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== Circumcision promotion ==

In 1953, he and [[Donald C. Snyder]] published an influential paper in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”

In 1953, he and [[Donald C. Snyder]] published an influential paper in the ''American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology'', calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”

They also stated that [[circumcision]] immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.

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}}</ref> The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] (1971) declared, "There are no valid medical indications for circumcision in the neonatal period."<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook

|last=Committee on Fetus and Newborn

|year=1971

|title=Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants. 5th ed.

|url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1971

|location=Evanston, IL.

|publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics

|accessdate=2024-05-01

}}</ref>

Immediate circumcision of the newborn is not a current practice in the [[United States]]. Circumcision of boys is losing popularity and is being replaced by [[intactness]].

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 == Circumcision promotion ==
-In 1953, he and [[Donald C. Snyder]] published an influential paper in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
+In 1953, he and [[Donald C. Snyder]] published an influential paper in the ''American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology'', calling for the [[Routine Infant Circumcision|immediate circumcision of all males straight after birth]]. Ignoring [[Douglas Gairdner|Gairdner]] and relying heavily on the writings of [[Abraham L. Wolbarst|Wolbarst]], they insisted that “[[phimosis]]” required immediate surgical correction, and asserted that [[circumcision]] would “reduce the incidence of [[masturbation|onanism]]”, heighten male libido and “increase longevity and immunity to nearly all physical and mental illness.”
 They also stated that [[circumcision]] immediately after birth was convenient for the doctor and in the financial best interests of the hospital. Leading obstetrical textbooks were soon rewritten to include Miller and Snyder’s recommendations.
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+  |url=https://oce.ovid.com/journals/smeda/197003000/00007611-197003000-00014
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+}}</ref> The [[American Academy of Pediatrics]] (1971) declared, "There are no valid medical indications for circumcision in the neonatal period."<ref name="aap1971">{{REFbook
+ |last=Committee on Fetus and Newborn
+ |year=1971
+ |title=Standards and Recommendation for Hospital Care of Newborn infants. 5th ed.
+ |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/statements/aap/#a1971
+ |location=Evanston, IL.
+ |publisher=American Academy of Pediatrics
+ |accessdate=2024-05-01
+ }}</ref>
+Immediate circumcision of the newborn is not a current practice in the [[United States]]. Circumcision of boys is losing popularity and is being replaced by [[intactness]].
 {{PUB}}