Besides the issues concerning penis sensitivity loss (or not), circumcision is regarded by many as being a hygienic operation. Some like to see in it as an anti-HIV weapon. But despite the myth surrounding circumcision, it appears that the procedure does not protect men against common sexually transmitted diseases (S... |
21 March 2008 14:06 GMT |
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Weird like it sounds, about 20% of indigenous cultures worldwide practice male genital cutting, varying from circumcision to the removal of a testicle. Now, we know also why: Chris Wilson, a doctoral candidate in Cornell's Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, says that this decreases the chances of fertiliza... |
8 March 2008 03:52 GMT |
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There is a vivid debate about circumcision: is it a violation of the boy's rights? Many say it is a genital mutilation, decreasing penis sensitivity and causing both physical and psychological damage, similar to what they do in west/central/northeastern Africa to women, while others see its benefits. Beyond hygi... |
7 January 2008 14:06 GMT |
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Religious circumcision is universal in Muslims and Jews and for medical reasons it is also common amongst Christians in US. But while many say it is a genital mutilation, decreasing penis sensitivity and causing both physical and psychological damage, similar to what they do in west/central/northeastern Africa to wom... |
10 December 2007 14:06 GMT |
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This is seen by many people as a form of genital mutilation, similar to what they do in west/central/northeastern Africa to women, practice aimed to decrease sexual sensitivity and pleasure. Many researches have revealed a decreased penis sensitivity in the case of circumcised penises. But a new research made at the ... |
28 July 2007 05:02 GMT |
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Muslims, Jews and most Americans should envy most European males. Because indeed, uncircumcised penises give more sexual pleasure. Even if infant male circumcision is the most common medical procedure in the US, it has received little research over its long-term-health impact. We are talking about the effects of surg... |
15 June 2007 15:06 GMT |
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South Africa, the nation with the largest number of HIV-infected people in the world (5.5 million, representing 10.8 % of the population) has found the solution: mass circumcision. This is the solution found by South African AIDS, asking for a mass circumcision program after researches revealed it decreased the rate ... |
8 June 2007 17:06 GMT |
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Many of those fanatics have all the personal reasons to be enraged on the western sexuality as a new research in the British Journal of Urology International reveals that men with normal, intact penises have more sexual sensitivity, as much as four times, than those circumcised. The researchers found that circumcisin... |
16 April 2007 11:07 GMT |
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The recent finding that circumcision decreases HIV infection in men by up to 60% is overshadowed now by the recent discovery that the procedure could increase women's risk of infection. The new research found that if HIV-positive men do not abstain from sexual contact till the circumcision is properly healed, th... |
8 March 2007 09:32 GMT |
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