Parents face so many difficult decisions when it comes to having a child: decisions about nursing, sleep patterns, discipline, teaching methods and, in the case of boys, whether or not to circumcise. In addition to being the most common surgery for males in the U.S., circumcision has been practiced in various cultures for centuries. Yet when it comes to the health and best interest of your newborn, is circumcision the way to go?
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
The human papilloma virus (HPV) has been shown to be the causative agent of penile cancer, cervical cancer, and other anogenital cancers (including anal and vulval cancers). Circumcised men are virtually completely protected against penile cancer. Cervical cancer is twice as likely to occur in sexually active women with uncircumcised partners. The risk is greater with early onset of sexual activity and multiple uncircumcised partners (very high incidence in prostitutes, almost no risk in nuns)
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