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Circumcision
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 October 2011
11 Resources Found
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| Title: | Foreskin care |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Foreskin care is important for babies, boys and men. The foreskin is the sheath of skin that covers the head (glans) of the penis. Circumcision is sometimes recommended for older boys and men who have ongoing foreskin problems, such as infection, that don't respond to other forms of treatment. Circumcision usually requires epidural or general anaesthesia and about six weeks of recovery. |
| Date: | Aug 2011 |
| Title: | Secret boy's business! |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | 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. |
| Date: | Jul 2011 |
| Title: | Male circumcision for prevention of homosexual acquisition of HIV in men |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | At present there is no completed randomised controlled trial that has assessed the effects of male circumcision on acquisition of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men (MSM). Results from observational studies sug... |
| Date: | May 2011 |
| Title: | Circumcision |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | 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. |
| Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Title: | The circumcision procedure |
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| Publisher: | Virtual Medical Centre.com |
| Description: | Circumcision is a surgical procedure in which the foreskin (also known as the prepuce) is cut from the penis. It is not performed routinely for any medical conditions. |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | Circumcision |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | 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. |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Circumcision - surgical procedures |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | 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. |
| Date: | Mar 2010 |
| Title: | Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Results from three large randomised controlled trials conducted in Africa have shown strong evidence that male circumcision prevents men in the general population from acquiring HIV from heterosexual sex. At a local level, further research will be neede... |
| Date: | Sep 2008 |
| Title: | Caudal epidural block versus other methods of postoperative pain relief for circumcision in boys |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Postoperative pain following circumcision frequently results in crying, restlessness and agitation that may be associated with an increased incidence of bleeding. Therefore, pain needs to be anticipated and effectively controlled. Caudal epidural block ... |
| Date: | Apr 2008 |
| Title: | Pain relief for neonatal circumcision |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | 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... |
| Date: | Aug 2005 |
| Title: | Lidocaine-prilocaine cream for analgesia during circumcision in newborn boys |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | A single dose of lidocaine-prilocaine cream (EMLA) is safe and lessens the pain of circumcision.EMLA cream includes a mixture of local anaesthetics. It provides reliable anaesthesia for painful procedures in children and adults. Adverse effects have bee... |
| Date: | May 1999 |
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