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The Relationship between Neonatal Circumcision, Urinary Tract Infection, and Health

The World Journal of Men's Health, 2018
The risk-benefit profile of neonatal circumcision is not clear. Most studies have focused on urinary tract infections but other health sequelae have not been evaluated.
M. Eisenberg, D. Galusha, W. Kennedy, M. Cullen   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Applying Anthropology to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, we review how anthropologies from various subdisciplines, from social to evolutionary anthropology, are contributing to our understanding of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). We focus on four key questions: What are the origins of FGM/C? What functions and meanings are linked to FGM/C?
Hannelore Van Bavel, Mhairi A. Gibson
wiley   +1 more source

Circumcision and the Oppression of the Medical Colonizer

Critical Social Work, 2018
This article provides a critical reflection of medical circumcision on baby boys in western society. Employing a critical deconstruction of the circumcision practice, this writer explores his own circumcision as an experience of personal, cultural, and ...
Anonymous contributor
doaj   +1 more source

Infant male circumcision: healthcare provider knowledge and associated factors. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The emerging science demonstrates various health benefits associated with infant male circumcision and adult male circumcision; yet rates are declining in the United States. The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for
Erin J Starzyk, Michele A Kelley, Rachel N Caskey, Alan Schwartz, Joan F Kennelly, Robert C Bailey   +5 more
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Circumcision and its effects in Africa

Translational Andrology and Urology, 2017
Male circumcision is one of the most commonly performed procedures in Africa, with a wide variation between the different regions on the practice.
T. Lawal, E. Olapade-Olaopa
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Patient‐reported outcomes, postoperative pain and pain relief after day‐case surgery (POPPY): baseline data from day surgery practice in the UK

Anaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Most patients undergoing elective surgery in the UK are discharged from hospital on the same day. Despite this, there is a lack of UK patient‐centred outcome measures relating to quality of recovery, pain and analgesic use. The POPPY study was a UK‐wide prospective, observational study measuring short‐ and longer‐term patient ...
Martha Belete, Adam B. Brayne, Harriet Daykin, Matthew Everson, William M. Hare, Anna Ratcliffe, Lexy Sorrell, Mark Rockett, on behalf of the Research and Audit Federation of Trainees   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dorsal penile nerve block for circumcision in pediatric patients: A prospective, observer‐blinded, randomized controlled clinical trial for the comparison of ultrasound‐guided vs landmark technique

Paediatric anaesthesia, 2018
Circumcision is a frequently performed procedure in day case pediatric surgery. Dorsal penile nerve block has proven its effectiveness for the management of acute postoperative pain after circumcision.
A. Teunkens, M. Van de Velde, K. Vermeulen, P. Van Loon, G. Bogaert, S. Fieuws, S. Rex   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multifactorial determinants of male genital measurements: Correlations of stretched penile length and anogenital distance with anthropometric parameters

Andrology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The stretched penile length is recognized as the most reliable measure of true penile size, this fact is not widely acknowledged, and societal myths often associate penile length with other anthropometric measurements. While markers of prenatal androgen exposure, such as anogenital distance and the second‐to‐fourth digit ratio (2D ...
Coşkun Kaya, Mehmet Erhan Aydın, Aykut Aykaç, Sevda Sungur, Murat Dursun, Ateş Kadıoğlu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical outcomes of circumcisions and prevalence of complications of male circumcisions: A five-year retrospective analysis at a teaching hospital in Ghana.

PLOS Global Public Health
Male circumcision is increasing in popularity due to its medical benefits, including reducing HIV prevalence. It is commonly performed by both health and non-health professionals, with most circumcisions occurring during the neonatal period.
Sylvester Appiah Boakye, Frank Obeng
doaj   +1 more source

Neonatal Circumcision and Urinary Tract Infections in Infants With Hydronephrosis

Pediatrics, 2018
Using an employer-based insurance data set, we describe in this study the association of circumcision with UTIs within 1 year of life in infants with hydronephrosis.
J. Ellison, G. Dy, B. Fu, S. Holt, J. Gore, P. Merguerian   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source