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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 USA, fewer than half of all boys born in conventional hospitals from 2006-2009 were circumcised.Source:<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/research/17circ.html?_r=0</ref>

- MYTH: Circumcision is recommended by doctors and medical associations.

- FACT: In 1999, the American Academy of Pediatrics concluded that infant circumcision is not recommended as a routine procedure. The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians agree.<ref name="AAP-CPS">{{REFjournalSource: " |title=American Academy of Pediatrics: Circumcision Policy Statement". |journal=Pediatrics |volume=103 ( |issue=3): |pages=686--693. |date=March 1999. doi: |DOI=10.1542/peds.103.3.686 |pubmedID=10049981}}</ref>. PMID 10049981.

- 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.Source: <ref name="American Academy of Pediatrics: Circumcision Policy StatementAAP-CPS". Pediatrics 103 (3): 686--693. March 1999. doi:10.1542/peds.103.3.686. PMID 10049981.>

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

- FACT: All you have to do with a child's intact penis is leave it alone. As the boy reaches puberty, he'll be able to retract his foreskin and rinse it as necessary. Not a big deal.Source: <ref>http://www.circumstitions.com/Care.html</ref>

- MYTH: Circumcision prevents urinary tract infections.

- 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."Source: <ref>http://www.cancer.org/cancer/penilecancer/detailedguide/penile-cancer-prevention</ref>

- 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>http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/health/research/17circ.html</ref>

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