CIRCUMCISION: THE UNIQUELY AMERICAN MEDICAL ENIGMA.

CIRCUMCISION:
THE UNIQUELY AMERICAN MEDICAL ENIGMA.

The continuing practice of routine neonatal non-religious circumcision represents an enigma, particularly in the United States.

 

About 80 percent of the world's population do not practice circumcision, nor have they ever done so.

 

Among the non-circumcising nations are Holland, Belgium, France, U.K., Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Scandinavia, Russia, China, Papua New Guinea and Japan.

 

People employing circumcision do so either for 'health' reasons or as a religious ritual practiced by Muslims, Jews, most black Africans, non-white Australians, and others.

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  http://www.cirp.org/library/general/wallerstein/ 

 

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CIRCUMCISION SCAR PROBLEMS.

Problems With The Scar.

Incorrectly performed circumcisions can lead to painful and disfiguring complications.

Botched circumcisions may result in excessive scarring, skin bridges, excessive skin removed and even penectomy with gender reassignment and death.

Such cases are rare, but many men do not know that abnormalities in the appearance of their penises are sometimes the results of a botched circumcision.

Occasionally, the scar can swell or become irritated during intercourse.

Some men with significant amounts of scarring have used cream or silicone scar pads to cause the scar to fade.

There is some controversy as to what happens to the severed nerves of the foreskin at the scar.

Xin et al suggest that nerves regenerate, forming new receptors.

However, pathologists Cold and Taylor assert:
"Histology of the male circumcision scar shows amputation neuromas, Schwann cell proliferation and the bulbous collection of variably sized neurites.  Amputation neuromas do not mediate normal sensation and are notorious for generating pain." 

Other men, many of whom where circumcised as adults, find the circumcision scar to be an erogenous zone in its own right.

Penile cancer can occur on the scar in some cases, the scar can form a tight constricted ring causing preputial stenosis.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision_scar

 

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MALE CIRCUMCISION TO PREVENT HIV.

The Use of Male Circumcision to Prevent HIV Infection.

There have been a number of exaggerated claims made for the alleged efficacy of male circumcision in preventing female-to-male infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

This statement examines those claims and puts them in proper perspective.

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  http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/info/HIVStatement.html  

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HIV INCREASES IN AFRICA.

HIV Increases in Africa Where Most Men Circumcised.


This is not a big shocking surprise to anyone who knows about the immunological and protective functions and purposes of the prepuce foreskin) or the hard, cold facts that when you circumcise men, you increase rates of all STDs (including HIV).
Countries where 99% of men are intact have the lowest rates of HIV.

The United States, with the highest number of circumcised adult men, has
the highest rate of HIV among developed nations.

Condoms prevent the spread of HIV, not circumcision.

This is not a difficult equation to figure out.

But apparently we must wait for the 'experts' amputating foreskins in Africa to tell us this.

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http://www.drmomma.org/2009/09/hiv-increases-in-africa-where-most-men.html 

 

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ACTIVISTS CALL ON THE U.N. - CIRCUMCISION.

ACTIVISTS CALL ON THE UNITED NATIONS TO CLASSIFY MALE CIRCUMCISION AS A HUMAN RIGHTS CRIME.

 

 

Intactivist groups say African Circumcision-HIV studies show

how little men’s rights are valued.

San Diego, CA - July 27, 2005 --

 

In response to results of a male circumcision HIV study presented yesterday at the Third International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, several intactivist groups called on the United Nations to classify circumcision of male children as a human rights crime.

The study, performed on more than 3,000 African men, concluded that circumcision reduced the chance of HIV infection by 65% over an 18 month period.

 

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 http://www.medicalquery.com/ResearchPR/Activists-Call-on-the-United-Nations.htm   

 

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WIVES MORE LIKELY TO CONTRACT HIV FROM CIRCUMCISED HUSBANDS.

WIVES MORE LIKELY TO CONTRACT HIV
FROM CIRCUMCISED HUSBANDS.

In a two-year study, wives of circumcised men were 58% more likely to contract HIV than wives of intact men.

 

The study, presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Boston, was carried out in Uganda and funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

 

It compared the annual HIV incidence in the wives of men who had been circumcised to wives of men who remained intact.

 

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 http://www.icgi.org/2008/02/wives-more-likely-to-contract-hiv-from-circumcised-husbands/ 

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BOTCHED MUTILATIONS.

BOTCHED MUTILATIONS.

 [ CIRCUMCISIONS ]

 

The Intactivism Pages

The struggle for genital integrity and against the involuntary

genital modification of children of any sex:

xxx Male Circumcision

xxx Female Genital Cutting

xxx Involuntary Sex Reassignment

 

 

Genital Integrity for All!

 

 

A Gallery of Circumcisions... 

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http://www.circumstitions.com/Botched.html  

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THE BEST METHOD OF CIRCUMCISION.

The Best Method of Circumcision.

 

 

 

The best method is to circumcise about an inch above the doctor's wrist

on the hand she or he uses to hold a knife.

 

Cut squarely and forcefully with a sharp blade.

 

An alternative device uses a clamp to increase pressure slowly

until the hand is severed completely.

 

This is thought to reduce the sudden trauma and help to

cauterize the wound.

 

It is important to cauterize emotions along with blood vessels

so the procedure should be a painful as possible.

 

There's no need for anesthetic.

Everyone knows that doctors don't feel any pain.

 

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  http://www.zoklet.net/totse/en/ego/no_laughing_matter/thebestmethodo179258.html  

  

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CIRCUMCISION AND HIV INFECTION.

CIRCUMCISION AND HIV INFECTION.

 

In recent years, many articles have appeared in the literature that have examined the relationship between circumcision status and the risk of contracting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.

 

This page introduces abstracts, full text articles, and other material about this relationship. The materials are indexed in chronological order.

 

Whether circumcision status plays a role in HIV risk or not, it is important to recognize that HIV can be prevented through several known very effective means, such as condom use, and limiting exposure to multiple partners.

 

Rather than advocating circumcision, given the existing evidence, it would be appropriate to advocate better public health education, so that individuals can make appropriate decisions regarding their own sexual behavior.

Furthermore, the consideration of circumcision with regard to STD and AIDS prevention does not apply to children.

 

Kept intact from birth, they can weigh the issue for themselves when they are old enough to consent.

 

A vaccine may even be available by the time they reach adulthood!

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 http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/HIV/ 

 

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THE FORESKIN ADVANTAGE.

THE FORESKIN ADVANTAGE.

Benefits enjoyed by Males who are Intact.  (not circumcised!)

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  http://www.noharmm.org/advantage.htm 

 

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