despite the millenniums-old tradition in abrahamic circles of removing the foreskin of a penis at birth, the involuntary and aggressive practice of circumcision must not be made an exception to the natural, negative right to self-ownership—a birthright which should prevent a parent from physically harming a child from the moment of birth going forward. this paper will present a natural rights a...

Male circumcision (MC) reduces the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STI) including HIV. The WHO and UNAIDS recommend male circumcision as an additional intervention to prevent HIV infection. Tanzania is embarking on activities to scale up safe male circumcision for HIV prevention and other related health benefits. In line with this, it is crucial to assess views of the population using ...

BACKGROUND The objectives of the current national study were to determine the rates of self-reported circumcision among South African men and, more importantly, evaluate the acceptability of male circumcision in South Africa by uncircumcised adult men and all adult women. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study based on a population-based survey included a nationally representative subgroup of 6654 m...

Male circumcision is one method of effective prevention against HIV/AIDS. In Malawi, however, male circumcision is not the predominant practice. Project Malawi conducted a pilot program of male circumcision for villagers with fully subsidized operation costs. After we conducted sensitization programs to create demand for circumcision, the rate of male circumcision has increased. This pilot proj...

BACKGROUND In recent randomized controlled trials, male circumcision has been proven to complement the available biomedical interventions in decreasing HIV transmission from infected women to uninfected men. Consequently, Tanzania is striving to scale-up safe medical male circumcision to reduce HIV transmission. However, there is a need to investigate the perceptions of male circumcision in Tan...

OBJECTIVE to systematically review studies on the prevalence and complications of traditional male circumcision (i.e. circumcision by a traditional provider with no formal medical training), whose coverage and safety are unclear. METHODS we systematically searched databases and reports for studies on the prevalence and complications of traditional male circumcision in youth 10-24 years of age...

Epidemiological and biological studies provide compelling evidence for the protective effect of male circumcision against the acquisition of HIV. Three randomized controlled trials are currently underway to assess the impact of male circumcision as an HIV intervention in traditionally non-circumcising areas with high levels of heterosexually-transmitted infection. This study explores the accept...

abstract circumcision is the most common surgery performed worldwide and about 30% of men are circumcised, of whom 70% are muslim. the majority of male neonates are circumcised based on religious and cultural practices. neonatal circumcision has several advantages when compared to an older age group receiving the procedure. there is considerable controversy about circumcision – neonatal or othe...

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2009: 35(1) Introduction The relationship between male circumcision and genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer has been greatly clarified in recent years. Along with the strong evidence from both observational studies and three randomised clinical trials (RCTs) consistently showing that male circumcision reduces the risk of HIV infe...

BACKGROUND Recent experimental evidence has demonstrated the benefits of male circumcision for the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Studies have also shown that male circumcision is cost-effective and reduces the risk for certain ulcerative sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). The epidemiology of male circumcision in the United States is poorly studied and most prior...