-therapeutic neonatal male circumcision to parents. (cirp.org)
  • Published studies from the years 1966 to July 1999 were identified through MEDLINE and Lexis/Nexis Medical Library searches of English-language articles using the key words "circumcision," "male," "adverse effects," and "pain control. (cirp.org)
  • The Circumcision Trainers have been developed with the assistance from one of the top medical schools in Wisconsin, as well as medical professionals in South Africa and Indonesia. (buyamag.com)
  • In my medical genetic research, I study complex disorders, like sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS or cot death) and mental disorders. (lu.se)
  • Neonates and infants up to age 2 months who have pyelonephritis usually do not have symptoms localized to the urinary tract. (medscape.com)
  • Personal decisions about circumcision are influenced by information on the preventive health benefits, safety, and risk factors of the procedures as well as ethical, religious, cultural, familial, and economic considerations. (cdc.gov)
  • Almost half the population favour a ban on religious slaughter of animals for meat and nearly a third want a ban on male circumcision , according to the results of a YouGov poll for the JC. (blogspot.com)
  • Opinion diverges less when respondents are asked about "male circumcision for religious reasons", with 38 per cent [ More like 2/5 than 1/3 ] supporting a ban, 35 per cent against and 27 per cent undecided. (blogspot.com)
  • Circumcision for religious reasons is most prominently practiced by members of the Jewish and Islamic faiths. (wikipedia.org)
  • This report is confined to circumcisions that are not performed for ritualistic or religious purposes. (cirp.org)
  • Families should make an effort to have their child's circumcision performed as early as possible since newborns feel less pain, heal faster, and have a lesser chance of complications. (gentleproceduresmelbourne.com.au)
  • There is no new evidence that infant circumcision provides any added benefit to the neonate, infant or young child with respect to HIV and HPV protection. (cmaj.ca)
  • Circumcision should not be done if the neonate has hemophilia or another bleeding disorder. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or cot death remains the leading cause of infant death in many developed countries. (medicalxpress.com)
  • Non-Jewish tribes that practiced circumcision were described as being "circumcised in uncircumcision. (wikipedia.org)
  • Figures from Sundhedsstyrelsen suggest that somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 circumcision are performed in Denmark each year, with Jewish and Muslim boys making up the majority of patients. (savingsons.org)
  • The modern Jewish community uses a sterile aspiration device to clean the wound in a circumcision. (go.com)
  • A new study indicates that early infant circumcision, which helps to prevent HIV transmission later in life, can be safely performed in rural Uganda. (medicalxpress.com)
  • The adverse long-term effects of infant circumcision were reported Monday (May 23, 1994) in a press conference at the Third International Symposium on Circumcision held at the University of Maryland College Conference Center in College Park, Maryland. (cirp.org)
  • The proportion of circumcised early male infants born at the target health facilities is below the national target of 40% even though the rate of adverse events among those circumcised is acceptable. (ajol.info)
  • If a decision for circumcision is made, procedural analgesia should be provided. (cirp.org)
  • Cite this: Ring Block Improves Analgesia for Newborn Circumcision - Medscape - Nov 17, 2017. (medscape.com)
  • When providing information to parents about male circumcision for an adolescent minor, the adolescent should be included in the decision-making process. (cdc.gov)
  • I conclude with a discussion of the similarities and differences between male and female forms of genital cutting, and I argue that anyone who is committed to the view that infant male circumcision is morally permissible must also accept the moral permissibility of some (though not all) forms of female genital cutting. (ox.ac.uk)
  • The video describes how to prepare for the circumcision, what to expect at the clinic, and includes our aftercare instructions. (gentleprocedures.com.au)
  • Circumcision Does Not Have to be Painful! (drmohel.com)
  • Behavioral 16,17 and physiologic 18 studies have shown that even very young infants respond to painful stimuli. (cirp.org)