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Discuss. http://nymag.com/health/features/60135/ For those who claim the circumcision rate is is still 80%, I am really not getting where you're getting your data-
31 replies [ Reply | Watch | Options ]I didn't click on this link - but I thought it was more like 50/50 in the US. Is that what the article says?
[ Reply | Options ]56% on 2006, and in coastal cities circumcision rates are even lower- I think it said 43% in new york city-
[ Reply | Options ]43% is the hospital rate, most likely. Many jews and muslims circumcise in a religious ceremony after baby is released from hospital. So, I would guess NYC rate is probably higher than the 43% reported rate.
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I'm not an expert, but I think it depends. Nevertheless, they also rarely circumcise at birth (traditional is at 7yrs old, but 7th day to puberty also happens) and so still may not be included in the statistics. In any case, the sheer size of jewish population in NYC where out-of-hospital circumcision is very common is enough to skew these stats.
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but she quotes australian physicians when circumcisions are basically banned in Australia-
[ Reply | Options ]Circumcision is not banned in Australia. It is not in favor, yes. That doesn't discredit the physicians, though. They know their stuff just as much as their US colleagues.
[ Reply | Options ]Royal Australasian College of Physicians "After extensive review of the literature the Royal Australasian College of Physicians reaffirms that there is no medical indication for routine neonatal circumcision." (those last nine words are in bold on their website, and almost all the men responsible for this statement will be circumcised themselves, as the male circumcision rate in Australia in 1950 was about 90%. "Routine" circumcision is now *banned* in public hospitals in Australia in all states except one.)
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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/545756 filthy
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in the last nhanes study that asked (which was about 1997, i think?) the circumcision prevalence was about 80%. next time that nhanes reports a new number, that will become the figure that is bandied about. national studies by the cdc often provide the info that you hear all of the time.
[ Reply | Options ]I didn't circumcise my son and am even happier with the decision after reading this article.
[ Reply | Options ]good for you! A couple of my friends made me feel weird in 2008, saying my son would be in the minority (in nyc), looks like their chrildren are actually in the minority! Not that I care about that part of it, but just saying...
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funny, we circumcised and i felt like the article reaffirmed our choice. i guess this is one issue where you see what you want to see.
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for this generation of children it'll be common enough both ways that no one will feel weird
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