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1 How to Decide Whether to Circumcise
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2 babysugar Diaries: Circumcision Gone Awry
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3 How Far Would You Go to Circumcise?
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4 Did Mom Feel Bad While Baby Boy Was Being Circumcised?
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5 Circumcision Will Be Preteen's Choice
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6 Lil Find: Bris Tee
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7 Do You Know the Facts About Circumcision?
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8 Lil Links: Denmark May Ban Circumcision
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9 Lil Links: Cool Mom Says No To Circumcision
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10 Do You Know the Facts About Circumcision?
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11 Circumcision Tales Continued
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12 Possible Policy Change Regarding Circumcision
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13 Circumcision Will Not Be Banned in California Anytime Soon
To cut or not to cut? That's the choice parents of newborn boys face when deciding whether circumcision is the right choice for them. It's a choice that a lot of people, often referring to themselves as "intactivists," don't feel parents should have. Anticircumcision groups in San Francisco gathered over 7,000 signatures in support of a ballot measure that would essentially outlaw circumcision Read more
These days it seems like circumcision is the new abortion, at least if you compare the heated rhetoric surrounding the debate. Russell Crowe angered some fans after he took to his Twitter feed this week to call circumcision "barbaric and stupid." While Eli Roth, the Jewish director of Russell's new film, says it was just a joking exchange between friends, the reaction to the tweets offers more Read more
This week's confession comes from our anonymous Confession Booth group in the TrèsSugar Community. Weigh in with your advice below. I'm dating this guy I'm into, but just had a chance to see what he's packing. And he's uncircumcised! It sort of took me off guard, but I really don't want to be turned off. Any advice?? There's lots of great stuff going on in our community — join it, check it Read more
Hearing "It's a boy!" is a thrilling experience for parents who hoped to raise a son, but one of the first major decisions a mom and dad has to make is whether or not to circumcise their son. A San Francisco man wants to outlaw this practice because he believes it be genital mutilation. While the procedure is a common one when performed shortly after the boy's arrival, it can be more Read more
When it comes to circumcision, recent American parents have a clear-cut opinion: they overwhelming oppose it. In 2009, only 32.5 percent of baby boys born in America we're circumcised, down from 56 percent in 2006. While the data presented at the international AIDS conference last month has yet to be published, officials say it does represent a sharp downward trend. Those who favor the procedure Read more
The circumcision debate aside, how does a new mom feel when it's time for her sweet baby to get snipped? Parents decide to physically alter their son's anatomy for many reasons including cultural and religious traditions and health concerns. Though a mother may be confident in her choice to have her child circumcised, it doesn't mean she won't feel bad while he's undergoing the procedure at his Read more
Should the government help decide if your son is circumcised? Ten years after the American Association of Pediatrics issued a policy statement suggesting that circumcision of newborn boys is not necessary if they are taught proper hygiene, the Centers for Disease Control is considering making the procedure routine in an effort to prevent the spread of HIV. After studying the effectiveness of Read more
There's been a big push in Africa to get men circumcised in order to reduce their risk of contracting HIV. A recent study dedicated to evaluating the health benefits of male circumcision in Uganda decided to go further and see how the practice impacted a patient's sex life. The results show that 40 percent of women said that they had more satisfying sex after their partner was circumcised. (Note: Read more
In 1960, 90 percent of American boys were circumcised. Today, studies put the rate at about 57 percent. Since circumcision is not a given anymore, parents struggle with the decision of whether or not to snip a tiny piece of foreskin from their sons' penises. Some families point to religious or medical reasons for circumcision (uncircumcised males may have a higher risk of health problems in the Read more
Following babysugar's tale of circumcision woe, our lil team was buzzing about the procedure and the specific circumstances in which fellow mamas found themselves after giving birth to bouncing baby boys. While some had a hard time deciding whether to get their son snipped, others didn't give it a second thought for religious or personal reasons. One colleague said she'd do it again if she had Read more
