CIRCUMCISION:
An Evidence-Based Appraisal
MEDICAL, HEALTH & SEXUAL
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Updated 2022
Circumcision of males is a very popular procedure. The purpose of this website is to provide a balanced up-to-date evidence-based review of scientific studies on male circumcision that have been published mainly in reputable international medical and scientific journals after a formal, critical refereeing process by experts in the field.
The information reviewed herein is the most extensive and accurate in the world. Listed are over 1,000 references. Most can be found by the reader in any medical library or Internet referencing service, such as PubMed. The message they convey is quite clear and have helped in formulation of affirmative circumcision policy statements by major international and national organizations such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, and the Circumcision Academy of Australia, over recent years.
It is the intention of the present overview to provide easily-accessible, reliable, balanced information that should be of assistance to parents, medical professionals, scholars, as well as men and their sexual partners. The author is a professor emeritus in the medical faculty of the University of Sydney. He has over 50 years of scientific research experience and more than 450 research publications, including over 130 on male circumcision, mostly in peer-reviewed international journals. As such he is often invited by journals, book publishers, professional organizations and the news media for his comments or other contributions.
© Professor Emeritus Brian Morris. (The author freely grants permission for others to copy and distribute this review, provided it is not for financial gain. Complete and accurate translation is also permitted.) |
Male Circumcision Brochure
- Information Guides in various languages
• Guide for Parents (Australian) PDF
• Guide for Parents (American version) (A4 Page Size) PDF
• Guide for Parents (American version) (US Letter Page Size) PDF
• Guide for Parents - Afr (Black) (A4 Page Size) PDF
• Guide for Parents - Afr (Black) (US Letter Page Size) PDF
• Guide for Parents (European) PDF
• Guide for Parents (German) PDF
• Guide for Parents (French) PDF
• Guide for Parents (Spanish) PDF
• Guide for Parents (Italian) PDF
• Guide for Parents (Traditional Chinese) or (PRC; Mainland China)
Benefits of circumcision - a guide for men
• Guide for Men & Teens (English) PDF
• Guide for Men (German) PDF
• Guide for Men & Teens (Dutch) PDF
• Guide for Men & Teens (Spanish) PDF
• Guide for Men & Teens (Hungarian) PDF
Male Circumcision Brochure,
- an Information Guide for Women
• Guide for women (English) PDF |
(Alternative cover picture) • Guide for women dating (English) PDF |