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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued guidelines saying the health benefits of infant circumcision outweigh the risks of the surgery, but the influential physicians' group has fallen short of a universal recommendation of the procedure for all infants, saying parents should make the final call.
The change was prompted by scientific evidence that suggests circumcision can reduce the risk of urinary tract infections in infants and cut the risk of penile cancer and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which causes cervical and other cancers.
The AAP's guidance, published on Monday in the journal Pediatrics comes down in favour of the procedure, saying the health benefits of newborn male circumcision "justify access to this procedure for families who choose it".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/27/circumcision-benefits-risks-doctors
The change was prompted by scientific evidence that suggests circumcision can reduce the risk of urinary tract infections in infants and cut the risk of penile cancer and sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV and the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which causes cervical and other cancers.
The AAP's guidance, published on Monday in the journal Pediatrics comes down in favour of the procedure, saying the health benefits of newborn male circumcision "justify access to this procedure for families who choose it".
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/aug/27/circumcision-benefits-risks-doctors