American pediatrics group cites benefits of male circumcision
<p><span word="Circumcision">Circumcision</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="practice">practice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="medically">medically</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="pediatricians">pediatricians</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="circumcision">circumcision</span> <span word="outweigh">outweigh</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="risks">risks</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="adult">adult</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="circumcised">circumcised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="circumcision">circumcision</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="AIDS">AIDS</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="sexually">sexually</span> <span word="transmitted">transmitted</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="concluded">concluded</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="universal">universal</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="circumcision">circumcision</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sub">sub</span>-<span word="Saharan">Saharan</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span> <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="and">and</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> 20 <span word="year">year</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Aaron">Aaron</span> <span word="Tobian">Tobian</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pathologist">pathologist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Johns">Johns</span> <span word="Hopkins">Hopkins</span> <span word="Medicine">Medicine</span>, <span word="studied">studied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="circumcision">circumcision</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="randomized">randomized</span> <span word="trials">trials</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="circumcision">circumcision</span> <span word="reduces">reduces</span> <span word="HIV">HIV</span>, <span word="genital">genital</span> <span word="herpes">herpes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="papillomavirus">papillomavirus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="causes">causes</span> <span word="penile">penile</span> <span word="cancer">cancer</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="Judaism">Judaism</span>, <span word="male">male</span> <span word="circumcision">circumcision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obligatory">obligatory</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rite">rite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="passage">passage</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="manhood">manhood</span>. <span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreskin">foreskin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="penis">penis</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="circumcision">circumcision</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unnecessary">unnecessary</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="public">public</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="procedure">procedure</span>.</p>
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