Articles (32)

Editor's Picks:

http://www.noharmm.org/separated.htm
Editor's Pick Separated at Birth - Did Circumcision Ruin Your Sex Life? Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   by Mark Jenkins - photographs by Bill Emory - Men's Health - July/August 1998 - This article follows an infant male through a typical circumcision process in a US hospital. Explanatory text and photos support the main story line.
   http://www.noharmm.org/separated.htm
http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/fleiss.html
Editor's Pick The Case Against Circumcision Open in a new browser window Editor's Pick
   by Paul M. Fleiss, MD, - Mothering: The Magazine of Natural Family Living - Winter 1997 - Premier article describing the functions of the natural foreskin and why it is necessary for lifelong optimal health of the male.
   http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/fleiss.html

Sites:

http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?ID=2662
Anesthetic Cream Cuts Circumcision Pain Open in a new browser window
   Pain-relieving creams can take some of the pain out of circumcision for male infants undergoing the procedure.
   http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?ID=2662
http://www.menweb.org/circ.htm
Articles on Circumcision Open in a new browser window
   Articles and resources presented by Men Web.
   http://www.menweb.org/circ.htm
http://www.user1.netcarrier.com/~albfie/page2a.htm
Botched circumcision leads to $360,000 in damages; The cruel cut that ruined a man's life Open in a new browser window
   By Bruce Butler - A 26 year old man receives damage settlement after a doctor admitted he botched a circumcision operation (on the victim when he was an infant) which left the man with a badly deformed penis. This article is presented in both Spanish and
   http://www.user1.netcarrier.com/~albfie/page2a.htm
http://www.westword.com/extra/foreskin.html
Boys and Their Hoods Open in a new browser window
   by Chris LaMorte - Westword - Two guys take personal growth to the extreme in a quest to bring foreskins to the fore. - Includes description of T-tape restoration technique.
   http://www.westword.com/extra/foreskin.html
http://www.cirp.org/library/
CIRP: Circumcision Reference Library Open in a new browser window
   An online collection of abstracts, full text articles, and other material relating to male circumcision.
   http://www.cirp.org/library/
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/316/7144/1616/a
Children Have Feelings Too Open in a new browser window
   Views and reviews by Anne McFadyen as published in the British Medical Journal.
   http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/316/7144/1616/a
http://www.fathermag.com/health/circ/gmas/
Circumcision - Genital Mutilation American Style Open in a new browser window
   By Rio Cruz - Fathering Magazine Jan 1999 - How a father discovered, too late, that circumcision is not a good thing.
   http://www.fathermag.com/health/circ/gmas/
http://dir.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/10/26feature.html
Circumcision In America Open in a new browser window
   by Debra S. Ollivier - Salon Magazine feature article (Oct 1998) How did a medically pointless procedure become a routine practice performed on a majority of American males?
   http://dir.salon.com/mwt/feature/1998/10/26feature.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/gcd/DOC/spock.html
Circumcision: It's Not Necessary Open in a new browser window
   Benjamin Spock, M.D. - Redbook - April 1989 - Dr. Spock now believes that circumcision of males is traumatic, painful, and of questionable value.
   http://faculty.washington.edu/gcd/DOC/spock.html
http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/
Complications Of Circumcision - CIRP Open in a new browser window
   Articles about the complications of circumcision and their treatments, not including repair of the circumcision itself.
   http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/
http://infocirc.org/vice.htm
Don't Believe the Knife: Circumcision is a Bad Habit Open in a new browser window
   by Trudy Goldenberg - Vice Magazine (Feb 1999)
   http://infocirc.org/vice.htm
http://www.drgreene.com/960429.asp
Dr. Greene's house calls Open in a new browser window
   Dr. Greene discusses the advantages and disadvantages of performing a circumcision on a newborn.
   http://www.drgreene.com/960429.asp
http://www.salon.com/aug97/mothers/circ970820.html
Foreskin or against it? - Is circumcision the unkindest cut of all? Open in a new browser window
   by Hank Hyena - Salon Magazine - "you need a flesh-cap," I snickered, "because winters are frightfully cold in Helsinki." My Finnish friend Paavo and I tease each other incessantly about cultural differences. A primary source of amusem
   http://www.salon.com/aug97/mothers/circ970820.html
http://www.cirp.org/library/history/gollaher/
From Ritual to Science: The Medical Transformation of Circumcision in America Open in a new browser window
   Article by David L. Gollaher, California Health Care Institute - Journal of Social History (Fall 1994).
   http://www.cirp.org/library/history/gollaher/
http://www.infocirc.org/fourn.htm
I Think This Child has an Infected Penis after Neonatal Circumcision Open in a new browser window
   Case report and pictures describing complications following circumcision using the Plastibell technique.
   http://www.infocirc.org/fourn.htm
http://www.acsh.org/publications/priorities/0904/circno.html
Is Circumcision Healthy? Open in a new browser window
   Dr. Robert S. Van Howe explains adverse effects of circumcision from infancy to adulthood.
   http://www.acsh.org/publications/priorities/0904/circno.html
http://faculty.washington.edu/gcd/CIRCUMCISION/v1n1.html#article1
Modern Circumcision: An Escalation of Ritual Open in a new browser window
   by George C. Denniston, M.D. M.P.H. - The Virtual Journal - Illustrated history of circumcision including materials and methods
   http://faculty.washington.edu/gcd/CIRCUMCISION/v1n1.html#article1
http://www.eskimo.com/~gburlin/mgm/hampton1.html
Negative Aspects Of Routine Infant Circumcision Open in a new browser window
   By Wayne Hampton - 19 November 1994
   http://www.eskimo.com/~gburlin/mgm/hampton1.html
http://www.noharmm.org/oregon.htm
Oregon Retracts Foreskin Coverage: No More Clip Jobs Open in a new browser window
   Napa Valley Men's Network, 1994 - "Of particular note, a newly un-insured item in the Oregon Plan is circumcision. The men's movement, tiny and underfunded as it is, has made some progress in eliminating the routine genital mutilation of men in Ameri
   http://www.noharmm.org/oregon.htm
http://www.noharmm.org/missing.htm
Part of Us is Missing: The Ritual Mutilation of Male Children Open in a new browser window
   In the 1800s, fundamentalist preachers, who equated sexual gratification with "sin", seized the Jewish tradition of circumcision as a method of reducing the potential for sexual pleasure by male children.
   http://www.noharmm.org/missing.htm
http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/
Psychological Aspects of Circumcision Open in a new browser window
   Articles relevant to the psychological, neurological, and sociological effects of male circumcision.
   http://www.cirp.org/library/psych/
http://nurses.cirp.org/R.N._Conscientious_Objecto.html
R.N. Conscientious Objectors to Infant Circumcision: A Model for Nurse Empowerment Open in a new browser window
   Describes the historical precedent of nurses organizing and taking a leadership role in reforming the medical practice of circumcision.
   http://nurses.cirp.org/R.N._Conscientious_Objecto.html
http://www.circumcision.org/studies.htm
Recent Medical Studies on Circumcision Open in a new browser window
   A collection of reports in medical journals.
   http://www.circumcision.org/studies.htm
http://www.ctw.org/babyworkshop/library/article/0,3170,Mzk2MSw2NDYwMQ==,00.html
Rethinking Circumcision Open in a new browser window
   Expert advice from Sesame Street Parents magazine. Article reviews the American Academy of Pediatrics stance against circumcision. (scroll down to article)
   http://www.ctw.org/babyworkshop/library/article/0,3170,Mzk2MSw2NDYwMQ==,00.html
http://dir.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/11/circumcision/index.html
Sexy penises Open in a new browser window
   by Hank Hyena - Salon Magazine - The circumcision decision could affect a baby's future sex life.
   http://dir.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/11/circumcision/index.html
http://www.cirp.org/library/history/hodges-warner/
The Right to Our Own Bodies Open in a new browser window
   The History of Male Circumcision in the U.S. by Frederick Hodges and Jerry W. Warner - This article appeared in the Nov 1995 issue of M.E.N. Magazine
   http://www.cirp.org/library/history/hodges-warner/
http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_01.22.98/plus/feelings.html
The Uncut Truth Open in a new browser window
   by Bruce LaBruce - Eye Magazine
   http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_01.22.98/plus/feelings.html
http://infocirc.org/mf0899.htm
The first cut - Do uncircumcised penises have more fun? Open in a new browser window
   By R. Daniel Foster - Men's Fitness, September 1999
   http://infocirc.org/mf0899.htm
http://www.healthcentral.com/DrDean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=8812
Who Is The Better Lover: Circumcised Or Intact Men? Open in a new browser window
   Dr. Dean Edell - Health Central - January 20, 1999 - This is the first study to look at what women said in comparing sexual experiences with sexual partners who were circumcised versus intact sexual partners.
   http://www.healthcentral.com/DrDean/DeanFullTextTopics.cfm?ID=8812
http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/37/9163.htm
Why It Is Done Open in a new browser window
   Describes the history of the procedure and medical study results.
   http://my.webmd.com/content/healthwise/37/9163.htm

Last Updated: 2004-09-28 18:21:19