He demonstrates that none is supported by empirical or epidemiological evidence. In addition, the potential deficits of circumcision are explored. Circumcision problems are minimally documented in the medical literature. Pain and trauma have been dismissed as irrelevant by most physicians. Recently, some physicians and psychiatrists have called for a reevaluation of these factors.
Most people believe that Jewish ritual circumcision is primarily a health measure.
Most physicians and most lay people have little knowledge of circumcision. Parents are often unaware that they have the option to choose or reject circumcision for their sons. Here, at last, detailed information is collected and summarized in a forceful book which is of vital importance in clarifying the facts about circumcision.