27 Facts About Circumcision

Circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the human penis.

Circumcision has played a major role in Christian history and theology.

Circumcision is an integral or established practice for members of these faiths, as well as among Samaritans and Druze.

Circumcision plays a major role in many of the world's cultures and religions.

Circumcision is an integral or established practice for members of these faiths, as well as amongst Samaritans and Druze.

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Circumcision is contraindicated in premature infants and those who are not clinically stable and in good health.

Circumcision removes the foreskin at its attachment to the base of the glans.

Circumcision is associated with a reduced prevalence of oncogenic types of HPV infection, meaning that a randomly selected circumcised man is less likely to be found infected with cancer-causing types of HPV than an uncircumcised man.

Circumcision is a treatment option for refractory or recurrent balanoposthitis, but in the twenty-first century the availability of the other treatments has made it less necessary.

Circumcision is associated with a reduced prevalence of cancer-causing types of HPV in men and a reduced risk of cervical cancer in female partners of men.

Circumcision is one of the world's most widely performed medical procedures.

Circumcision is most common in the Australia, Canada, Israel, New Zealand, the Muslim world, South Korea, the United States, and parts of Southeast Asia and Africa.

Circumcision was done by the Egyptians possibly for hygienic reasons, but was part of their obsession with purity and was associated with spiritual and intellectual development.

Circumcision who is eight days old among you shall be circumcised.

Circumcision has played an important role in Christian history and theology.

Circumcision is practiced by some groups amongst Australian Aboriginal peoples, Polynesians, and Native Americans.

Circumcision rates dropped in Britain and in the rest of Europe.

Circumcision is commonly practiced in the Jewish and Islamic and Druze faiths and in Coptic Christianity and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church and the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

Circumcision is not required by Judaism for one to be considered Jewish, but mainstream Judaism foresees serious negative spiritual consequences if it is neglected.

Circumcision is not considered a universal moral law within Judaism.

Circumcision is recommended for, but is not required of, converts to Islam.

Circumcision is near-universal among Coptic Christians, and they practice circumcision as a rite of passage.

Circumcision is widely practiced by the Druze; Druze practice Druzism, an Abrahamic, monotheistic, syncretic, and ethnic religion.

Circumcision is forbidden in Mandaeism, and the sign of the Jews given to Abraham by God, circumcision, is considered abhorrent by the Mandaeans.

Circumcision is not required in Yazidism, but is practised by some Yazidis due to regional customs.

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Circumcision is one of many trials and ceremonies required before a youth is considered to have become knowledgeable enough to maintain and pass on the cultural traditions.

Circumcision is strongly associated with a man's family, and it is part of the process required to prepare a man to take a wife and produce his own family.