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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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