Ask Dr Sears: Circumcision
Provides information to assist in the decision of whether to circumcise your baby.
BBC News: Routine Circumcision Ruled Out
There is no evidence to justify routine circumcison of babies, a group of US paediatricians report in a detailed study.
AAP Circumcision Policy Statement
Features American Academy of Pediatrics full text policy about circumcision.
American Medical Association: Report 10 (Neonatal Circumcision)
AMA policy statement on circumcision, December 1999.
Royal College of Surgeons of England: Statement on Male Circumcision
Includes natural history, indications, and criteria.
British Medical Association: Law and Ethics of Male Circumcision
BMA guidance for doctors on the law and ethics of male circumcision, March 2003.
eMedicine Health: Circumcision
Provides information on the methods and health implications of surgical removal of the penis' foreskin.
FDA: Potential for Injury from Circumcision Clamps
U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning about circumcision clamps.
FDA: EMLA Cream and Circumcision
FDA warning about the use of this local anaesthetic cream for circumcision surgery.
Lysozyme, the Foreskin and HIV Protection
A summary of the evidence that the foreskin and the sub-preputial wetness under the foreskin (prepuce) may protect against human immunodeficiency virus. By George Hill.
Health Central: Circumcision
A collection of articles about this procedure.
Informed Consent for Medically Necessary Circumcision
Article including information about the procedure, risks, outcomes and documentation for consent.
Infants Feel and Remember Circumcision Pain
Offers a brief article detailing a study about infants and pain relating to circumcision.
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