Aug. 27, 2012 -- The nation’s pediatricians are changing their stance on male circumcision, again. This time, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says they want parents to know that the benefits ...

Just days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued draft recommendations on male circumcision asserting that the health benefits outweigh the risks, more than 300 comments (and ...

A parents decision or the child's? Source: djedzura/Deposit Photo Disclaimer: My comments are my opinions and are not medical advice. The first time I held a scalpel in my hand was in 1966 as a ...

JERUSALEM - An Israeli rabbinic court has fined a woman hundreds of dollars for refusing to circumcise her baby son, officials said Thursday, in a landmark case that has sparked a new uproar over the ...

Discover the health advantages of male circumcision, as evidence suggests significant preventive health benefits against infections and HIV. For the past seven years, I’ve been in an “interpenile ...

The problem with medical advances is that, eventually, they become a victim of their own success. This is one of the reasons why the anti-vaccine movement has traction; people focus on the dangers of ...

The “intactivists” — anti-circumcision people who are trying to get the practice outlawed in the U.S. and elsewhere — claim that cutting off an infant’s foreskin reduces his capacity for sexual ...

Circumcision can be an emotionally-charged topic for parents of newborns, but for most families in Nunavut, it's simply not an option. Circumcision — the removal of the foreskin of the penis — is no ...

In our country, many Xhosa men go to the mountains to be circumcised. Personally, I would want my sons to be circumcised in a hospital where hygiene is of importance. I’ve heard and read many horror ...