Podcast: new interest in circumcision

L Vogel - 2015 - Can Med Assoc
Infant circumcision has become an increasingly sensitive subject in recent years, for both
parents and providers. Now less than a third of baby boys in Canada undergo the snip, and …

[PDF][PDF] Circumcision: An informed choice

J Ressler-Maerlender, RE Sorensen - 2005 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Circumcision is controversial; mention the procedure and you're less likely to hear about the
methods used to perform a circumcision than about ethical issues, personal anecdotes and …

Routine Infant Circumcision: Vital Issues that the Circumcision Proponents may be Overlooking

RS Van Howe - Genital Cutting: Protecting Children from Medical …, 2013 - Springer
Circumcision is not a mild, neutral medical intervention like a vaccination, but a culturally-
loaded amputation of a highly significant and functionally valuable body part that the …

[HTML][HTML] Neonatal circumcision: new recommendations & implications for practice

E Simpson, J Carstensen, P Murphy - Missouri medicine, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neonatal male circumcision is the most common surgical procedure performed on pediatric
patients. While the rate of neonatal circumcision in the United States has been dropping …

[BOOK][B] On Circumcision: Timely Information for Parents and Professionals from America's# 1 Expert on Circumcision

E Schoen - 2005 - books.google.com
Although circumcision is the number one surgical procedure, up to date information on this
controversial subject is hard to find. All too often juried studies and peer review have been …

The circumcision debate: beyond benefits and risks

AL Freedman - Pediatrics, 2016 - publications.aap.org
In 2007, following a flurry of reports describing a benefit of circumcision in the fight against
HIV, the American Academy of Pediatrics reconvened the task force on circumcision to …

[HTML][HTML] Neonatal circumcision is neither medically necessary nor ethically permissible: a response to Clark et al

RS Van Howe, JS Svoboda - Med Sci Monit, 2008 - historyofcircumcision.com
To justify such a dramatic conclusion, the authors need to make a strong case. This is all the
more true given the authors far-reaching intent to examine the medical evidence, give an …

Circumcision and the best interests of the child.

D Forbes - Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 2015 - search.ebscohost.com
The author discusses whether circumcision is in the best interest of the child. The Royal
Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) in 2010 believes that the frequency of diseases …

Ignoring evidence of circumcision benefits

EJ Schoen - Pediatrics, 2006 - publications.aap.org
THE AMERICAN PUBLIC remains resolute in its support of newborn circumcision despite
negative recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). 1 The great …

[HTML][HTML] Male circumcision: get the timing right

N MacDonald - CMAJ, 2011 - Can Med Assoc
The most commonly performed surgical procedure in the world—male circumcision—is
done for therapeutic, prophylactic, religious, cultural and social reasons. Discussions of …