The prevalence of circumcision is the percentage of males in a given population who have been circumcised, with the procedure most commonly being performed...

mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) and female circumcision, is practiced in 30 countries in western, eastern, and north-eastern Africa, in parts of the Middle East and Asia...

male circumcision in early Christianity has played an important role in the history of Christianity and Christian theology. The circumcision of Jesus...

influenced by prevalence in the given area, religion, and culture. Some medical associations take the position that circumcision is an infringement of the child's...

Religious circumcision is generally performed shortly after birth, during childhood, or around puberty as part of a rite of passage. Circumcision for religious...

Circumcision In HIV Combination Prevention in 2016 found "large benefits" of circumcision in settings with high HIV prevalence and low circumcision prevalence...

Circumcision likely has ancient roots among several ethnic groups in sub-equatorial Africa, Egypt, and Arabia, though the specific form and extent of...

Circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis. In the most common form of the operation, the foreskin is extended with forceps...

involving circumcision. In the case of non-therapeutic circumcision of children, proponents of laws in favor of the procedure often point to the rights of the...

Circumcision in Africa, and the rites of initiation in Africa, as well as "the frequent resemblance between details of ceremonial procedure in areas thousands...

Circumcision has played a significant cultural, social, and religious role in various global cultures over the course of world history. This has subsequently...

Male circumcision has been a subject of controversy for a number of reasons including religious, ethical, sexual, and medical. During the late 19th and...

(FGM/C) and female circumcision) is the ritual cutting or removal of some or all of the vulva. The practice is found in some countries of Africa, Asia and...

Circumcision surgical procedure in males involves either a conventional "cut and stitch" surgical procedure or use of a circumcision instrument or device...

Genital modifications are forms of body modifications applied to the human sexual organs, such as piercings, circumcision, or labiaplasty. The term genital...

widespread view among practitioners of female genital mutilation (FGM) that it is a religious requirement, although prevalence rates often vary according to...

Tulì is a Filipino rite of male circumcision. It has a long historical tradition and is considered an obligatory rite of passage for males; those who have...

Orthodox Church calls for circumcision, with near-universal prevalence among Orthodox men in Ethiopia. Many countries with majorities of Christian adherents...

heterosexual epidemics and high HIV and low male circumcision prevalence. New Data on Male Circumcision and HIV Prevention: Policy and Programme Implications...

measures may be effective. Choice of treatment is often determined by whether circumcision is viewed as an option of last resort or as the preferred course...

ISBN 978-1-4398-0807-8. OCLC 314774041. Male circumcision : global trends and determinants of prevalence, safety, and acceptability. Helen Weiss, World...

men in the Free State Province of South Africa as well as in Lesotho. The prevalence of traditional male circumcision among the Sotho people, who mostly...

caution is needed in their interpretation of final results specially in the case of subjective field matters, as some of these rankings maybe based on speculative...

putting them at risk of being impure, circumcision is discouraged in Mexico, 10% to 30% is estimated to be the prevalence of circumcision in the country, but...

lengthening or reconstruction), frenectomy, or circumcision. There are a variety of different circumcision techniques in which the frenulum can be spared...

may also be acquired (iatrogenic) after circumcision or other penile surgery, resulting from excessive removal of ventral penile skin; the penis can retract...

also known as female circumcision or female genital cutting, includes any procedure involving the removal or injury of part or all of the vulva for non-medical...

effect of circumcision on the reduction of sexual sensitivities of the male penis believe that the part of the penis that is cut during circumcision is one...

consequences including increased risk of infections, mortality and loss of human capital. The global prevalence of stunting decreased from 33% to 23% between...

2016, Lesotho's adult prevalence rate of 25% is the second highest in the world, following Eswatini. HIV has affected the majority of the general population...