Background One-third of the world's men are circumcised, but little is known about possible sexual consequences of male circumcision. In Denmark (~5% circumcised), we examined associations of male ...

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has said that female circumcision is a crime that ...

Despite the 1999 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement indicating that routine neonatal circumcision is not medically necessary, circumcision continues to be the most frequently ...

In competent hands the risks of circumcision are almost unheard of. Problem is that circumcision is considered to be a basic entry-level technique. When I was in medical school, I went to the ...

Men who are circumcised are less likely to get sexually transmitted infections such as genital herpes and human papillomavirus (HPV), but not syphilis, according to a study of adult African men ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Clinical Microbiology and Infection Journal highlights the protective effect of male circumcision on the prevalence, incidence, and clearance ...

But circumcision does not protect men 100 per cent.Doctors believe circumcision protects men because of specialised cells in the foreskin of the penis, which is removed during the procedure.The ...

12:2-3), on this, the eighth day from His Nativity, our Saviour accepted the circumcision commanded by the Law. According to the command of the Angel, He received the Name which is above every name: ...

Baptism has been at the heart of the Christian faith since its inception. The roots of baptism, however, run much deeper than ...

The Working Committee on Prevention of the CSIS Task Force on HIV/AIDS held a discussion May 9th of male circumcision as an intervention to prevent the transmission of HIV. Dr. Robert C. Bailey, ...

Paraphimosis requires immediate medical treatment. It’s an emergency because of the potential long-term effects. Learn how ...