Search The Directory The Web for Home > Health > Child Health > Circumcision > Medical_Views New! Submit a site   Categories: Medical Journal Articles *(29)       whatUseek Collection Sites (submit a site ):   Give your site great placement in this category in as little as two business days!     whatUseek Directory Site Listings:   An Iatrogenic Epidemic - by George Denniston, M.D. - Circumcision in the United States is an epidemic caused by doctors, in other words, an iatrogenic epidemic. Iatrogenic comes from the Greek and simply means "caused by doctors." Many people think doctors use obscure words to try to avoid having other people not know what is going on. I am inclined to concur with them.   Ask NOAH About: PenileCancer - New York Online Access to Health - CancerNet: National Cancer Institute   Babies Don't Feel Pain: A Century of Denial in Medicine - by David B. Chamberlain, Ph.D. - 1991   British Association of Paediatric Surgeons - Male ritual circumcision is required in certain religious and cultural groups and decisions concerning the performing the procedure must lie with society. It is the majority opinion that the practice should be discouraged by education.   British Medical Journal -1996 rebuttal of flawed 1932 report linking circumcision and cancer - The 1932 report is the origin of the "circumcision prevents cancer myth". Modern day researchers trace the history of this medical myth and present the current facts.   Circumcision Consent Form - by pediatrician Dr. Robert Van Howe   Circumcision and Psychological Harm - by Dr Janet Menage, MA, MB, ChB.   Circumcision and the Code of Ethics - by George C. Denniston, MD, MPH - Humane Health International, April 1996.   Circumcision: A Medical or a Human Rights Issue? - By Marilyn Fayre Milos, RN, and Donna Macris, CNM, MSN Journal of Nurse-Midwifery, March/April 1992. A fact filled report covering all aspects of circumcision.   Circumcision: A Riddle of American Culture - by Reed D. Riner, Ph.D. - Circumcision is considered, because of its continued prescription in spite of substantial objective evidence for its contraindication, as a riddle of American culture.   Circumcision: Male-Effects Upon Human Sexuality - Human Sexuality: an Encyclopedia 1994   Circumcision: What the Medical Profession is REALLY Saying! - Quotes and Position Statements from Authors, Physicians, Journals, Associations and Organizations   Dr Dean Edell - Talk show host - Circumcision Conditions Center at Health Central - We've selected the best resources on this topic all in one place.   Dr. Greene's HouseCalls - Advice from a pediatrician for parents considering circumcision for a son. I now understand that had I waited, they would have been able to make this decision for themselves when they were older   EMLA Cream - A Helpful Warning to Parents - The AAP stated that circumcision, if performed, should be done with the use of anesthesia, including a cream called EMLA. However, according to the EMLA website and the FDA Medwatch site, this cream is NOT recommended for use prior to circumcision of an infant.   EMLA Cream is not recommended for use prior to circumcision in pediatric patients. - FDA - February 4, 1998   Factors in the cycle of violence - by Jim Hopper PhD -- If circumcision is sexual child abuse, how does that affect the male when he grows up? The sexual abuse of boys and its lasting effects in the lives of men. How and why some abused boys become violent men.   Health Education - Circumcision - CV Hospital - Ontario Canada - There appears to be no medical reasons for circumcision of an infant.   Infants Feel and Remember Circumcision Pain - Study - Doctor's Guide Medical and Other News   Informed Consent for Medically Necessary Circumcision - Eileen Marie Wayne, M.D. -- Definition - Erogenous function of the Foreskin - Reasons for Medically Necessary Circumcisions - Reasons for Medically Unnecessary Circumcisions - Anatomy - Procedure Description - Curable Foreskin Conditions - Risks of Circumcision - Outcome - Decision - Documentation and Permission     [ 1 2 ] Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.   Submit a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

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