Male circumcision is considered the oldest, most frequently performed surgery in the world, yet it remains controversial. According to Dr. Greg Marchand, an ob-gyn at the Marchand Institute for ...

Circumcision is a surgical operation to remove the foreskin of the penis. An adult may decide to undergo this procedure for religious, cosmetic, medical, or cultural reasons. Circumcision is fairly ...

Whether it is on an adult or a child, it is advisable that circumcision should be done by a professionally competent person under sterile conditions. With the current trend of medical male ...

Beyond physician preference and cosmetic outcome, pain is a discriminating variable when evaluating circumcision instruments. Three studies have evaluated circumcision associated pain with the use of ...

Men – boys – of my generation were either Roundheads or Cavaliers. They either had one, or they didn’t: foreskins. The Roundheads had been circumcised, the Cavaliers not. Male circumcision, the ...

Circumcision is the surgical removal of foreskin. Foreskin covers the head of a flaccid penis. When the penis is erect, the foreskin pulls back to reveal the penis. During a circumcision, a doctor ...

During circumcision a surgeon uses surgical scissors, a scalpel or surgical clamp to remove the foreskin. The skin that remains is attached to the base of the head of the penis using dissolvable ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Circumcision. It’s a delicate procedure and a loaded word, filled with ...

A doctor prepares for surgery in France. (Photo by MARTIN BUREAU / AFP) Circumcision for boys is not common in France, nonetheless it is possible for parents to have this done to their child, either ...