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== Cancer ==
There are many myths surrounding the topic of [[circumcision]] that try to justify the [[foreskin]] [[amputation]], which is medically unnecessary. They are all unproven and scientifically refuted. In addition, they are legally on extremely thin ice, since [[human rights]] also apply to babies and children.
Circumcision does not reduce the risk.
* https://www.cancer.org/cancer/penile-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/prevention.html


This article which was inspired by [[intactivist]] [[Shalea Self]], tries to list them in an alphabetical order to help people find arguments against forced circumcision on minors (aka foreskin amputation aka genital mutilation) easier.


== Trauma ==
== Cancer ==
Wondered what your baby went through?
'''Myth:''' [[Penile cancer]] can be protected by [[circumcision]] in childhood.
* https://www.yourwholebaby.org/circumcision-videos


'''Myth origin:''' [[Abraham L. Wolbarst]] (1926)


'''Fact:''' Circumcision does not reduce the risk.
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.cancer.org/cancer/penile-cancer/causes-risks-prevention/prevention.html
|title=Can Penile Cancer Be Prevented?
|website=cancer.org
|publisher=American Cancer Society
|date=2017-10-19
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
== HIV ==
== HIV ==
Circumcision does not reduce the risk.
'''Myth:''' [[HIV]] can be prevented by the "vaccine" [[circumcision]].
* https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/alleged-medical-benefits/hivaids/
 
'''Myth origin:''' [[Robert C. Bailey]] (2007)


HIV resources:
'''Fact:''' Circumcision does not reduce the risk of [[HIV]]. Two population-based studies from 2021 have finally fully debunked this myth.  
* http://www.drmomma.org/2014/01/hiv-aids-circumcision-resources.html
{{Population-based studies}}


[[HIV]] resources:
* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.drmomma.org/2014/01/hiv-aids-circumcision-resources.html
|title=HIV, AIDS & Circumcision Resources
|publisher=[[Dr. Momma - peaceful parenting]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


== Pain ==
== [[Pain]] ==
Long term consequences of high levels of pain in infants
Long term consequences of high levels of circumcision [[pain]] in infants
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595204/
* {{REFjournal
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1595204/
|title=Are There Long-Term Consequences of Pain in Newborn or Very Young Infants?
|last=Page
|first=Gayle Giboney
|init=GG
|journal=J Perinat Educ
|date=2004-08
|volume=13
|issue=3
|pages=10–17
|DOI=10.1624/105812404X1725
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


Pain of circumcision and inadequate pain relief:
Pain of circumcision and inadequate pain relief:
* https://www.yourwholebaby.org/pain-management-research
* {{REFweb
* https://www.cochrane.org/CD004217/NEONATAL_pain-relief-for-neonatal-circumcision
|url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/pain-management-research
* http://www.cirp.org/library/pain/
|title=Pain Management Research
|publisher=[[Your Whole Baby]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
* {{REFjournal
|url=https://www.cochrane.org/CD004217/NEONATAL_pain-relief-for-neonatal-circumcision
|title=Pain relief for neonatal circumcision
|last=Brady-Fryer
|init=B
|last2=Wiebe
|init2=N
|last3=Lander
|init3=JA
|journal=Cochrane Library
|date=2004-10-18
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/pain/
|title=Pain of circumcision and pain control
|publisher=[[CIRP]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


96% of infants circumcised are done so without pain relief. The pain relief given (remaining 4%) is proven only mild relief with infant heart rate,  blood pressure, and cortisol levels still rising greatly during the procedure:
96% of infants [[circumcised]] are done so without [[pain]] relief. The pain relief given (remaining 4%) is proven only mild relief with infant heart rate,  blood pressure, and cortisol levels still rising greatly during the procedure:
* http://www.thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/infant-circumcision-with-anesthesia-does-it-really-help-the-pain
* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.thewholenetwork.org/twn-news/infant-circumcision-with-anesthesia-does-it-really-help-the-pain
|title=Infant Circumcision with Anesthesia: Does It Really Help the Pain?
|date=2021-08-20
|publisher=[[The Whole Network]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


Pain management/The effectiveness of anesthesia:
Pain management/The effectiveness of anesthesia:
* http://www.drmomma.org/2008/11/the-effectiveness-of-anesthesia-for.html
* {{REFweb
 
|url=http://www.drmomma.org/2008/11/the-effectiveness-of-anesthesia-for.html
|title= The Effectiveness of Anesthesia for Circumcision Pain
|last=Day
|first=Danelle
|date=2008
|publisher=[[Dr. Momma - peaceful parenting]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


== Penile inflammation ==
== Penile inflammation ==
In young boys ...
In young boys ...
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17475991/
* {{REFjournal
 
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17475991/
|title=Neonatal circumcision and penile inflammation in young boys
|last=Van Howe
|first=Robert S.
|init=RS
|author-link=Robert S. Van Howe
|journal=Clin Pediatr (Phila)
|date=2007-05
|volume=46
|issue=4
|pages=329-33
|pubmedID=17475991
|DOI=10.1177/0009922806295708
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


== Psychological consequences ==
== Psychological consequences ==
of circumcision
of circumcision
* https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-psychological-impact-of-circumcision-Goldman/eea28835decfde7b18af936e42d7e257c66c9336?p2df
* {{REFjournal
|url=https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-psychological-impact-of-circumcision-Goldman/eea28835decfde7b18af936e42d7e257c66c9336?p2df
|title=The psychological impact of circumcision
|last=Goldman
|first=Ronald
|init=R
|author-link=Ronald Goldman
|DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.0830s1093.x
|date=1999-01-01
|journal=BJU Int
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


Permanent trauma on the boys brain:
Permanent trauma on the boys brain:
* https://iaim.net/extreme-trauma-from-male-circumcision-causes-damage-to-areas-of-brain/
* {{REFweb
 
|url=https://iaim.net/extreme-trauma-from-male-circumcision-causes-damage-to-areas-of-brain/
|title=Extreme Trauma from Male Circumcision Causes Damage to Areas of Brain
|website=IAIM.net
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


== Risks ==
== Risks ==
of circumcision:
of circumcision:
* https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30502236/?i=24&from=infant%20circumcision
* {{REFjournal
 
|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30502236/?i=24&from=infant%20circumcision
 
|title=A Longitudinal Population Analysis of Cumulative Risks of Circumcision
|journal=J Surg Res
|date=2019-01
|volume=233
|pages=111-117
|DOI=10.1016/j.jss.2018.07.069
|last=Hung
|init=YC
|last2=Chang
|init2=DC
|last3=Westfal
|init3=ML
|last4=Marks
|init4=IH
|last5=Masiakos
|init5=PT
|last6=Kelleher
|init6=CM
|pubmedID=30502236
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
== Sensitivity ==
== Sensitivity ==
Decrease in penile sensitivity long term.
Decrease in penile sensitivity long term.
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23374102/
* {{REFjournal
 
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23374102/
 
|title=Male circumcision decreases penile sensitivity as measured in a large cohort
|journal=BJU Int
|date=2013-05
|volume=111
|issue=5
|pages=820-7
|DOI=10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11761.x
|last=Bronselaer
|init=GA
|last2=Schober
|init2=JM
|last3=Meyer-Bahlburg
|init3=HFL
|last4=T'Sjoen
|init4=G
|last5=Vlietinck
|init5=R
|last6=Hoebeke
|init6=PB
|pubmedID=23374102
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
== SIDS ==
== SIDS ==
Increased risk due to circumcision.
Increased risk due to circumcision.
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6412606/
* {{REFjournal
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5083856/
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6412606/
 
|title=Neonatal circumcision and prematurity are associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
 
|journal=J Clin Transl Res
|date=2019-01-10
|volume=4
|issue=2
|pages=136–151
|pubmedCID=PMC6412606
|pubmedID=30873502
|last=Elhaik
|first=Eran
|init=E
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
* {{REFjournal
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5083856/
|title=A “Wear and Tear” Hypothesis to Explain Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
|journal=Front Neurol
|date=2016
|volume=7
|issue=
|page=180
|pubmedCID=PMC5083856
|pubmedID=27840622
|last=Elhaik
|first=Eran
|init=E
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
== STI ==
== STI ==
Circumcision does not reduce the risk.
Circumcision does not reduce the risk.
* https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3081655/
* {{REFjournal
|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3081655/
|title=Adult Male Circumcision Does Not Reduce Risk of Incident Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Trichomonas vaginalis: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Kenya
|journal=J Infect Dis
|date=2009-08-01
|volume=200
|issue=3
|pages=370–378
|DOI=10.1086/600074
|pubmedCID=PMC3081655
|pubmedID=19545209
|last=Metha
|first=Supriya D.
|init=SD
|last2=Moses
|first2=Stephen
|init2=S
|author2-link=Stephen Moses
|last3=Agot
|first3=Kawango
|init3=K
|last4=Parker
|first4=Corette
|init4=C
|last5=Ndinya-Achola
|first5=Jeckoniah O.
|init5=JO
|last6=Maclean
|first6=Ian
|init6=I
|last7=Bailey
|first7=Robert C.
|init7=RC
|author7-link=Robert C. Bailey
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
== Trauma ==
Wondered what your baby went through?
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.yourwholebaby.org/circumcision-videos
|title=Types of Circumcision - Graphic Content Warning
|publisher=[[Your Whole Baby]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
== UTI ==
'''Myth:''' [[UTI]] ([[urinary tract infection]]s) can be prevented by [[circumcision]] in childhood.


'''Myth origin:''' [[Thomas E. Wiswell]] (1985)


== UTI ==
'''Fact:''' Circumcision does not prevent UTI.
and Circumcision
* {{REFweb
* https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/.../urinary.../
|url=https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/alleged-medical-benefits/urinary-tract-infections/
|title=Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs)
|publisher=[[Doctors Opposing Circumcision (D.O.C.)]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


UTI are a complication of circumcision:
In fact, [[UTI]] are a complication of circumcision:
* http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/
* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/
|title=Circumcision and urinary tract infection
|publisher=[[CIRP]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


UTI resources:
Here you find collected UTI resources:
* http://www.savingsons.org/2014/11/uti-resource-page.html
* {{REFweb
|url=http://www.savingsons.org/2014/11/uti-resource-page.html
|title=UTI Resource Page
|publisher=[[Saving Our Sons (SoS)]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


Research by subtopic:
Research by subtopic:
* IntactHealth.org/research
* {{REFweb
 
|url=https://www.intactnetwork.org/research
|title=Reseearch: Topical Resources of Study
|publisher=[[The Intact Network]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}


== Other aspects ==
== Other aspects ==
=== Nursing home debate ===
=== Nursing home debate ===
* https://www.littleimages.org/blog/nursing-home-debate/
* {{REFweb
|url=https://www.littleimages.org/blog/nursing-home-debate/
|title=The Nursing Home Argument
|last=Joe
|date=2016-06-06
|publisher=[[Little Images]]
|accessdate=2021-11-12
}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Alleged reasons for circumcision]]
* [[Arguments pro circumcision]]
* [[Circumcision#Non-medical_indications_for_circumcision|Circumpendium: Non-medical indications for circumcision]]
* [[Trauma]]
* [[United States of America]]
{{LINKS}}
 
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