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Circumcision has no known medical benefits, and no major medical association recommends routine infant circumcision. Circumcision can have long lasting consequences. Circumcision removes the foreskin, a normal part of the penis that functions to protect the glans of the penis. Removal of the foreskin can cause decreased sensitivity of the penis and decreased pleasure during sexual intercourse. This is yet another reason why circumcision is becoming increasingly uncommon. Circumcision also caries with it serious risks of adverse outcomes including prolonged bleeding, infection, severe pain, and surgical error that can result in damage to the penis. For these reasons most physicians recommend against circumcision. For more information on the functions of the foreskin, see: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_functions_of_the_foreskin

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How many women who object to circumcision have experience of both states?

Good question! I only know that all women are different when it comes to circumcision.


Do Jewish women have female circumcision?

No. Female Circumcision is prohibited in Judaism and almost no Jewish women are circumcised. Female Circumcision is much more common in Africa and the Islamic World.


What are the positive effects of female circumcision practiced in Africa?

There aren't any.


Does women circumcision still exist today?

Unfortunately, yes.


Can an uncircumcised man get HIV from a women?

Circumcision has nothing to do with catching diseases


Organizations for circumcision?

No medical associations either in the United States or abroad recommend routine circumcision. Circumcision does not decrease the chance of getting any disease and has no known medical benefit. The procedure itself carries risks of complications and adverse effects, and this is why medical organizations oppose routine circumcision.


What is circumsize mean?

Circumcision is when you remove skin from genitalia. On the men the foreskin and on the women parts of the vulva or all of it. Female circumcision isn't called circumcision anymore but female mutilation since that is what it is. It's more extensive then it is on men and more damaging. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circumcision


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Can women undergo circumcision?

Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation, is a harmful practice that involves the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia. It is considered a violation of human rights and is illegal in many countries. It is important to protect women and girls from this harmful practice.


What are the potential benefits of female circumcision?

Female circumcision, also known as female genital mutilation, is a harmful practice that can lead to serious physical and psychological consequences for women and girls. There are no proven benefits to female circumcision, and it is widely condemned by international health organizations as a violation of human rights. It is important to prioritize the health and well-being of women and girls by promoting education and awareness about the dangers of this practice.


Does West Virginia medicaid cover circumcision in children?

No. it is unlikely that they would cover it unles there was something wrong with it. circumcision is an unecesary procedure that has no benefits to health. on the contrary it is bad for health and many people have to deal with the harmfull effects latter in life.


What advice can you offer parents who want to reduce their newborn son's discomfort during circumcision?

Don't do it. circumcision is an unnecessary mutilation. get the opinion of a few doctors about doing this to your child first. the effects are not only physically deleterious but in many case psychologically also.