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Male circumcision is probably one of the oldest surgical procedures and is still the most common. Globally, about one man in four is likely to undergo circumcision for various reasons.¹ In the United States, an estimated 80 percent of all newborn boys were circumcised in the 1970s. These rates have subsequently decreased, however, as a result of several policy statements issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics. According to the most recent of these documents, the medical benefits are "not sufficient to recommend routine neonatal circumcision."²

Notwithstanding this balanced statement, it is generally accepted that circumcision may reduce the prevalence . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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