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Dr. [[Adrienne Carmack]], MD, is a board-certified urologist and mother of three children, none of whom are [[Circumcision|circumcised]]. She is the author of "Reclaiming My Birth Rights: A Mother’s Wisdom Triumphs Over the Harmful Practices of Her Medical Profession"<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Birth-Rights-Practices-Profession/dp/0990306003/</ref> and [[The Good Mommy's Guide to her Little Boy's Penis]].<ref>{{REFweb
Dr. [[Adrienne Carmack]], MD, is a board-certified urologist and mother of three children, none of whom are [[Circumcision|circumcised]]. She is the author of "Reclaiming My Birth Rights: A Mother’s Wisdom Triumphs Over the Harmful Practices of Her Medical Profession"<ref>https://www.amazon.com/Reclaiming-Birth-Rights-Practices-Profession/dp/0990306003/</ref> and [[The Good Mommy's Guide to her Little Boy's Penis]].<ref>{{REFweb
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Dr. Carmack has been studying urology since 2003. She went into urology because she loved the mix of emergency and long-term care. Some patients need a quick fix, and some need long-term help exploring their illness and finding the best treatment. Urology is a fun and rewarding specialty that offers great potential to help others!
Dr. Carmack has been studying urology since 2003. She went into urology because she loved the mix of emergency and long-term care. Some patients need a quick fix, and some need long-term help exploring their illness and finding the best treatment. Urology is a fun and rewarding specialty that offers great potential to help others!


Unfortunately, Dr. Carmack has also witnessed the harm that often comes from medical interventions. In her training, repairing complications from newborn circumcision, a completely unnecessary surgery, was a frequent task that had to be performed.
Unfortunately, Dr. Carmack has also witnessed the harm that often comes from medical interventions. In her training, repairing [[Risks and complications| complications]] from newborn circumcision, a completely unnecessary surgery, was a frequent task that had to be performed.


Dr. Carmack was an outstanding speaker at the 2014 [[Genital Autonomy America|Genital Autonomy]] Symposium in Boulder, Colorado.
Dr. Carmack was an outstanding speaker at the 2014 [[Genital Autonomy America|Genital Autonomy]] Symposium in Boulder, Colorado.