Just days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued draft recommendations on male circumcision asserting that the health benefits outweigh the risks, more than 300 comments (and ...

Dubbed the world’s “oldest planned surgical procedure” by 20th century anthropologist Sir Grafton Elliot Smith, circumcision’s roots can be traced to religious and cultural traditions dating back ...

CHICAGO – The nation's most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it. In its latest policy ...

Back: Simon Ngobeni, Tielelo Hlahla, Puseletso Manyaka, Baleseng Sentsho, Floyd Mtshweni; front: Griffith Ralethe, Gontse Mabena, and Nathaniel Mashabela. Right to Care is a NPO that advocates for ...

Declining rates of circumcision among newborn boys in the U.S. could add up to billions of dollars in unnecessary medical costs for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, a new study warns. Rates ...

Circumcision in boys leads to higher chance of developing attention spectrum disorder (ASD) and autism by age 10, according to a new controversial study in Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

CHICAGO — The nation’s most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it. In its latest policy ...

1. Last month, 28 youths died of wounds sustained at initiation schools in Mpumalanga. The ritual period can be as long as three months, isolated in a remote area, usually in winter. 2. The origins of ...

The genital mutilation of adolescent girls is still a common custom in Sierra Leone, where many see it as good preparation for marriage and motherhood. Yasmin had her turn when she was 14. After she ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have documented yet another health benefit for circumcision, which can protect men against the AIDS virus, saying it can protect their wives and girlfriends from a ...

The article below was originally posted on Autism Daily Newscast. Opinion - So now research tells us that circumcision is linked to autism?Research - I read last week, probably as many of you did, ...