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	Circumcision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Male circumcision was promoted as either a cure or a preventive procedure for a wide variety of ailments, including hernia, epilepsy, polio, cancer, syphilis and lunacy.
		Too frequently, female circumcisions performed in rural villages in Africa are compared to male circumcisions in the U.S., which are almost exclusively performed in modern hospitals containing among the most sophisticated and sanitary surgical conditions available anywhere in the world.
		I would argue that male circumcision originated before female circumcision and that female circumcision is largely a derived ritual that evolved in response to the privileges associated with male circumcision in male-oriented societies.
	www.drabruzzi.com /circumcision.htm (7640 words)

	Male circumcision - Peaceful Beginnings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Circumcision as a therapeutic medical procedure may be recommended to treat a variety of conditions, such as pathological phimosis, chronic inflammations of the penis and penile cancer.
		Circumcision may be undertaken as a body modification of the genitals to change the looks of the penis to appeal more to certain aesthetics.
		Circumcision is a religious practice traditionally required by Judaism, usually performed in a ceremony called a Brit (or Bris) milah (Hebrew for "Covenant of circumcision").
	peacefulbeginnings.org /Circumcision (4938 words)

	History of male circumcision - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ancient Egyptian caved scene of circumcision, from the inner northern wall of the Temple of Khonspekhrod at the Precinct of Mut, Luxor, Egypt.
		Circumcision was not practiced amongst Christians in Europe in the 18th Century.
		A surgical temptation: The demonization of the foreskin and the rise of circumcision in Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_male_circumcision (4187 words)

	History of Circumcision
		An introduction to the various histories of circumcision, particularly the ancient practice of ritual circumcision, and the modern practice of medically rationalised, preventive or "routine" circumcision - identified by Thomas Szasz as marking the birth of the therapeutic state.
		A brief history of routine circumcision in Australia, with some key documents from medical journals and articles from the media, and my fully documented essay on the emergence of preventive circumcision in the 1890s and its rapid rise until the 1920s, A source of serious mischief.
		In this section are collected articles on the history of both forms of circumcision, including Dr Robert Morris's prediction that evolution was trying to abolish the clitoris, and a recent critique of the double standard in United Nations policy on harmful traditional practices.
	www.historyofcircumcision.net (1347 words)

	Male Circumcision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Circumcision is the surgical removal of the fold of skin known as the foreskin and medically named the prepuce.
		One of the accepted reasons for circumcision in the past as in the present, is for good hygienic purposes; circumcision was said to prevent such things as masturbation, which was considered a very dirty practice, and presently, urinary tract infections.
		For example a few of the benefits of circumcision are a decrease in likelihood of developing phimosis, reduction of banalities (inflammation of the glans), reduced urinary tract infections (usually in the first year of life), less susceptibility to STDs and HIV/AIDS, decrease likelihood or possible elimination of penile cancer in middle age or older men.
	www2.kenyon.edu /Depts/WMNS/Projects/Wmns36/bloodletting/mcircfra.htm (3746 words)

	Male Circumcision: context, criteria and culture (Part 1)
		With male circumcision and its links to HIV acquisition hitting the headlines and sparking debates around the world, in the first of a special three-part series on the issue, www.unaids.org takes a closer look at the historical, traditional and increasingly social reasons behind the practice of male circumcision across the world.
		Male circumcision is one of the oldest and most common surgical procedures known, traditionally undertaken as a mark of cultural identity or religious importance.
		“Male circumcision must be considered as just one element of a comprehensive HIV prevention package that includes the correct and consistent use of male or female condoms, reductions in the number of sexual partners, delaying the onset of sexual relations and abstaining from penetrative sex.
	www.unaids.org /en/MediaCentre/PressMaterials/FeatureStory/20070226_MC_pt1.asp (1618 words)

	Circumcision And Child Abuse
		The main reason why forcible circumcision of male minors is not seen as a serious assault in Australia is because of the long history of routine male circumcision in English-speaking countries.
		Male and female circumcision was adopted and practised by physicians in Britain and the USA during the 19Th century to treat infantile phimosis (then misunderstood as an abnormality), provide protection against syphilis and an ever-growing list of incurable diseases, and to discourage masturbation in childhood and adolescence.
		Britain's leading champion of routine infant circumcision was (Sir) Jonathan Hutchinson, who published a series of articles in the 1890s urging universal male circumcision as a preventive of masturbation, syphilis and cancer of the penis.
	jmm.aaa.net.au /articles/1380.htm (1543 words)

	History of Circumcision
		It is now known that the male foreskin, or prepuce, is the principal location of erogenous sensation in the human male (see Anatomy.) Removal of the prepuce substantially reduces erogenous sensation.
		Therefore (in the appropriate cultural context), circumcision is revealed as a sacrifice of "sinful" human enjoyment (in this earthly life), for the sake of holiness in the afterlife.
		DeMeo (1989) says geographical patterns of global distributions of the male and female genital mutilations among native, non-Western peoples, along with history and archaeology, suggest their genesis in the deserts of Northeast Africa and the near East, with a subsequent diffusion outward into sub-Saharan, Oceania and possibly even into parts of the New World.
	www.cirp.org /library/history (2530 words)

	MenWeb - Men's Issues: The Right to Our Own Bodies: History of Male Circumcision in the U.S.
		Europeans believe that males have a basic human right to an intact penis, a right to keep the body they were born with, and a right to body ownership and autonomy.
		Circumcision was used as a deliberate surgical intervention to debilitate and desensitize the penis.
		Circumcision now required consent before a doctor was legally allowed to amputate, but since a baby is unable to give his consent, parents were assumed to have the power to give consent on behalf of the baby.
	www.cirp.org /library/history/hodges-warner (1850 words)

	A Short History of Circumcision in the U.S. in Physicians' Own Words
		"Circumcision not only reduces the irritability of the child's penis, but also the so-called passion of which so many married men are so extremely proud, to the detriment of their wives and their married life.
		Meatal ulcer due to ammoniacal diapers in the circumcised is not a contraindication...
		Nature intends that the adolescent male shall copulate as often and as promiscuously as possible, and to that end covers the sensitive glans so that it shall be ever ready to receive stimuli.
	www.geocities.com /restoremaine/mgm_history.htm (2217 words)

	AIDS Vaccine Clearinghouse: Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention
		Male circumcision is one of the most common surgical procedures in the world, with 20-25% of men worldwide undergoing circumcision either in infancy or adulthood.
		Reasons for male circumcision include both hygienic concerns as well as religious indications, and male circumcision ’s prevalence is geographically dependent on the cultural practices of local populations.
		The Potential Impact of Male Circumcision on HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, Williams et.
	www.aidsvaccineclearinghouse.org /MC/index.html (1170 words)

	Male Circumcision
		In females, there are at least four different types of circumcision, and in males, varying amounts of the prepuce are removed, depending on the incision.
		See this video of a circumcision that presumably took place without anaesthesia (as it has for thousands of years before newer technologies were developed).
		This is a lucid and engaging account of the modern history of circumcision's introduction to the West, which illustrates the way in which circumcision was used as a means to prevent masturbation.
	www.truthmapping.com /viewtopic.php?id=445 (433 words)

	Three Reasons Behind Our Circumcision Decision
		Circumcision is excruciatingly painful without anesthesia and what many people don't realize is that the vast majority of neonatal circumcisions are done with no anesthesia even today.
		Circumcised men have started attempting to restore their foreskins, but the procedure takes a long time (it can last over two years) and the foreskin that is created is not as sensitive nor does it function as well as the original foreskin.
		If circumcision could prevent cancer of the penis (which is not likely - Madden presented a study recently with 37 cases of cancer of the penis in circumcised men), performing 100,000 circumcisions on normal infants to possibly prevent one cancer of the penis in an elderly man is unethical.
	hyphen.bravehost.com /3reasons.html (6492 words)

	Circumcision advocacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Circumcision advocacy refers to those who advocate circumcision and their activities in support of this cause.
		The term "circumcision advocate" has been used in a newsletter from the University of Sydney, Australia [3] and in the Australian Doctor [4] to refer to Professor Brian Morris.
		Thomas Wiswell, who was originally opposed to circumcision, later changed his mind after his research revealed a protective effect against urinary tract infections [13].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Circumcision_advocacy (882 words)

	MenWeb - Men's Issues: The Right to Our Own Bodies: History of Male Circumcision in the U.S.
		The subject of male circumcision is highly taboo in
		According to an important medical study, one serious complication-severe hemorrhage, infection, loss of entire penis, or death-occurs in every 500 circumcisions (approximately 3,700 in 1993).1 According to another study, "Death as a complication from newborn circumcision has been estimated to occur in from 1 in 24,000 to 1 in approximately 500,000 [cases].
		The European medical community condemns the U.S. for a practice they call a barbaric violation of human rights.3 Europeans believe that males have a basic human right to an intact penis, a right to keep the body they were born with, and a right to body ownership and autonomy.
	www.menweb.org /histcirc.htm (1953 words)

	MenWeb - Men's Issues: Circumcision
		The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a policy statement that routine circumcision is not medically necessary.
		Circumcision: An International Perspective, A wide-ranging, fact-filled overview that dispels a lot of myths.
		The Circumcision Information Resource Centre is a non-profit organisation located in Montréal, Québec, Canada which provides information about non-religious infant circumcision and related topics, in English and French.
	www.menweb.org /circ.htm (481 words)

	Circumcision Issues Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Circumcision is the alteration or mutilation of genitalia, of females as well as males.
		An excellent reference for female circumcision is Prisoners of Ritual: An Odyssey into Female Genital Circumcision in Africa, Hanny Lightfoot-Klein, New York, Haworth Press, 1989.
		Genital alteration of the male includes gonadectomy, penectomy, subincision, circumcision and piercing.
	www.eskimo.com /~gburlin/circ.html (152 words)

	Download the Infant Male Circumcision Facts Book, Now in Ebook!
		Welcome to the page of the wonderful, informative guide to Circumcision, "Circumcision, What Every Parent Should Know." You can download this book in immediately, and see how it challenges families to inform themselves of the pros and cons of child circumcision.
		To this end, the book uses effective argument, many circumcision pictures and cites scientiftic studies to explain routine, male circumcision: its history, its social aspects and its effects on the children who undergo medical circumcision.
		Among other things, recent circumcision legal issues have inspired us to make this book available to a wider audience.
	www.circumcisionfacts.com (215 words)

	sci.med: Re: Circumcision is wrong
		Next in thread: PBS: "Male Circumcision it's history"
		Re: Stopping Male Circumcision : A Matter of Human Rights?
		circumcision with the purpose of protecting the human...
	sci.tech-archive.net /Archive/sci.med/2004-08/0385.html (451 words)

	Registration: UNAIDS Statement on South African Trial Findings Regarding Male Circumcision and HIV
		• Participant should be able to appreciate the history of male circumcision; its links with ethnicity, culture and religion; and understand its benefits and risks.
		• Participant should understand the strength of the evidence for a protective effect of male circumcision against HIV acquisition in men.
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	www.horizonwimba.com /eventreg/participant/registration.php?eventid=754 (162 words)

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