For those who think circumcision improves the appearance and is invariably harmless, there's a gallery of pictures of botched circumcisions . An essay looks at the case for Brit without Milah . USAmericans who imagine circumcision is universal in the western world should see the map of its prevalence worldwide . From nothing, circumcision has become almost universal in Korea in the last 50 years. The Philippines A traditional ritual for boys has become medicalised in the Philippines without the need for it ever being questioned.
Myths are rampant.
By contrast, an article from New Zealand , tells how and why, from being nearly universal, it is now nearly obsolete here. Circumicion practices vary widely in the rest of the Pacific . There are pages offering graphic information about circumcision and Urinary Tract Infections and cancer, penile in the man himself and cervical in his partner. There is an essay about promoting circumcision to prevent HIV Szabo and Short . The American Medical Association issued a policy statement on circumcision on July 6, 2000.