The awkward subject of male circumcision is sure to always induce a grimace.

While its origins are so long ago that they're no longer known, its persistence in modern

culture is largely due to religion.

Should religion be driving medical decisions?

Because it's a fact that circumcision can and does have real medical implications.

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Infant male circumcision.

The practice of male circumcision dates back as much as 15,000 years.

While its origins are obscured by time, today the practice of circumcising male infants

continues to be popular in many parts of the world.

Why do cultures routinely remove healthy flesh from their infants?

Let's explore the reasons and consequences of what has been described as the world's

oldest planned surgical procedure.

We'll be focusing on infant male circumcision here.

I've chosen those words carefully as this practice is distinct, not only from adult male

circumcision where consent is possible, but also from the completely distinct and unrelated

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