When parents choose not to circumcise baby boys, some of the children may later need surgery to address foreskin problems, a Danish study suggests. Doctors often leave the decision about circumcision ...

Circumcision is a procedure in which the foreskin is surgically removed. The foreskin covers the head (or glans) of the penis and is often removed at birth for personal or religious reasons. This is ...

Circumcision probably isn’t something you think about every day. That is, unless you’re about to welcome a new baby boy into your family. Then — regardless of whether it’s something you’ve always ...

The foreskin is the layer of skin that covers the head of the penis. Circumcision surgically removes the foreskin, but surgical and nonsurgical options can restore it if a person wishes. Some people ...

Spenst Hansen knows better than to take his body for granted. Born in the midst of his parents' divorce, the 24-year-old Salt Laker was, of course, a major sticking point in the split. More ...

GENEVA (Reuters) - African health workers need more training and better tools to circumcise men and boys safely for HIV prevention, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) study chronicling ...

It’s 4:30 a.m. I’m up writing, as is my practice. My 3-and-a-half-year-old son sleeps. He slumbers peacefully in dreamland. When I hear him call my name, I go to him. He can trust that I am here.

Male baby circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the penis. It is a common surgery that some parents and caregivers choose for their baby after birth, often for religious or ...