"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.

Circumcision also improves genital hygiene throughout life, particularly during infancy and old age..."

*We have translated the technical jargon here.

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From: Letter in Pediatrics, vol. 111, 2003.

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