Circumcision can reduce the risk of ­urinary tract infections in infants, cut the risk of penile cancer and lower the risk of contracting HIV or the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical and ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Circumcision protects men from genital herpes and a virus that causes genital warts and cancer but it does not appear to guard against syphilis, U.S. and Ugandan researchers said on ...

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — In the circumcision wars, circumcision has been winning some big battles. A new survey of medical data going back more than two decades has found that the health benefits of ...

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of some or all of the foreskin (or prepuce) from the penis. The origins of circumcision are unknown, and probably predate written history, but the practice is ...

Circumcision is a physical event that always has cultural significance. Sometimes this culture is traditional and part of a ritual aimed at the wellbeing of society; sometimes it is medical and aimed ...