What are your thoughts on infant male circumcision? There's one side that says it's healthy, hygienic and a good idea. Another camp goes so far as to say it's barbaric and cruel. In light of a new ...

U.S. health officials on Tuesday released a draft of long-awaited federal guidelines on circumcision, saying medical evidence supports having the procedure done and health insurers should pay for it.

Scientific evidence shows that the health benefits of circumcising baby boys outweigh the risks, America’s top pediatrics group said Monday. But the “benefits are not great enough to recommend routine ...

Something about being circumcised may offer men a degree of protection from developing prostate cancer later in life, suggests a new study from Canada. Researchers suspect the connection may be the ...

Revising its policy on circumcision for the first time in 13 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics now says that the preventative health benefits of infant circumcision clearly outweigh the risks.

CHICAGO – The nation's most influential pediatricians group says the health benefits of circumcision in newborn boys outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it. In its latest policy ...

A systematic review links male circumcision to significantly lower risk of Cervical Cancer and lesions in female partners.

(CNN) — Scientific evidence shows that the health benefits of circumcising baby boys outweigh the risks, America’s top pediatrics group said Monday. But the “benefits are not great enough to recommend ...

The health benefits of circumcision outweigh the procedure's risks, and the operation should be covered by insurance, according to new recommendations from an influential group of doctors. The ...

If rates of circumcision among infant boys continue to drop in the U.S., it could lead to billions of dollars in added health care costs and increases in sexually transmitted infections among men, ...

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 ...

Los Angeles-- Declining rates of circumcision among infants will translate into billions of dollars' worth of unnecessary medical costs in the United States as the boys grow up and become sexually ...