Doctors Re-examine Circumcision [Paperback]

George C. Denniston (Author), Thomas J. Ritter (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Third Millennium Pubns (August 8, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0971187800
• ISBN-13: 978-0971187801
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #969,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all expectant parents, January 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Doctors Re-examine Circumcision (Paperback)

After reading this book, I learned that although infant circumcision was once considered a necessary evil of having a male child, research now shows infant circumcision is not only unnecessary, it is harmful. Any parent or parent-to-be should read this book for the latest information available on infant circumcision. The book is written by physicians for parents wanting to make informed decisions for their sons. I wish I had had this information long ago.

51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must read book for any parent considering circumcision., February 10, 2002

By 

Richard L. Stiver (bainbridge, pa United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Doctors Re-examine Circumcision (Paperback)

A must read for anybody considering circumcision. I was a parent believing that circumcision was the "RIGHT thing to do". I did not know that at the birth of my twin sons in 1997, that no medical orginzation in the world recommended circumcission. I was told that circumcision is your choice and was recommended by my doctors. Never did those doctors tell me what this book reveals. It is an easy to read source of information for any parent thinking of circumcising or to simply to educate yourself about the implications of circumcission. This book contains documented and well supported information about why you would not want to circumcise. I have not circumcisied my third son.

57 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Should be Required Reading for all Expecting Parents, February 7, 2002

By 

David Wilson (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Doctors Re-examine Circumcision (Paperback)

This book should be required reading for all expecting parents and their doctors. This book makes it clear that routine circumcision has NO medical benefit. Because it has no medical benefit, NO medical organization in the world recommends it. For example, circumcision does not prevent urinary track infection (urinary track infections are lower in Europe where circumcision is virtually unheard of) and many studies have shown circumcision to increase the rate of HIV infection and the rate of transmitting HIV/AIDS to the female partner (UNAIDS calls using circumcision to prevent AIDS playing Russian Roulette).

Circumcision was started as a "cure" for masturbation. Since then it has been a procedure in search of a disease. To little attention is paid to the life long harm done to the child. For example, circumcision is now believed to be a contributing factor in male sexual dysfunction since the procedure removes highly sensitive sexual tissue and the unprotected glans becomes desensitized through a hardening of the skin in a process called keritinization. Also, the foreskin protects the infant from infections since it keeps feces away from the urethra. In addition, the foreskin has major immunological functions including secreting a chemical called lysozyme (an ingredient in mother's milk) that has been show to kill HIV, the virus that causes aids. This fact alone may explain why the AIDS rate in the USA is three to twelve times higher than any western European country.

Routine infant circumcision not only is medically unnecessary, it is harmful. It is only a matter of time before the procedure will be outlawed. Until that happens this book will give parents the information they need to protect their sons from this destructive practice.