Circumcision debate The health benefits of infant circumcision outweigh the risks of the surgery, according to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics. But the influential physician's ...

The practice of circumcision has been recorded throughout history, and may be the oldest planned surgical procedure in civilization, dating back to 2200 BC. Despite the historical significance of ...

The choice of whether to circumcise one’s son—a decision both aided and hindered by a deluge of readily available information on the Internet—is an increasingly fraught one for parents. A quick Google ...

Hundreds of physicians in Iceland and some of Belgium’s top doctors came out in support of a bill proposing to criminalize non-medical circumcision of boys in the Scandinavian island nation. The ...

To avoid complications, experts have urged those who want to circumcise their male children to patronise qualified professionals. They noted that early male circumcision, if performed by qualified ...