Should I have my son circumcised?

References

Citations

  1. Fetus and Newborn Committee, Canadian Paediatric Society (1996; reaffirmed 2002). Neonatal circumcision revisited. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 154(6): 769–780.

  2. Task Force on Circumcision, American Academy of Pediatrics (1999). Circumcision policy statement. Pediatrics, 103(3): 686–693.

  3. Siegfried N, et al. (2003). Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (3). Oxford: Update Software.

  4. Auvert B, et al. (2005). Randomized, controlled intervention trial of male circumcision for reduction of HIV infection risk: The ANRS 1265 Trial. PLoS Medicine, 2(11): 1–22. Also available online: http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020298.

Other Works Consulted

  • Auvert B, et al. (2005). Randomized, controlled intervention trial of male circumcision for reduction of HIV infection risk: The ANRS 1265 Trial. PLoS Medicine, 2(11): 1–22. Also available online: http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pmed.0020298.

  • Castellsague X, et al. (2002). Male circumcision, penile human papillomavirus infection, and cervical cancer in female partners. New England Journal of Medicine, 346(15): 1105–1112.

  • Singh-Grewal D, et al. (2005). Circumcision for the prevention of urinary tract infection in boys: A systematic review of randomised trials and observational studies. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 90(8): 853–858.



Author: Douglas Dana
Debby Golonka, MPH
Last Updated: April 15, 2008
Medical Review: Anne C. Poinier, MD - Internal Medicine
Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics
Peter Anderson, MD, FRCS(C) - Pediatric Urology

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