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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.
Follow the links below to find information about circumcision.
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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.
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Jun 2009
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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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Jun 2009
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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. 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.
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May 2009
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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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Apr 2009
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Non-therapeutic male circumcision: rapid review
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Australian Safety and Efficacy Register of New Interventional Procedures - Surgical (ASERNIP-S)
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The objective of this rapid review was to assess the safety and effectiveness of nontherapeutic male circumcision in comparison with no circumcision through a rapid systematicreview of the literature.
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Oct 2008
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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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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...
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Sep 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 2008
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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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Aug 2005
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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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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...
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May 1999
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