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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jindc]...posting anti-practice web sites to prove your point doesn't prove your point.  It's like quoting the CATO institute when you're trying to be non-paritsan on economics.  
Find a reputable organization (AMA, ACOG, whatever) and quote that. Just like in college/grad school if you ever went and/or had to cite statistics to back up your argument(s).  [/quote]

Not PP but:

"Are there any health benefits associated with circumcision?
Circumcised infants appear to have less risk of urinary tract infections than uncircumcised infants. The risk of urinary tract infection in both groups is low. It may help prevent cancer of the penis, a rare condition.
Some research suggests that circumcision may decrease the risk of a man getting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from an infected female partner. It is possible that circumcision may decrease the risk of passing HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases from an infected man to a female partner. [b]At the present time, there is not enough information to recommend routine newborn circumcision for health reasons.[/b]
Are there any risks associated with circumcision?
[b]Possible complications include bleeding, infection, and scarring.[/b] In rare cases, too much of the foreskin or not enough foreskin is removed. More surgery sometimes is needed to correct these problems."

My own OB very strongly recommended we not do it. He sent me to this site, which is opposed to circ, but is strongly-evidence based. My OB is a member of the organization.

http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/pdf/shortguide03-04.pdf[/quote]

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