Some reading for those considering or not considering circumcision.

[circangel]

Please read this article

http://www.health24.com/news/HIV_AIDS/1-920,41252.asp

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[Fellow Traveler]

And some additional reading:

http://www.afao.org.au/library_docs/policy/BP09_Circumcision.pdf

[circangel]

When doctors are talking the people that know what is best they often suggest circumcision. Please read http://www.afao.org.au/view_articles.asp?pxa=ve&pxs=103&pxsc=127&pxsgc=158&id=562

[Opinionated]

Actually circangel, the vast majority of doctors do not recommend RIC, particularly in Australia.

[circangel]

Actually circangel, the vast majority of doctors do not recommend RIC, particularly in Australia.

I doubt this too be true, now if in doubt "I always ask parents to seek professional advice and this usually includes speaking to their doctors about the circumcision". The reason I doubt it to be true is, I have not heard any parents complaining about their doctor not recommending the procedure in the last year or two which used to be common to occur but not nowadays.

[Fellow Traveler]

When doctors are talking the people that know what is best they often suggest circumcision. Please read http://www.afao.org.au/view_articles.asp?pxa=ve&pxs=103&pxsc=127&pxsgc=158&id=562



In Australia and other resource-rich settings, the mainstays of HIV prevention are likely to remain in the hands of the health promoters, and in needle and syringe programs. Circumcision is unlikely to be a valid option community-wide, though there may be the occasional individual who decides to take it up.


Further, your article appears to be from 2006 the recommendation I posted was from 2009. Time to catch up.

[Father]

Circumcision is unlikely to be a valid option community-wide, though there may be the occasional individual who decides to take it up.

Fellow Traveller. Why do you feel a need to bold half of a sentence? We can read.
Why not bold the other half?

[Opinionated]

Actually circangel, the vast majority of doctors do not recommend RIC, particularly in Australia.

I think you missed what I said Circangel. Frequently doctors recommend circumcision when a foreskin issue arises. This is unfortunate because there is an array of effective solutions far more moderate than amputation. The majority of doctors do not advocate RIC.

[Fellow Traveler]

Fellow Traveller. Why do you feel a need to bold half of a sentence? We can read.
Why not bold the other half?

Because the second half is unimportant to the question at hand. If it makes you feel better it is perhaps reasonable that adults, under certain conditions, consider circumcision. For example, a man in a serodiscordant longterm relationship. But it's not even necessary to say that since nearly everyone here agrees that a man (if he was left the dignity of a choice) is entitled to choose circumcision for any or no reason.

[circangel]

I think you missed what I said Circangel. Frequently doctors recommend circumcision when a foreskin issue arises. This is unfortunate because there is an array of effective solutions far more moderate than amputation. The majority of doctors do not advocate RIC.

I think it is very fortunate the circumcision is recommended when a foreskin issue arises, as future treatments and problems will not present. Yes there is an aray of options, possibly effective solutions far more moderate than amputation, but there is one thing certain about circumcision is that it is a long term solution. The majority of doctors do not advocate RIC, or circumcision for that matter, and I am not really sure if they ever have but it has always been a choice considered by parents, although in earlier times they were asked at the time of the childs birth. Am I getting advocating mixed up with asking what the parents want. Now circumcision is possibly being suggested at prenatal clases and I am not sure if this is advocating either.