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Hodges' invaluable medical history of circumcision, told with great flair in this book, is something everybody should understand: circumcision began to be promoted by American and British doctors in the 19th century as a punishment or "cure" for masturbation in adolescents, and as a cure or preventive measure for conditions as varied as tuberculosis, hip dysplasia, and fecal incontinence.
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- Paul M. Fleiss
Reasons To Circumcise: A Comprehensive Unbiased Evidence-Based Guide To All Of The Data In Favor Of Circumcision is the only pro-circumcision book sure to stand the test of time. “So good I read it twice!” - Brendon Marotta, Director of American Circumcision “The best reasons to circumcise compiled in one compelling read!”
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- Hugh Dickman
- Overview
- Circumcision
- Reasons
- Treatment options
- HIV risk
- Procedure
This article is about male circumcision that involves surgical removal of foreskin in men for medical reasons such as phimosis, balanitis, paraphimosis and cancer of the penis etc., its benefits and risks including bleeding and infection after operation etc.
The surgical removal of the foreskin, which is a retractable fold of skin that covers the end of the penis. It may be carried out for medical reasons such as phimosis or paraphimosis.
Circumcision may be carried out due to tight foreskin (phimosis), balanitis, paraphimosis, cancer of the penis and other conditions. Alternative treatments are preferred in some cases.
Mild cases can be treated with topical steroids, severe cases need immediate treatment like local anaesthetic gel applied to reduce pain and pressure on head of penis; balanitis can be treated using corticosteroid ointment/creams or antifungal creams.
Evidence from trials in Africa shows circumcised men have lower risk of acquiring HIV but unclear if it helps prevent other STIs; evidence has been inconclusive so far.
Carried out on day patient basis with either general anaesthetic where you'll be unconscious throughout procedure or local anaesthetic injection to numb your penis and surrounding area; simple procedure involves removing foreskin behind head using scalpel/scissors and stitching remaining edges together using dissolvable stitches; recovery takes at ...
Sep 1, 1994 · This book provides a comprehensive look at the practice and history of both circumcision and foreskin restoration. It covers numerous topics including the anatomy and function of the foreskin, the history of circumcision (both religious and secular), the effects of circumcision both (physical and psychological), and finally foreskin restoration (including various methods men can use to restore ...
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- Jim Bigelow
The book's pretty well balanced, though, and it does cover the arguments for circumcision (SOME of which are not bad arguments) as well as the arguments against, the connection to female "circumcision" (it's a believable one), and pretty much anything you would want to know about having some of your wiener cut off.
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- David Gollaher
Prisoners of Ritual: An Odyssey Into Female Genital Circumcision in Africa (Paperback) by. Hanny Lightfoot Klein. (shelved 1 time as circumcision) avg rating 3.74 — 31 ratings — published 1989. Want to Read. Rate this book. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars.
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Oct 16, 2012 · The `war' for and against circumcision is quietly ongoing: some men feel that if they are circumcised then the sons should be for gender identification in maturing years; many uncircumcised men who entered jungle warfare as in Vietnam fell victim to disease due to inability to maintain adequate cleanliness in that fetid atmosphere and required adult circumcision; certain religions demand that ...
