The history of circumcision

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The origins of circumcision are explored, and the techniques and controversies that have nents of these psychological theories have recently been tested in prospective clinical trials and there is now evolved since the operation has become ‘medicalized’.

101 Citations

The riddle of the sands: circumcision, history, and myth.

    R. Darby
    History, Medicine
    The New Zealand medical journal
  • 2005
The proposition that ritual or religious circumcision arose as a hygiene or sanitary measure and the related idea that allied troops serving in the Middle East during the Second World War were subject to such severe epidemics of balanitis that mass circumcision was necessary are medical urban myths.

Circumcision: History, Philosophy and Facts

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The Masturbation Taboo and the Rise of Routine Male Circumcision: A Review of the Historiography

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Should liberal government regulate male circumcision performed in the name of Jewish tradition?

The word "circumcision" comes from Latin circum (meaning "around") and cædere (meaning "to cut"). Cultural and religious justifications are employed to convince members of the community as well as…

Circumcision for preventing urinary tract infections in boys: North American view

Commentary on the paper by Singh-Grewel et al (see page 853)Circumcision is the commonest surgical procedure carried out in boys and it probably originated 15 000 years ago.1 It was initially done…

Omskärelse av pojkar - barnets rättigheter står mot föräldrarnas

A comprehensive review of the literature reveals that there are no or only marginal medical benefits of the operation, particularly in view of the fact that up to 10% suffer complications, and also that newborns both experience pain and will respond more strongly to new pain stimuli for years to come.

Neonatal fatal haemorrhage after a ritual circumcision: forensic and ethical considerations

The diagnosis of hemorrhagic shock can be difficult in the newborn and requires the estimation of lost blood volume, and due to the possibility of rare fatal complications, neonatal circumcision should be performed only in a controlled, medical environment.

Complications of self-circumcision: a case report and proposal.

The case of a 30-year-old white man who suffered complications after trying to perform a self-circumcision with a nonmedically approved device purchased via the Internet is reported and it is proposed that urologists should take the lead in investigating the problem of male self- Circumcision.

Parental perception of male circumcision: a local cross sectional study in a Muslim community

Overall, the majority of respondents were aware of the procedure itself, although a respectable percentage of participants (85%) supported the male circumcision, and the majority of the participants supported male circumcision as an obligatory religious deed.
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56 References

Male circumcision: assessment of health benefits and risks.

A decision as to whether to recommend male circumcision in a given society should be based upon an assessment of the risk for and occurrence of the diseases which are associated with the presence of the foreskin, versus the risk of the complications of the procedure.

Circumcision: An Iatrogenic Epidemic

Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.) was founded to provide accurate information about the consequences of circumcision and to make available the scientific facts about the uniquely specialized,…

A review on male circumcision procedures among South African blacks.

The main aim of the authors was to highlight the health problems associated with traditional circumcision which is widely practised by tribal groupings in South Africa and by Xhosas and Sothos in particular.

The effect of male circumcision on the sexual enjoyment of the female partner

The impact of male circumcision on the sexual pleasure experienced by both diCerent sexual practices from genitally unaltered men is presented.

The question of routine neonatal circumcision.

The analysis presented here examines the available medical evidence relating to routine Neonatal circumcision in order to weigh its risks, costs, and benefits to help clinicians formulate their own recommendations about the advisability of prophylactic neonatal circumcision.

The urology of Pharaonic Egypt

This review attempts to reconstruct the history of urology in ancient Egypt, finding that people who cumcision is apparent on the phalli of statues of the pharaohs had achievedcient knowledge and skill in engineering to erect such structures as the Pyramids.

Neonatal circumcision techniques.

Although complications from neonatal circumcision are rare, hemorrhage, local infection, sepsis, meatal ulceration and poor cosmetic results have been reported.

Circumcision and genital dermatoses.

Most cases ofinflammatory dermatoses were diagnosed in uncircumcised men, suggesting that circumcision protects against inflammatory dermatoses.
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