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|Text=As an American physician, I am extremely disappointed in these recommendations. My most important job as a physician is to protect the health and well-being of my community. [[Circumcision]] is a [[Circumcision risks|dangerous]], detrimental procedure that must end in our country, just as it has been shunned by other medically-advanced countries.

This statement considers the very modest [[Arguments pro circumcision|potential medical benefit]], while ignoring other important considerations. First of all, condoms and other safe sex practices will always be more effective and important than [[circumcision]] for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and our efforts should be focused accordingly. To give one a false sense of security that [[circumcision]] fully prevents [[Circumcision and HIV|STIs/HIV]] would be a true disservice. We must also carefully interpret data regarding the [[circumcision]] for the prevention of any STI, as many studies have failed to show this correlation (PubMedID: 23710368<ref>{{REFjournal

This statement considers the very modest [[Arguments pro circumcision|potential medical benefit]], while ignoring other important considerations. First of all, condoms and other safe sex practices will always be more effective and important than [[circumcision]] for prevention of [[Circumcision and STDs| sexually transmitted diseases]] and our efforts should be focused accordingly. To give one a false sense of security that [[circumcision]] fully prevents [[Circumcision and HIV|STIs/HIV]] would be a true disservice. We must also carefully interpret data regarding the [[circumcision]] for the prevention of any STI, as many studies have failed to show this correlation (PubMedID: 23710368<ref>{{REFjournal

|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23710368/

|title=Sexually transmitted infections and male circumcision: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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* [[CDC]]

* [[The Activist MD]]

* [[United States of America]]

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   |Text=As an American physician, I am extremely disappointed in these recommendations. My most important job as a physician is to protect the health and well-being of my community. [[Circumcision]] is a [[Circumcision risks|dangerous]], detrimental procedure that must end in our country, just as it has been shunned by other medically-advanced countries.
-This statement considers the very modest [[Arguments pro circumcision|potential medical benefit]], while ignoring other important considerations. First of all, condoms and other safe sex practices will always be more effective and important than [[circumcision]] for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and our efforts should be focused accordingly. To give one a false sense of security that [[circumcision]] fully prevents [[Circumcision and HIV|STIs/HIV]] would be a true disservice. We must also carefully interpret data regarding the [[circumcision]] for the prevention of any STI, as many studies have failed to show this correlation (PubMedID: 23710368<ref>{{REFjournal
+This statement considers the very modest [[Arguments pro circumcision|potential medical benefit]], while ignoring other important considerations. First of all, condoms and other safe sex practices will always be more effective and important than [[circumcision]] for prevention of [[Circumcision and STDs| sexually transmitted diseases]] and our efforts should be focused accordingly. To give one a false sense of security that [[circumcision]] fully prevents [[Circumcision and HIV|STIs/HIV]] would be a true disservice. We must also carefully interpret data regarding the [[circumcision]] for the prevention of any STI, as many studies have failed to show this correlation (PubMedID: 23710368<ref>{{REFjournal
   |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23710368/
   |title=Sexually transmitted infections and male circumcision: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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 * [[CDC]]
 * [[The Activist MD]]
+* [[United States of America]]
 {{REF}}