Long-Term Consequences of Neonatal Circumcision

Abstract

Male foreskin amputation, euphemistically termed “circumcision,” has persisted in various cultures with the unsubstantiated belief that it is a trivial or benign practice. This has been due in large part to the silence of the victims. Indeed, when male genital mutilation occurs at puberty, a male’s silence during the cutting is a measure of his manhood. Today, men’s silence about these mutilations is being broken and they are demanding to be heard.