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| View Larger Image | Circumcision, Sex, God, and Science: Modern Health Benefits of an Ancient Ritual | Paperbackby Edgar J. Schoen MD (Author)
| List Price: | $15.99 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | BookSurge Publishing | | Page Count: | 196 Pages | | Publication Date: | April 03, 2009 | | Sales Rank: | 1,467,784st |
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Newborn circumcision results in lifetime medical benefits. There are many health advantages, and surgical risks are minimal. Of greatest benefit is 60% protection against acquiring HIV/AIDS, and 6 African countries have started mass circumcision programs. Other sexually transmitted infections with protection include human papilloma virus (the cause of penile and cervical cancer) and genital herpes, which can result in death or brain damage in newborns. There is prevention of infant kidney infections, foreskin infections, local skin diseases and retraction problems, along with ease of genital hygiene. Women prefer the circumcised penis- cleaner sex is better and more varied. The newborn period is the window of opportunity since the foreskin is thinner (no sutures needed), and babies have higher levels of stress hormones and recover quickly. Circumcision is an important worldwide public health measure. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 1.0 based on 1 review)
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a sad joke by Thomas Tobin (Massachusetts, USA)  1 Stars
April 30, 2009
Go figure. Ask all the circumcised Americans who died of AIDS, how much their circumcisions benefited them. Why do uncircumcised Europeans have a lower rate of infection of HIV and HPV, than mostly circumcised Americans?
Schoen has made circumcision his life's work. How can you expect the author of the poem "Ode to Circumcision" to be presenting anything balanced, or impartial?
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