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| Factors in the cycle of violence |
| by Jim Hopper PhD -- If circumcision is sexual child abuse, how does that affect the male when he grows up? The sexual abuse of boys and its lasting effects in the lives of men. How and why some abused boys become violent men. |
| An Iatrogenic Epidemic |
| by George Denniston, M.D. - Circumcision in the United States is an epidemic caused by doctors, in other words, an iatrogenic epidemic. Iatrogenic comes from the Greek and simply means "caused by doctors." Many people think doctors use obscure words to try to avoid having other people not know what is going on. I am inclined to concur with them. |
| Long Term Consequences of Neonatal Circumcision: |
| A Preliminary Poll of Circumcised Males |
| Informed Consent for Medically Necessary Circumcision |
| Eileen Marie Wayne, M.D. -- Definition - Erogenous function of the Foreskin - Reasons for Medically Necessary Circumcisions - Reasons for Medically Unnecessary Circumcisions - Anatomy - Procedure Description - Curable Foreskin Conditions - Risks of Circumcision - Outcome - Decision - Documentation and Permission |
| British Association of Paediatric Surgeons |
| Male ritual circumcision is required in certain religious and cultural groups and decisions concerning the performing the procedure must lie with society. It is the majority opinion that the practice should be discouraged by education. |
| Ouch! Circumcision is no picnic. |
| Parkhurst Exchange Questions & Answers in Pediatrics - "many people would claim that the best analgesic for this questionable procedure is not to do one in the first place." |
| Ask NOAH About: PenileCancer |
| New York Online Access to Health - CancerNet: National Cancer Institute |
| Pediatric Oncall - Circumcision |
| Find out what circumcision is and what are the pros and cons. |
| Ask Dr Sears |
| Deciding Whether Or Not To Circumcise Your Baby Boy |
| Position Statement on the use of Circumcision to limit HIV Infection |
| NOCIRC position statement on HIV and Circumcision. |
| Midwife Archives - Circumcision |
| General Information - Recent Papers on Circumcision - Circumcision Complications - Birth Professionals and Circumcision - An OB Comments on the Pain of Circumcision - Circumcision and Religious Issues |
| Infants Feel and Remember Circumcision Pain - Study |
| Doctor's Guide Medical and Other News |
| Circumcision: Male-Effects Upon Human Sexuality |
| Human Sexuality: an Encyclopedia 1994 |
| Summary of evidence - Foreskin and lysozyme may protect against HIV infection |
| By George Hill |
| Potential for Injury from Circumcision Clamps |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning about circumcision clamps. 29 Aug 2000 |
| Dr. Jay Gordon |
| A large selection of circumcision information including the basics, medical fraud, Christian and Jewish views. |
| The Birth of Pain |
| MRC News (London) - Summer 1998 - Pain has been a puzzle for many years. Now researchers are discovering that babies have quite different pain mechanisms to adults. -- "Reports in clinical and psychological literature indicate early injury or trauma can have long-term consequences on sensory or pain behavior that extend into childhood and beyond." |
| EMLA Cream is not recommended for use prior to circumcision in pediatric patients. |
| FDA - February 4, 1998 |
| Dr. Greene |
| Advice from a pediatrician for parents considering circumcision for a son. I now understand that had I waited, they would have been able to make this decision for themselves when they were older |
| Dr Dean Edell |
| Talk show host - Circumcision Conditions Center at Health Central - We've selected the best resources on this topic all in one place. |
| EMLA Cream - A Helpful Warning to Parents |
| The AAP stated that circumcision, if performed, should be done with the use of anesthesia, including a cream called EMLA. However, according to the EMLA website and the FDA Medwatch site, this cream is NOT recommended for use prior to circumcision of an infant. |
| The Mother of all Circumcision Posts |
| List of Quotes from medical sources by an anonymous author. |
| American Urological Association: Circumcision |
| AUA policy statement on the procedure. |
| The Prepuce, Circumcision and Disease |
| Hygiene and prevention of disease are among the commonest reasons cited for performing male circumcision. This directory contains references that examine the validity of these claims in detail. |
| The Bioethics of the Circumcision of Male Children |
| Readings in pediatric medical ethics and child human rights related to involuntary painful circumcision of children without informed consent by the child. |
| Circumcision Policy Statements |
| This directory contains official policy statements of various medical organizations regarding non-therapeutic male circumcision, along with discussions of these positions. |
| Circumcision and Psychological Harm |
| by Dr Janet Menage, MA, MB, ChB. |