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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]However, the infectious disease risk of flying with a young baby is much lower than the lifetime risk of infection if the baby is left uncircumcised[/b]
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Please cite your sources, because I am calling absolutely bullshit on this. [b]Do you realize that only 40% of boys in the US are now circ'd? [/b]Worldwide only 30% are circ'd, and do you think the 70% suffer a HUGE risk? Hardy! The foreskin is there to PROTECT the head of the penis. Even back in 1999 the American Academy of Pediatrics stated: "Circumcision has been suggested as an effective method of maintaining penile hygiene since the time of the Egyptian dynasties, but there is little evidence to affirm the association between circumcision status and optimal penile hygiene." The American Medical Association supports the AAP's 1999 circumcision policy statement with regard to non-therapeutic circumcision, which they define as the non-religious, non-ritualistic, not medically necessary, elective circumcision of male newborns. They state that "policy statements issued by professional societies representing Australian, Canadian, and American pediatricians do not recommend routine circumcision of male newborns." OP you REALLY need to do some research before you start spouting words out of your ass![/quote]

Not the OP, but the latest CDC figures show that while circumcision rates are falling in the U.S., they are still, nationally, over 50 percent. It was 56.9 percent in 2008 for hospital circumcision, which of course does not capture those who have it done for religious reasons outside the hospital. The rate is slightly lower in states where Medicaid does not cover the cost. 
 http://healthland.time.com/2011/09/02/cdc-why-are-u-s-circumcision-rates-declining/

http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6034a4.htm?s_cid=mm6034a4_w[/quote]

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