Researchers found circumcision so traumatic that they ended the study early rather than subject any more infants to the operation without anesthesia. Those infants circumcised without anesthesia ...

Galen and Hippocrates depicted in a 12th century mural/ Wikimedia Commons. The tradition of metzitzah b’peh goes back to biblical times but has created a modern-day dilemma for religiously observant ...

A global health organisation, Population Service International (PSI) has hailed the Shangani community for taking up modern male circumcision resulting in the recent circumcision of over a thousand ...

For many couples, having a baby is a spiritual experience. For Jews, there's another, religious, element that is intrinsic to the Jewish identity. Nearly all Jewish parents have their baby boys ...

African communities have always given circumcision a lot of significance. However, in the past three decades the rite has seen numerous changes that have given it a different meaning. According to the ...

In this episode of Modern Masculinity, Guardian journalist Iman Amrani speaks to men about male circumcision. A third of men around the world are thought to have been circumcised with a rate of 8% in ...

(JTA) — A top Brooklyn rabbi denounced as “blood libel” a new city policy to bar mohels from carrying out a controversial circumcision rite if babies they treat become infected with herpes. Rabbi Levi ...

Circumcision dates back thousands of years. In Africa, some tribes perform it as a rite of passage to adulthood, to achieve warrior status and the right to get married. Among the Australian aborigines ...

While the majority of Jewish parents still opt to circumcise their boys, a small but growing number are wavering. The stories of two families... Circumcision: Age-Old Rite Faces Modern Concerns For ...

For many couples, having a baby is a spiritual experience. For Jews, there's another, religious, element that is intrinsic to the Jewish identity. Nearly all Jewish parents have their baby boys ...