Peel away the Levi's and Jockeys, put aside sizes and shapes, and the equipment is ... and cons of circumcising your baby, the most clear-cut medical benefits of circumcision are a four- to ...

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 ...

The practice is known as brit milah (Covenant of Circumcision) and it is performed on the eighth day after the birth of a baby boy, as instructed in the book of Leviticus. It is regarded as a sign ...

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 ...

Circumcision is a surgical procedure that removes the skin ... does not recommend routine circumcisions at birth and leaves that decision up to the baby’s parents. But the organization does list some ...

The procedure was also widespread in the USA for most of the 20th century and many baby boys still undergo circumcision. But in Australia the rate of circumcision on baby boys has dropped over the ...