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Circumcision--Yes or No?
"Since 1999, when the
American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Circumcision published its
report, new data have accumulated that reinforce the preventive health
advantages of newborn circumcision: protection against severe infant urinary
tract infection, against penile cancer, against 'HIV] infection--and against
'a type of inflammation]* and 'a type of constriction.]* Observations from
Sweden and from the United States indicate a higher prevalence of 'Urinary
Tract Infections] in uncircumcised male infants than previously reported.
Emphasis added.
Circumcision also improves
genital hygiene throughout life, particularly during infancy and old age..."
*We have translated the
technical jargon here.
From: Letter in Pediatrics,
vol. 111, 2003.
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