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CircumcisionThis page contains recent news articles, when available, and an overview of Circumcision but does not offer medical advice. You should contact your physician with regard to any health issues or concerns.News: Circumcision BernamaThe circumcision ceremony was jointly-organised by Masjid Negara (National Mosque) and Rumah Khitan Sdn Bhd. The Grand Imam of Masjid Negara, Tan Sri Syaikh ... Men heed circumcision call - Nov 21, 2009 The Sunday MailBy Phyllis Kachere DESCRIBED as minor surgery on a major organ, male circumcision (MC) was adopted by Zimbabwe as one of the crucial comprehensive HIV ... African Activism Against Female Circumcision Is Focus of New Film - Nov 19, 2009 Voice of AmericaA new film focuses on the fight by African activists against an ancient practice that is still performed each year on millions of girls: female circumcision ... Women's freedom of choice is being threatened - Nov 21, 2009 Allentown Morning Call...health care -- blood transfusions, fertility treatments, hospice, immunizations, adoption, circumcision, sterilization and birth control to name a few. ... Lubna Hussein slips out of Sudan to fight against trouser ban - Nov 21, 2009 Times OnlineAnother outrage, she believes, is the practice of female circumcision. In Sudan it is carried out on children between the ages of four and eight without ... On AIDS in Africa ... - Nov 21, 2009 Dallas Morning NewsOther solutions might include working with prostitutes, providing clean needles, using circumcision and providing testing and treatment, education, and, ... DOCTOR'S ADVICE; Worried about her mother - Nov 21, 2009 Jamaica Gleaner...qdoctor, is it too late for a circumcision operation? I am 39. I think I need to take one because my foreskin gets very sore after and during sex. ... circumcision row GP claims ops weren't botched - Nov 20, 2009 Daily GazetteA GP accused of making mistakes during circumcision operations insisted his practise was “entirely acceptable�. Five children had to be hospitalised in the ... Another E Cape circumcision death - Nov 18, 2009 Independent OnlineThe Eastern Cape has recorded its second death of the summer circumcision season, the province's health department said on Wednesday. ... AIDS: Panel Warns That Without New Direction, Epidemic Will Remain Out of ... - Nov 2, 2009 New York TimesTheir economic models assumed that condoms, drugs and circumcision would become widespread but that a microbicide and a vaccine would not. ... Circumcision Decisions on Today - Nov 11, 2009 E! OnlineAs Meredith Vieira points out, it's no secret that proud dads like to see their sons reflected in themselves. There's nothing cuter than matching haircuts ... Ban female circumcision now: Burkina Faso's first lady - Nov 9, 2009 AFP...leader of the Italian Senate, said she wanted the UN General Assembly to adopt a resolution condemning the practice, also known as female circumcision. ... Circumcision may protect HIV-negative gay men from syphilis - Nov 19, 2009 AidsmapCircumcision protects HIV-negative gay men from infection with syphilis, Australian investigators report in the December 15 th edition of the Journal of ... First summer circumcision death - Nov 13, 2009 News24Cape Town - As the Eastern Cape recorded its first death of the summer circumcision season, the province's health department on Friday urged parents to play ... Circumcision can reduce AIDS risk - Nov 8, 2009 Times of IndiaCircumcision does not decrease a man's sexual pleasure or function, but it does help reduce his risk of contracting the AIDS virus and suffering a penile ... Male Foreskin Size Can Affect Risk of HIV Infection Study finds larger ... - Oct 29, 2009 ModernMedicineThe researchers found that 48 men became infected with HIV before circumcision. The mean surface area was significantly larger for men who seroconverted ... Kenya: The Million Man Cut - Nov 17, 2009 AllAfrica.comThe Kenyan government is expanding services to meet the growing demand for voluntary medical male circumcision after the launch of a national campaign a ... Insights into HIV/AIDS; a reminder for the youths - Nov 14, 2009 postzambia.comI suspect in those tribes in which ritual circumcision (male and female) is still performed, there is a fair amount of HIV transmission from the ritual ... Male Genital Mutilation - Nov 9, 2009 Student Operated PressIt`s become apparent that circumcision for babies, especially without anesthesia, is not only incredibly painful and traumatic, but it also increases the ... Female circumcision still thriving - Nov 10, 2009 New VisionBy Daniel Edyegu THE Sabiny girls from Sebei sub-region have said female genital mutilation (FGM) still thrives due to stigmatisation of uncircumcised girls ... E250m needed for ideal stocks of drugs - Nov 20, 2009 The Swazi ObserverSenator Thandi Shongwe asked if the ministry was aware circumcision had given men the false impression they could now engage in sex without a condom. ... Aspin Park WI - Nov 20, 2009 Knaresborough TodayThese will be sent to Ethiopia for the use and comfort of women leaving hospital after treatment for problems associated with female circumcision. ... Rupiah implores use of condoms, circumcision - Nov 3, 2009 postzambia.comBy Chibaula Silwamba PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda yesterday urged Zambians to use condoms, circumcision and avoid multiple and concurrent sexual affairs to ... Zuma Rallies S. Africa to Fight AIDS - Oct 31, 2009 New York TimesMr. Zuma is Zulu, the country's largest ethnic group, and Zulus do not generally practice circumcision. Mr. Zuma vowed that on World AIDS Day, Dec. ... New clinic set up in Wales for circumcision - Nov 1, 2009 WalesOnlineA NEW service offering circumcision to boys for religious reasons has been set up in Wales. Although circumcision is relatively common in many religions ... Circumcision Debate Hot on 'Parents Ask', DECA's Newest Series - Nov 2, 2009 Tubefilter NewsWho knew that the debate of circumcision was so hot right now? Seriously, this is apparently a hot button issue ... Male circumcision on demand in Lufwanyama - Nov 3, 2009 Lusaka TimesA youth activist in Lufwanyama has appealed to government through the Ministry of Health to conduct a mobile male circumcision programme in the district to ... Agencies unite against female circumcision - Nov 4, 2009 New VisionBy Irene Nabusoba THE United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a joint programme ... The Mumbai Children: Hundreds of Babies Bear Holtzbergs' Names - Nov 18, 2009 Chabad.orgThe album also includes Gavriel Noach van Loon, who in March of this year, at the age of 63, adopted the name after undergoing a ritual circumcision. ... Basic Facts about HIV/Aids in Uganda - Nov 21, 2009 Daily MonitorSafe male circumcision complements the traditional HIV prevention interventions in reducing the risk of acquiring HIV infection. Un-infected adult males ... New warning on 'perfect vaginas' - Nov 10, 2009 BBC NewsIt is now well documented that women who have undergone such circumcision are more likely to experience significant tearing and bleeding after labour and ... 20 years after UN pact, many children still suffer - Nov 20, 2009 The Associated PressBut Radwan was so shocked she decided that her two younger daughters would not be "purified," as female circumcision is called here. ... Policies on HIV prevention needs more coordinated strategy - Nov 20, 2009 Namibia EconomistTherefore multiple synergistic modalities including male circumcision, treatment, behavioural change and condom use should be part of HIV prevention ... Electrocauterisation Can Safely Replace the Scalpel in Sutureless Circumcision ... - Oct 28, 2009 DG NewsWASHINGTON, DC -- October 28, 2009 -- Circumcision can be safely performed in children without the use of a scalpel and sutures, ... Chiefs slam YCL call for hospital circumcision - Nov 10, 2009 Legalbrief (subscription)Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape have slammed the call by the Young Communist League (YCL) for the government to compel through law the circumcision ... 'Mugged by Two Snails' - Nov 11, 2009 New York TimesThey both look down at the rabbi, who is lying on a gurney in a body cast. “Looking back,� he says, “maybe I shouldn't have started with the circumcision.� Beyonce Has Some Muslims Upset - Nov 9, 2009 Examiner.comShe should be arrested and made to have a female circumcision in order to correct her wicked urges. If she objects, she must be stoned to death. ... Male circumcision cuts risk of cancer-causing virus: Study - Nov 4, 2009 Victoria Times ColonistCircumcision protects men from genital herpes and a virus that causes genital warts and cancer but it does not appear to guard against syphilis, ... Ritual circumcisions 'illegal' - Nov 17, 2009 Mirror.co.ukHe will argue that circumcision on a child without medical need is mutilation. If he wins his case, which is backed by campaigners, doctors could be sued ... The Saturday Interview: Amis & al-Qaeda - Nov 14, 2009 National PostSo you had Germaine Greer saying to object to female circumcision is cultural imperialism. But I do object to female circumcision and so does President ... Registration For Circumcision On Nov16 - Oct 31, 2009 Bru DirectBandar Seri Begawan - The Ministry of Health announced that registration for circumcision services during the coining fourth-term school holidays will be ... African Activism Against Female Circumcision Is Focus Of New Film - Nov 18, 2009 Journal of Turkish WeeklyA new film focuseson the fight by African activists against an ancient practice that is stillperformed each year on millions of girls: female circumcision, ... Parents arrested in Alcantarilla for home circumcision of 5 year old - Nov 3, 2009 Typically Spanish...of a five year old boy have been arrested by National Police in Alcantarilla for injuries caused to the child during an attempted home circumcision. ... Circumcision services during school holidays - Nov 2, 2009 Borneo BulletinBy IlhamRizal The Ministry of Health announced in a press release that circumcision services for the fourth term school holidays will be available from ... Chiefs demand return of control over circumcision - Oct 28, 2009 Weekend PostThe traditional leaders recently launched a bid to have the Application of Health Standards in Traditional Circumcision Act amended. ... Nigeria: Electoral Integrity Begets Governance Integrity - Nov 17, 2009 AllAfrica.comIf the others bellowed with pain during the circumcision rites, you were expected to utter no more than a whimper. If they whimpered, you had to be ... Female Genital Cutting - Nov 3, 2009 EmpowHer (blog)Westerners often prefer the more relatable term “female circumcision� to describe this procedure, but in fact, the two have very little in common. ... Nigeria: First Ladies And Female Genital Mutilation - Nov 12, 2009 AllAfrica.comThe practice of female circumcision, or what has come to be known today as 'female genital mutilation/cutting' (FGM/C), evolved from the dark past of our ... Uganda People News: Police arrests Moroto parents over circumcision - Nov 1, 2009 UGPulse.comPolice has arrested 10 parents in Looro Sub County , Moroto district who allegedly last week conducted female genital mutilation on their daughters. ... Caster Semenya and the middle sex - Nov 18, 2009 Times OnlineIt was at this point in the 1960s that a US doctor called John Money, when presented with a baby boy with a botched circumcision, decided to make “John� ... Background information on Circumcision [When available] Circumcision is the removal of some or all of the prepuce (foreskin). The frenulum is often excised at the same time, in a procedure called frenectomy. The word circumcision comes from Latin circum (meaning "around") and caedere (meaning "to cut"). Female circumcision is a term applied to a variety of procedures performed on the female genitalia, of which only one, the removal of the clitoral hood, is comparable to male circumcision. Except where specified, "circumcision" in this article should be taken as "male circumcision." Reasons for circumcision Circumcision is performed for religious, cultural, and medical reasons. Elective adult circumcision may also be chosen as a form of body modification, or for aesthetic or other reasons. Religious and cultural circumcision Circumcision is a religious practice traditionally required by Judaism, usually performed in a ceremony called a Brit milah or Bris Milah (Hebrew for "Covenant of circumcision"). The ceremony is to be performed on the eighth day after birth of the newborn boy unless health reasons force a delay. A trained professional, called a mohel, performs the ceremony. See also: Circumcision in the Bible. According to nearly all Muslim religious leaders, circumcision is an important element of Islam. Although circumcision is not mentioned in the Qur'an, it is mentioned in some parts of the Hadith, a set of texts explaining Islamic law that most Muslims view as authoritative. Most Muslims believe that Muhammad was born circumcised. Moreover, Hadiths describe that the ritual of circumcision was started by Abraham, who is seen as the founder of Islam. Muslim custom on circumcision varies. Some Muslim communities perform circumcision on the eighth day of life, as the Jews do, while others perform the rite at a different time. Turkish, Balkan, and Central Asian Muslims typically circumcise boys at between six and eleven years of age, and the event is viewed communally as a joyous occasion and celebrated with sweets and feasting. In contrast, Iranian Muslims are typically circumcised in the hospital at birth without much ado. In Egypt, farmers in rural areas celebrate circumcision as a joyous occasion, while in urban populations, as in many industrialized countries such as the USA, the procedure is routinely performed at a hospital. Circumcision is also customary in the Coptic Christian and Ethiopian Orthodox religious traditions. It is usually performed on the eighth day of life. This practice was condemned by the Council of Florence [1] in 1442, held by leading theologians of the Roman Catholic Church, which said in part: Therefore it strictly orders all who glory in the name of Christian, not to practise circumcision either before or after baptism, since whether or not they place their hope in it, it cannot possibly be observed without loss of eternal salvation. [2] Circumcision is also common in a number of African and Australian Aboriginal religious traditions. Among some West African animist groups, such as the Dogon and Dowayo, it is taken to represent a removal of "feminine" aspects of the male, turning boys into fully masculine males. Among Nilotic peoples, such as the Nandi, circumcision is a rite of passage observed collectively by a number of boys every few years, and boys circumcised at the same time are taken to be members of a single age set. Aboriginal circumcision ceremonies, which also constitute a rite of passage, are noted for their painful nature, including subincision for some tribes. The United States and South Korea are the only countries that still practice circumcision routinely on a majority of males for non-religious reasons. Routine circumcision practices in South Korea are largely the result of American cultural and military influence following the Korean War. Medical circumcision Circumcision may be recommended in cases such as phimosis (a very tight foreskin), balanitis xerotica obliterans or posthitis(an inflamed foreskin). Other treatments exist for phimosis [3] and balanitis [4][5][6], though these are not as successful in the case of balanitis xerotics obliterans [7] [8] [9]. Circumcision may also be advised in cases of recurrent balanitis and urinary tract infections, Zoon's balanitis, and penile cancer. A recent South African study found that circumcision may reduce the transmission of HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) by 63%[10]. The study was terminated early so that circumcision could be offered to the control group. However, The Lancet, the most prestigious of all British medical journals, declined to publish the report. "At issue, Auvert and Puren told Science, is an ethical disagreement that involves how participants learned their HIV status and the counselling they received." The study was presented to an International AIDS Society conference in Brazil in July 2005. Some fear that if widespread circumcision is touted as an effective way to reduce HIV infection rates, people will develop a false sense of security and be more likely to engage in sexual intercourse without latex condoms, which would still carry significant risk if either partner has HIV or another sexually transmitted disease. Statistically, uncircumcized men are several times more likely to be carriers of human papilloma virus than circumsized men. HPV is a significant cause of cervical cancer. Circumcized men are less likely to infect their partners. Further, some medical sources believe that being uncircumsized multiplies a man's risk of developing penile cancer. Recommending circumcision for infants as a preventative measure is controversial. No national medical body recommends routine infant circumcision. Some argue that circumcision is a significant public health measure while others have asserted that there are no net benefits to the procedure, or that the drawbacks outweigh the benefits. Still others discourage the procedure altogether. The American Academy of Pediatrics argues that parents should make an informed decision based upon medical and other benefits and risks, [11]. For a detailed discussion, see medical analysis of circumcision. Circumcision and body modification Circumcision may be undertaken voluntarily as a body modification. (See also foreskin restoration). From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surgical_procedures Background information on Search the web for more resources on Circumcision |
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