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In the Jewish religious tradition it is done at eight days of age. Muslims can do it anytime before puberty, and the elective non religious circumcisions which are still popular in the US are performed within the first two days of being born. However regardless of the reason there are no medical reasons for this procedure, other than the prevention of cancer, the prevention of urinary tract infection, and the hindrance of AIDS.

  • Professors Cochen and McCurdy state that the incidence of penile cancer in the U.S. is "essentially zero" among circumcised men.
  • Studies at Johns Hopkins University Medical School in Baltimore have concluded that circumcised men are six to eight times less likely to become infected with HIV (Reuters, March 25, 2004).
  • Circumcised boys are also 10 to 39 times less likely to develop urinary tract infections during infancy than uncircumcised boys. As a result of studies like these, a number of prestigious medical organizations such as the California Medical Association have recognized the benefits of circumcision.
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