The removal of non-pathogenic foreskin from the penis of healthy neonates and infants for
non-religious reasons is routinely practiced in many parts of the world. High level data from …

When is it ethically permissible for clinicians to surgically intervene into the genitals of a
legal minor? We distinguish between voluntary and nonvoluntary procedures and focus on …

The World Health Organization (WHO) condemns all medically unnecessary female genital
cutting (FGC) that is primarily associated with people of color and the Global South, claiming …

Demographically diverse surveys in the United States suggest that 10–15% of non-
voluntarily circumcised American males wish that they had not been circumcised [,]. Similar …

The current legal status and medical ethics of routine or religious penile circumcision of
minors is a matter of ongoing controversy in many countries. We focus on the United …

Abstract Background and Aims Major circumcision complications are rare; however,
circumcision arouses distress in some special cases. The present study aimed to compare …

This study reports evidence of violence related to initiation and traditional male circumcision
(ITMC) in South Africa. Our study conducted a search of the newspaper databases …

This editorial introduces the second part of a two-part special issue on genital cutting and
surgery affecting young people. The first part (Part 1) emphasized broad questions of …

Abstract The British Medical Association (BMA) guidance on non-therapeutic circumcision
(NTMC) of male children is limited to ethical, legal and religious issues. Here we evaluate …

This articles considers the ongoing penile circumcision debates by focusing on the
deployment of 'docking,'a sexual practice between men. Docking involves pulling one's …