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Re:Adversarial childhood events are associated with Sudden I... by fullshark on Sunday July 29, 2018 @12:15PM (#17638822)
Aren't the only benefits a slight decrease in STD transmission + easier cleaning of smegma? I think it remains mostly due to status quo bias. I can't imagine the medical community recommending another body modification with only two things that minor in favor of doing it.
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Re:Adversarial childhood events are associated with Sudden I... by rootusrootus on Sunday July 29, 2018 @12:24PM (#17638880)
Also, the STD transmission angle is suspect. Last I checked, a lot of it was based on studies out of Africa. There are lots of reasons to think that is apples to oranges. Comparing to other modern Western nations with a very low circumcision rate yields different conclusions.
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Re:Adversarial childhood events are associated with Sudden I... by tboughen on Sunday July 29, 2018 @01:42PM (#17639318)
Indeed. A study in Africa I read about halted the trial part way through on ethical grounds because the STI contraction rate in the circumcised cohort was so much lower. However I found no evidence that they had taken into account a healing penis wound causing less frequent (zero?) intercourse for this group.
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