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Boys are born with a hood of skin, called the foreskin, covering the head (glans) of the penis. In circumcision, the foreskin is surgically removed, exposing the end of the penis.
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Reviewed May 2008
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Circumcision
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Better Health Channel
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Circumcision is an operation to remove the foreskin of the penis. While recent research suggests that there may be some medical reasons for circumcision, it is mostly performed on babies for family, religious or cultural reasons. In Australia today, less than 10 per cent of boys are circumcised.
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May 2008
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Secret boys business!
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Whatever you may have called them when you were a little kid, in your family or among your mates, your 'privates' have got other names used by doctors and other medical professionals.
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May 2008
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Foreskin care
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Better Health Channel
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Foreskin care is important for babies, boys and men. The foreskin is the sheath of skin that covers the head (glans) of the penis. Medical conditions of the foreskin include infection, phimosis, paraphimosis and zipper injury.
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Apr 2008
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Circumcision - surgical procedures
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Better Health Channel
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Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin that covers the tip of the penis. Generally, a bell-shaped instrument is inserted under the foreskin which is then removed with scissors, scalpel or a special clamp.
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Jan 2007
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| Title: |
Circumcision
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Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
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Circumcision is the removal of the flap of skin which covers the tip of the penis. There are conflicting points of view about risks and possible benefits of circumcision.
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Nov 2005
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Pain relief for neonatal circumcision
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Circumcision is a painful procedure frequently performed on newborn baby boys without using pain relief. Available treatments include dorsal penile nerve block (DPNB), which involves injecting anesthetic at the base of the penis. Ring block is another f...
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May 2004
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Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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Circumcision in heterosexual men is associated with lower rates of HIV infection. This association is strongest in groups at high-risk of HIV infection. However there are no trials to show whether male circumcision as an intervention reduces HIV infecti...
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Apr 2003
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Circumcision
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Sydney Children's Hospital,The Children's Hospital at Westmead
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Circumcision in boys is an operation in which the foreskin or prepuce (the fold of skin that covers the end of the penis) is removed. It may be performed for medical, cultural or religious reasons.
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Aug 2001
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Lidocaine-prilocaine cream for analgesia during circumcision in newborn boys
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John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
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EMLA cream includes a mixture of local anaesthetics. It provides reliable anaesthesia for painful procedures in children and adults. Adverse effects have been limited to temporary local skin reactions such as redness. There have been concerns, thoug...
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May 1999
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