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Read up before you decide
Plain-language, sourced articles about circumcision, foreskin care and the choices parents make.
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Why do American parents choose circumcision?
Hygiene, health, looking like dad, fitting in. What the research says about how parents really decide.
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"I want him to look like me"
A note to circumcised dads and dads-to-be about looking alike and keeping his options open.
Read itBy the numbers
Circumcision is no longer the norm for US newborns
Fewer than half of newborn boys were circumcised in the hospital in 2022. In the West, under 20%.
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Caring for an intact boy: the easy guide
Don't retract, wash the outside, let it separate on its own. That's most of it.
Read itThe medical side
What doctors actually say about circumcision
The AAP's statement has expired, the CDC calls it elective, and Europe disagrees. The honest middle.
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