Circumcision

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  • Gnash6

    Here is the conclusion reached by 38 authorities in child health and epidemiology from the UK, mainland Europe, and Canada in their public rebuke to the AAP in the journal Pediatrics:

    “Only one of the arguments put forward by the American Academy of Pediatrics has some theoretical relevance in relation to infant male circumcision; namely, the possible protection against urinary tract infections in infant boys, which can easily be treated with antibiotics without tissue loss. The other claimed health benefits, including protection against HIV/AIDS, genital herpes, genital warts, and penile cancer, are questionable, weak, and likely to have little public health relevance in a Western context, and they do not represent compelling reasons for surgery before boys are old enough to decide for themselves.”

    • UTI does not occur in 99.85% of circumcised infant males.

      UTI does not occur in 98.5% of uncircumcised infant males
      Gnash
    • Girls have 10x the number of UTIs and no preemptive surgery is recommendedGnash
    • is this a boner of contention for you?
      sorry had to be done :)
      fadein11
    • it's up there with FGMGnash
    • if people really feel the need to mutilate their boys then currently it's their right to do so. just don't use 'science' as the reasoning.Gnash
    • let's make penises whole againfadein11
    • I must be missing something but how does removing the foreskin protect from STDs?yuekit
    • Because isn't the normal means of protection to put something on your dick? Seems kind of backwards (although I'm sure there's some justification).yuekit
    • joking aside I have always found it a little odd. And remember being shocked to discover it was a widespread procedure in the US (regardless of religion).fadein11
    • @yuekit - some research says that uncircumcised penises can harbour a virus that causes cervical cancer in females. I do not know how reliable this is.fadein11
    • evidence that cutting protects against STIs, is contradictory and inconclusiveGnash
    • (there's a vaccine for the virus that causes cervical cancer available to both girls and boys)Gnash
    • also, condom = no virusGnash
    • "but vaccines"fadein11
    • ^ exactly. same goes for the anti-vaxxersGnash
    • I agree with you (for once) gnash. I think it is pretty horrific.fadein11
    • haha. and it has to be over a dick!Gnash
    • I know :)fadein11
    • Lol both of yousfuturefood

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