Welcome to the birthful podcast. I'm Adriana Lozada, and today we'll be talking about circumcision.

Circumcising baby voice has become a standard of normalcy,

but can it really be that the bodies of half the population are defective? Is there no

purpose to the foreskin? Do the benefits truly outweigh the risks? How complicated is it to take

care of an intact penis? Dr. Adrian Carmack is here to tell us more. Stay tuned.

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So today's show is on circumcision, and I want to start by saying that if a listener has chosen to circumcise a child, the intention

of this show is not to shame or guilt or to judge anyone.

We do the best we can with what we know when we know it.

So my intention is to provide solid information about a topic that has been for years surrounded

by many conflicting factors, as well as myth and misinformation to

enrich and inform you future decisions. So with that in mind, I have Dr. Adrian Carmack here

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