These Gay Men Got Naked To Help Demystify The Uncircumcised Penis
The latest video from popular lesbian vlogger Arielle Scarcella tackles a topic that should hit close to home for anyone with a penis: circumcision.
After setting up her trusty video camera, Scarcella asked a gay couple ― one partner circumcised, the other uncircumcised ― to get naked and then talk about their experiences and thoughts surrounding the procedure, during which the foreskin is removed from the shaft of the penis. Scarcella told The Huffington Post that she finds the cultural stigma surrounding uncircumcised penises in America parallel to what she thinks people with vaginas sometimes experience.
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Does Timing of Circumcision Affect Breastfeeding Success? Does Timing of Circumcision Affect Breastfeeding Success?
Is earlier or later circumcision a factor in initiation and maintenance of exclusive breastfeeding?Medscape Pediatrics (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics Viewpoint Source Type: news
Uganda: Reposition HIV Programmes to Address Needs of Vulnerable Groups
[Monitor] Uganda's highly lauded HIV/Aids success story in the 1990s was characterised by strong political commitment, massive engagement of communities, and ownership from all key stakeholders. The introduction of anti-retroviral drugs in 2004, followed by the scale up of circumcision programmes and mass HIV counselling and testing (HCT) soon gave way to reductions in new infections. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 16, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Male Circumcision and Self-Determination
Every so often the practice of neonatal male circumcision becomes a news item, typically when some medical association issues a statement on the practice. Last week it was the turn of the Danish Medical Association, which recommended the practice be stopped. Prominent among the reasons cited for this conclusion was that the procedure permanently alters a child's body, something which should not be done, the Danish doctors argue, without the informed consent of the person whose body is affected.
The Danish doctors' recommendations are in line with most Europeans' thoughts on this issue. By contrast in 2012, the American Ac...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tanzania: TaSaCi Replaces Traditional Circumcisers
[Daily News] Tarime -About 230 boys from various villages of Tarime District in Mara Region have camped at the Tanzania Safe Circumcision (Ta- SaCi) camp to get safe circumcision services. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 9, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Danish Doctors ’ Group Wants to End Circumcision for Boys
The medical association in Denmark said the procedure should be an “ informed personal choice ” that men make for themselves when they reach adulthood. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: ERIN McCANN Tags: Circumcision Men and Boys Doctors Denmark Source Type: news
Namibia: 'HIV Is Not a Death Sentence'
[Namibian] WINDHOEK mayor Muesee Kazapua encouraged fellow male Namibians to visit health facilities for HIV testing and voluntary medical circumcision in order to reach the target of eradicating the disease by 2020. (Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs)
Source: AllAfrica News: HIV-Aids and STDs - December 5, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Private Parts: Things moms of newborn and toddler boys need to know
For a lot of moms — those who have daughters, or haven’t experienced the nuances of baby boys — caring for a newborn and toddler boy’s “private area” can be a bewildering experience.
What should everything look like? Why is my son’s privates swollen? How do I clean the area?
These are commonly asked questions but topics that are not commonly discussed outside the pediatricians office.
“I remember when my son was born and worrying if everything looked normal,” recalls Elizabeth, mom of an 18-month-old toddler boy. “That area was totally foreign to me and I’m someone who is not...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 17, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Maureen McCarthy Tags: circumcision Department of Urology Erin McNamara Hernia MD Undescended testicle Source Type: news
Africa: Fake-News Alert - Male Circumcision Not Linked to Cancer of the Penis
[Africa Check] A news story saying that South Africa's health minister urged men not to undergo voluntary circumcision as it can cause cancer of the penis is going viral. Not only is the claim false - the very opposite is true. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 17, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Tohara Plus to Provide HIV-Prevention Services to More than 412,000 Tanzanians
Client receives preventive HIV servicesOctober 17, 2016Through a new five-year award from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, IntraHealth Internationalwill strengthen and scale up a comprehensive package of high-quality, safe services for voluntary medical male circumcision among adolescents and adult men in Tanzania, thereby reducing recipients ’ risk of contracting HIV through heterosexual intercourse by at least 60%. The work will focus on adult men aged 15-29 in order to have the most immediate impact on the epidemic.Today about 1.4 million Tanzanians live with HIV, or 5.3% of adults. More than ha...
Source: IntraHealth International - November 15, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: intrahealth Source Type: news
Kenya: Govt Targets 900 Men for Voluntary Circumcision in Mombasa
[Nation] Over 900 boys and men in Mombasa County are being targeted for circumcision in a new drive by the government to reduce new HIV infections caused through the exercise. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 14, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Forensic issues raised by circumcision: review and case report - Gorgiard C, Rey-Salmon C.
Circumcision is defined as the partial or total excision of the prepuce. It is one of the most frequently performed surgical procedures around the world. This practice primarily involves minors. The aim of this study was to review the legal aspects of ritu... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Nigeria: Tambuwal Employs 21 Doctors in Sokoto
[Leadership] Sokoto State government has employed no fewer than 21 doctors who just graduated from the Usman Danfodiyo University, to help increase man power requirement in the health sector, even as the governor has also facilitated the circumcision of boys in the hospitals. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 29, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Tambuwal Employs 21 Doctors, Provides Free Clinical Circumcision to 1798 Boys in Sokoto
[Leadership] Sokoto state government has employed no fewer than 21 doctors who just graduated from the Usman Danfodiyo University, to help increase man power requirement in the health sector. Just as it assisted a0in providing free clinical circumcision to 1798 boys across the state. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 29, 2016 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Egypt approves tougher jail terms for FGM
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has approved a law that will increase jail terms for those who perform female circumcisions, raising the maximum sentence to seven years from two, according to the state's official gazette on Wednesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
