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'''{{FULLPAGENAME}}''' sorts out circumcision myths and circumcision facts.
==Video==
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<youtube>7wIew1NFQSE</youtube>
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- 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 [[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 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
|url=http://www.circumstitions.com/Care.html
|title=Care of the intact penis
|accessdate=2019-12-07
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|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.
- 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" />
- 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.