Benefits of Circumcision
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The purpose of this site is to provide a balanced up-to-date review of scientific studies on circumcision that have been published mainly in reputable international medical and scientific journals after a formal, critical refereeing process by experts in the field. 329 References are cited. Most can be found by the reader in any medical library. The message they convey is quite clear. Unfortunately, the topic of circumcision has been made unnecessarily controversial because of emotive propaganda and opinions placed on the internet by extremist anti-circumcision organizations. It is the intention of the present overview to provide sound information that should be of assistance to parents, medical professionals and others who wish to be informed. The author is a full professor in the medical faculty of a major university and has over 33 years of scientific research experience.
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Parental concerns on the circumcision for elementary school boys: a questionnaire study.
To evaluate the parental concerns for elementary school boys (7-12 yr) on the circumcision, a randomly selected cross-sectional survey was performed in each elementary school from 16 urban wards in Busan. We asked 10,861 parents to answer the questionnaires on the circumcision such as the benefits and fallbacks of circumcision, proper time and knowledge of the surgery, and neonatal circumcision...
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