"He's just hungry." "He will never remember it." One only needs to witness the procedure to recognize the reality of circumcision pain (Fig 1). Mix 15 g of table sugar in 60 mL of sterile water to ...

Circumcision is a surgical procedure that removes the skin that covers the tip of the penis — the foreskin. In the United States, about 55 to 80 percent of newborn boys are circumcised before they ...

Another important aspect of male circumcision programs is the monitoring of adverse events (AEs) associated with the procedure. A review of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ...

These new data complement previous research indicating that circumcision reduces the risk of acquiring HIV, and suggest that this procedure might have further public health benefits in the ...

The infant is premedicated with a 10- to 15-mg/kg dose of acetaminophen by mouth at least 30 minutes before the procedure. He is placed on a padded circumcision chair with his legs restrained in a ...