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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' sorts out circumcision myths and circumcision facts.

==Video==

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- MYTH: Almost all men are circumcised.

- MYTH: Almost all men are [[circumcised]].

- FACT: Not so much. Globally, fewer than a third of all men are circumcised [World Health Organization, 2008].. And in the USA, fewer than half of all boys born in conventional hospitals from 2006-2009 were circumcised.<ref name="rabin2010">{{REFweb

- FACT: Not so much. Globally, fewer than a third of all men are circumcised [World Health Organization, 2008].. And in the [[United States| USA]], fewer than half of all boys born in conventional hospitals from 2006-2009 were circumcised.<ref name="rabin2010">{{REFweb

|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/research/17circ.html?

|title=Steep drop seen in circumcisions in U.S.

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- MYTH: It's just a bit of skin; he won't miss it.

- MYTH: It's just a bit of [[skin]]; he won't miss it.

- FACT: The prepuce ([[foreskin]]) contains about 10,000 super-specialized nerve endings and a few feet of blood vessels. It's important for sex, but it also protects the penis. Trust us, he'll miss it.<ref name="AAP-CPS"/>

- FACT: The prepuce ([[foreskin]]) contains about [[20,000 nerve endings|10,000 super-specialized nerve endings]] and a few feet of blood vessels. It's important for sex, but it also protects the [[penis]]. Trust us, he'll miss it.<ref name="AAP-CPS"/>

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- MYTH: It's easier to take care of a circumcised penis.

- MYTH: It's easier to take care of a [[circumcised]] penis.

- FACT: All you have to do with a child's intact penis is [http://www.nocirc.org/publish/4pam.pdf leave it alone]. As the boy reaches puberty, he'll be able to [[Retraction of the foreskin| retract his foreskin]] and rinse it as necessary. Not a big deal.<ref>{{REFweb

- FACT: All you have to do with a child's [[intact]] penis is [http://www.nocirc.org/publish/4pam.pdf leave it alone]. As the boy reaches [[puberty]], he'll be able to [[Retraction of the foreskin| retract his foreskin]] and rinse it as necessary. Not a big deal.<ref>{{REFweb

|url=http://www.circumstitions.com/Care.html

|title=Care of the intact penis

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- MYTH: Circumcision prevents penile cancer

- FACT: In a letter to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."<ref>{{REFweb

- FACT: In a letter to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine (non-therapeutic) circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."<ref>{{REFweb

|url=http://www.cancer.org/cancer/penilecancer/detailedguide/penile-cancer-prevention

|title=Can penile cancer be prevented?

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|quote=Men who aren’t circumcised can help lower their risk of penile cancer by practicing good genital hygiene.

|quote=Men who aren’t [[circumcised]] can help lower their risk of penile cancer by practicing good genital hygiene.

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- MYTH: Intact kids will get teased in the locker room.

- MYTH: [[Intact]] kids will get teased in the locker room.

- FACT: These days ~~nearly~~ 50% of boys nationwide are left intact - so the circumcised boys may be just as likely to get teased.<ref name="rabin2010" />

- FACT: These days more than 50% of boys nationwide are left intact — so the [[circumcised]] boys may be just as likely to get teased.<ref name="rabin2010" />

- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. [[Circumcision]] is a big decision - and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.

- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. [[Circumcision]] is a big decision — and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.

* [[Foreskin Care for Boys]]

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+'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' sorts out circumcision myths and circumcision facts.
+==Video==
+<br>
 <youtube>7wIew1NFQSE</youtube>
+<br>
 ----
-- MYTH: Almost all men are circumcised.
+- MYTH: Almost all men are [[circumcised]].
-- FACT: Not so much. Globally, fewer than a third of all men are circumcised [World Health Organization, 2008].. And in the USA, fewer than half of all boys born in conventional hospitals from 2006-2009 were circumcised.<ref name="rabin2010">{{REFweb
+- FACT: Not so much. Globally, fewer than a third of all men are circumcised [World Health Organization, 2008].. And in the [[United States| USA]], fewer than half of all boys born in conventional hospitals from 2006-2009 were circumcised.<ref name="rabin2010">{{REFweb
   |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/research/17circ.html?
   |title=Steep drop seen in circumcisions in U.S.
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-- MYTH: It's just a bit of skin; he won't miss it.
+- MYTH: It's just a bit of [[skin]]; he won't miss it.
-- FACT: The prepuce ([[foreskin]]) contains about 10,000 super-specialized nerve endings and a few feet of blood vessels. It's important for sex, but it also protects the penis. Trust us, he'll miss it.<ref name="AAP-CPS"/>
+- FACT: The prepuce ([[foreskin]]) contains about [[20,000 nerve endings|10,000 super-specialized nerve endings]] and a few feet of blood vessels. It's important for sex, but it also protects the [[penis]]. Trust us, he'll miss it.<ref name="AAP-CPS"/>
 ----
-- MYTH: It's easier to take care of a circumcised penis.
+- MYTH: It's easier to take care of a [[circumcised]] penis.
-- FACT: All you have to do with a child's intact penis is [http://www.nocirc.org/publish/4pam.pdf leave it alone]. As the boy reaches puberty, he'll be able to [[Retraction of the foreskin| retract his foreskin]] and rinse it as necessary. Not a big deal.<ref>{{REFweb
+- FACT: All you have to do with a child's [[intact]] penis is [http://www.nocirc.org/publish/4pam.pdf leave it alone]. As the boy reaches [[puberty]], he'll be able to [[Retraction of the foreskin| retract his foreskin]] and rinse it as necessary. Not a big deal.<ref>{{REFweb
   |url=http://www.circumstitions.com/Care.html
   |title=Care of the intact penis
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 - MYTH: Circumcision prevents penile cancer
-- FACT: In a letter to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."<ref>{{REFweb
+- FACT: In a letter to the [[American Academy of Pediatrics]], the American Cancer Society stated that it "does not consider routine (non-therapeutic) circumcision to be a valid or effective measure to prevent [penile or cervical] cancers. ...Penile cancer rates in countries which do not practice circumcision are lower than those found in the U.S."<ref>{{REFweb
   |url=http://www.cancer.org/cancer/penilecancer/detailedguide/penile-cancer-prevention
   |title=Can penile cancer be prevented?
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   |accessdate=2019-12-07
   |format=
-  |quote=Men who aren’t circumcised can help lower their risk of penile cancer by practicing good genital hygiene.
+  |quote=Men who aren’t [[circumcised]] can help lower their risk of penile cancer by practicing good genital hygiene.
 }}</ref>
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-- MYTH: Intact kids will get teased in the locker room.
+- MYTH: [[Intact]] kids will get teased in the locker room.
-- FACT: These days nearly 50% of boys nationwide are left intact - so the circumcised boys may be just as likely to get teased.<ref name="rabin2010" />
+- FACT: These days more than 50% of boys nationwide are left intact — so the [[circumcised]] boys may be just as likely to get teased.<ref name="rabin2010" />
-- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. [[Circumcision]] is a big decision - and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.
+- FINAL FACT: I'm not here to make judgement. [[Circumcision]] is a big decision — and an irreversible one. Do your homework and make the right decision for you and your boy.
+{{SEEALSO}}
+* [[Foreskin Care for Boys]]
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