800 Bacolor kids circumcised

  " BACOLOR -- A total of 800 kids staying at the Bulaon Resettlement Center in the City of San Fernando, Madapdap Resettlement Center in Mabalacat, and the Model Community here “have now become young...

For Kurdish Girls, a Painful Ancient Ritual

" rySheelan's CircumcisionA seven-year-old girl is taken by her mother to be circumcised in Kurdish Iraq, where more than 60 percent of women have undergone the traditional and controversial procedure.»Sheelan...

Babies foreskins: The new wave in anti-aging treatment

"The newest wrinkle in anti-aging treatments might make some youth-obsessed oldsters think twice about leaping into the treatment face first. Vavelta is a clear liquid derived from baby foreskins, donated by...

"Genital Integrity": Mom Can't Sue Over Circumcision

A new mom sued the hospital in which her son was born after expressing her displeasure with his circumcision. At issue here is informed consent: normally, prior to any surgery performed on a minor, signed consent...

Teen sues father after forced circumcision

"AN EASTERN Cape student is suing his father and traditional leaders in a landmark court case after he was abducted and violently circumcised last year. In court papers filed at the Bhisho High Court Division of...

Female Circumcision Death in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso was one of the first coutnries to outlaw female circumcision, and has been training government employees to pursue reports of the practice. However, the procedure still takes place in some areas."The death of a 14-year-old girl from female genital...

Twelve-year-old girl dies during circumcision in Egypt

Religious and health authorities of Egypt banned female circumcision after a 12-year girl had died on the hands of a doctor, performing the operation. The girl, Badour Shaker, died earlier in June while being...

AIDS Experts Recommend Mass Circumcision in South Africa

Whilst shying away from recommending female circumcision, AIDS experts are pushing circumcision as a means of preventing the spread of the still-incurable disease. Aside the from "Aids experts have called for a...

Study: Circumcision of African Males will cut spread of HIV

Many Black Males in America may question study

15 things you don't know about your penis.

"1. Smoking can shorten your penis by as much as a centimeter. Erections are all about good bloodflow, and lighting up calcifies blood vessels, stifling erectile circulation. So even if you don't care all that much about your lungs or dying young, spare the li'l guy. 2....

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