Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Circumcisions are sometimes performed as part of religious rituals using specific faith traditions. However, many parents have a ...

Having your newborn baby boy circumcised used to be a common practice in the United States, but in recent years, more parents are opting out. According to Charge Data Master, newborn circumcision ...

PHILADELPHIA (CN) – A defective penile-circumcision clamp caused the tip of a 7-day-old infant’s penis to be amputated, his mother claims in court. Though the mother identifies herself and ...

LOS ANGELES — Melanie Hall did not think she was putting her week-old son at risk when she brought him to a Los Angeles doctor to be circumcised. But after a nurse took the baby into an examining room ...

Circumcision is a surgical operation to remove the foreskin of the penis. An adult may decide to undergo this procedure for religious, cosmetic, medical, or cultural reasons. Circumcision is fairly ...

A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is likely to throw fuel on the fiery controversy surrounding male infant circumcision. The AAP's statement touts the medical ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Circumcision. It’s a delicate procedure and a loaded word, filled with ...

October 12, 2006 (Atlanta) — Sutureless circumcision with 2-octyl cyanoacrylate (2-OCA, Dermabond) appears to be a safe and cosmetically appealing alternative to standard suturing, according to the ...

Male circumcision is considered the oldest, most frequently performed surgery in the world, yet it remains controversial. According to Dr. Greg Marchand, an ob-gyn at the Marchand Institute for ...