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  1. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "If you are only presenting the risks and none of the BENEFITS THAT IS SUPPORTED BY RESEARCH, then you are misleading parents, and to me, that borderlines malpractice." Ok, I'll bite, what are these...

  2. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Really? The US has the 6th highest HIV rates in the industrialized countries HIV cases % UNAIDS (2003) Circumcising countries: Zimbabwe........................24.6...

  3. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Really, perhaps you missed this in scienice 101? Note the last paragraph... http://www.uic.edu/classes/bios/bios100/labs/scimethod.htm The Principles of Science As this is a science class, it would be...

  4. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The OPINIONS may be equal, but the facts and evidence are not--try following your brains. And the end of the day, WHY do something that has no proven benefit and proven harm? Which direction does...

  5. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly! You got

  6. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ""Well, I guess the CDC, World Health Organization, Unicef, and other, internationally recognized organizations that are dedicated to the PREVENTION of disease, are all wrong." Well the circumcision...

  7. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And it is just as prevalent in areas that DO circumcise and those that don't --something does not compute

  8. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Well, I guess the CDC, World Health Organization, Unicef, and other, internationally recognized organizations that are dedicated to the PREVENTION of disease, are all wrong." Well, they certainly...

  9. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "An circumcision...is done with a lidocaine," very infrequently.. "does not cut into muscle, does not cut through a protective membrane that would expose major organs to possible infection and has...

  10. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    .In SCIENCE, all it takes is ONE valid exception to make a theory invalid--you got them in Scand. and Japan--and the other rates for various countries are valid ENOUGH to complete the picture. So,...

  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Being a bit lazy are

  12. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Some cried for a few minutes and then stopped. To me it did not seem that the lidocaine made much of a difference because that hurts being injected. It seems that they cried just as much either way."...

  13. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "ETA - the actual number of intact men that end up 'having' to get circumcised as adults in the US is about 1 in 100. So we're circing, on average, 99 newborns who otherwise would have no problems, to...

  14. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "I tell them that there is a risk to permanent damage to the member from the procedure, infection that can have a major impact on urination, appearance, and future sexual performance." Do you tell...

  15. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "The links ARE my sources...and they are from the CDC and well recognized professional medical journals with CURRENT RESEARCH." Thoise are the OPINIONS of medical organizations--not proven facts--and...

  16. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "There benefits that are medically documented for circumcision...such as a lowered chance of HPV and HIV infection." Really? Science demands that a theory fulfill its prediction every time, however...

  17. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ALL circumcisions are less than perfect--they remove healthy, functional, normal erogenous tissue--the whole concept of needless infant circumcision is less than perfect--in fact harmful, and frankly,...

  18. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL, sorry I posted b4 I read you comment--and it seems you beat me to the

  19. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How

  20. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One-sided--YES, because that is where the facts and logic

  21. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, simply stating the

  22. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Functions? THESE.. http://www.norm-socal.org/lost.htm http://www.mothersagainstcirc.org/lost.html *+1. The pleasures of the multifunctional foreskin, which comprises up to 50% (sometimes more) of the...

  23. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have summed it all up in this succinct and logical

  24. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    'My point about the money, is that compared to other inflated costs, it really isn't a significant amount - certainly not enough to make the cost a reason for doing/not doing circumcisions. OB has...

  25. The Circumcision Discussion

    consult2 replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    " I simply debate that it is a parent's choice and we shouldn't make them feel bad about it." And I have to ask again, WHY SHOULD a parent have the right to deliberately cause unnecessary pain and...