Demographic Differences in Circumcision Satisfaction among U.S. Males
Introduction: Male circumcision involves the partial or total removal of the prepuce (foreskin) from the penis, and it is the most common surgical procedure performed on infants in the USA.
Lauren Sardi, William Jellison
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Circumcision of male children for reduction of future risk for HIV: acceptability among HIV serodiscordant couples in Kampala, Uganda. [PDF]
The ultimate success of medical male circumcision for HIV prevention may depend on targeting male infants and children as well as adults, in order to maximally reduce new HIV infections into the future.We conducted a cross-sectional study among ...
Kenneth K Mugwanya+5 more
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Circumcision in childhood and male sexual function: a blessing or a curse?
Male circumcision (MC) is the first planned surgical procedure ever performed. Nowadays many of these procedures are not necessarily carried out in a medical environment, therefore the real number remains unknown but it is estimated that one third of the
Beatriz Bañuelos Marco+1 more
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Techniques of male circumcision
Male circumcision is a controversial subject in surgical practice. There are, however, clear surgical indications of this procedure. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends newborn male circumcision for its preventive and public health benefits that has been shown to outweigh the risks of newborn male circumcision.
Abdullahi Abdulwahab-Ahmed+1 more
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Knowledge about male circumcision and perception of risk for HIV among youth in Harare, Zimbabwe
Background: Male circumcision will require high uptake among previously non-circumcising countries to realise the impact of circumcising in preventing HIV.
Kudzaishe Mangombe+1 more
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Christians’ Cut: Popular Religion and the Global Health Campaign for Medical Male Circumcision in Swaziland [PDF]
Swaziland faces one of the worst HIV epidemics in the world and is a site for the current global health campaign in sub-Saharan Africa to medically circumcise the majority of the male population.
Golomski, Casey, Nyawo, Sonene
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Based on fieldwork that aimed to gather more knowledge on female genital cutting among Kurdish–Norwegians, in this article we report on how research participants would often talk about male circumcision instead. Informed by current scholarship and public
I. Lunde+3 more
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Circumcision revision in male children [PDF]
To determine indications for circumcision revision and to identify the specialty of the person who performed unsatisfactory primary circumcision.The authors reviewed medical records of 52 cases that underwent circumcision revision over a 6-year period (1998 to 2004). Sleeve surgical technique was used for revision in patients with redundant foreskin or
Al-Ghazo, Mohammed A.+1 more
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Evaluation of maternal preferences for neonatal male circumcision in Enugu Nigeria
Background: Although circumcision in male neonates is one of the most common procedures performed in neonatal surgery, mothers' preferences concerning the aspects of circumcision are not well-known.
Uchechukwu Obiora Ezomike+7 more
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Adult male circumcision with a circular stapler versus conventional circumcision: A prospective randomized clinical trial [PDF]
Male circumcision is the most frequently performed procedure by urologists. Safety and efficacy of the circumcision procedure requires continual improvement.
X.D. Jin+7 more
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