Yet *another* article that talks about circumcision, but doesn't discuss the functions of the part of the body that is cut off?
The tissue removed by circumcision is an important part of male anatomy, and male circumcision has negative impacts to male and female sexuality. A study in 2007 by Sorrells, et al., measured the fine-touch sensitivity of 19 different places on the male genitalia, both circumcised and intact. This study concluded that "circumcision ablates the most sensitive parts of [male anatomy]."
http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/pdf/sorrells_2007.pdf
Someone was nice enough to create color-coded diagrams using the data from this study to visually show the areas of sensitivity:
http://www.circumstitions.com/Sexuality.html#sorrells
Google functions of the foreskin for more information.
Intact America has just published an excellent response in which they explain the flaws and bias in this new AAP statement.
http://www.intactamerica.org/aap2012_response
This is a listing of other nations' medical statements on circumcision which show they do not agree with the AAP:
http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/
For example, in 2010, the Royal Dutch Medical Association said, "there is no convincing evidence that circumcision is useful or necessary in terms of prevention or hygiene" and "non-therapeutic circumcision of male minors conflicts with the child's right to autonomy and physical integrity."
Finally, the following video is an excellent educational resource. It is narrated by Dr. Dean Edell (probably not best to view this at work):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_bEBAdhjGg
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Yet *another* article that talks about circumcision, but doesn't discuss the functions of the part of the body that is cut off?
The tissue removed by circumcision is an important part of male anatomy, and male circumcision has negative impacts to male and female sexuality. A study in 2007 by Sorrells, et al., measured the fine-touch sensitivity of 19 different places on the male genitalia, both circumcised and intact. This study concluded that "circumcision ablates the most sensitive parts of [male anatomy]."
http://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/pdf/sorrells_2007.pdf
Someone was nice enough to create color-coded diagrams using the data from this study to visually show the areas of sensitivity:
http://www.circumstitions.com/Sexuality.html#sorrells
Google functions of the foreskin for more information.
Intact America has just published an excellent response in which they explain the flaws and bias in this new AAP statement.
http://www.intactamerica.org/aap2012_response
This is a listing of other nations' medical statements on circumcision which show they do not agree with the AAP:
http://www.cirp.org/library/statements/
For example, in 2010, the Royal Dutch Medical Association said, "there is no convincing evidence that circumcision is useful or necessary in terms of prevention or hygiene" and "non-therapeutic circumcision of male minors conflicts with the child's right to autonomy and physical integrity."
Finally, the following video is an excellent educational resource. It is narrated by Dr. Dean Edell (probably not best to view this at work):
September 11, 2012 - 8:06pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_bEBAdhjGg
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