So, apparently, the circumcision should be done before 1 month of age for there to be a clear health benefit.
Of course, that is just one study; my experience with studies such as that is that the data may or may not say anything, and the interpretations often reflect the biases of the researchers; i.e., other conclusions could be made with the same data. And the study results absolutely must be corroborated with other studies, and meta-analyses need to be done, etc.
I did a search of Pubmed (keywords: circumcision, circumcision risks, circumcision risks benefits) and couldn’t find anything on dangers of circumcision. One thing I found out is that the practice of circumcision is being introduced into Africa to try to reduce the incidence of AIDS. In Africa, unlike in the US, heterosexual AIDS is a huge problem.
Ugh, I should have clarified: for there to be a clear health benefit in preventing cancer. Other health benefits of circumcision do not depend on age!
“. . . and couldn’t find anything on dangers of circumcision. “
You couldn’t find *anything*??????
http://www.mensstudies.com/errors/500.mpx?errorid=d3ba4f76-daa3-414e-aa1d-2245135f37ea
100 infants die per year due to complications from circumcision. I was involved with a case in Dallas where an infant had his whole penis cut off and had to have a sex change operation. My friend’s son had to be hospitalized because of an infection due to an “aggressive” circumcision.
. . . but you couldn’t come up with a thing.
BTW, I’m opposed to the law. If parents want to pay extra to have their infants mutilated, it’s their business.
>>In Africa, unlike in the US, heterosexual AIDS is a huge problem.<<
Demand that men wash before and after engaging in sex. If women would refuse to permit anal/vaginal sex, most of these diseases would disappear on their own. Inserting fecal bacteria deep into your vagina is not be something I would consider to be healthy if I was a woman.