In the new guidelines, the CDC says there is now strong evidence that male circumcision can:
—Cut a man’s risk of getting HIV from an infected female partner by 50 to 60 percent.
—Reduce their risk of genital herpes and certain strains of human papillomavirus by 30 percent or more.
—Lower the odds of urinary tract infections during infancy, and cancer of the penis in adulthood.
Studies have not shown that circumcision will reduce an HIV-infected man’s chances of spreading the AIDS virus to women. And research has not found circumcision to be a help in stopping spread of HIV during gay sex.
The guidelines say circumcision is safer for newborns and infants than for older males, noting the complication rate rises from 0.5 percent in newborns to 9 percent in children ages 1 to 9, according to the CDC. Minor bleeding and pain are the most common problems, experts say.
CDC officials are recommending doctors tell parents of baby boys of the benefits and risks of circumcision. Mermin did not say how that information should be presented.
Well then let's hope humans evolve to be born without it because if we're born with it then it must be necessary.....it's like removing a woman's breasts at birth so that she doesn't get breast cancer
What's with this team thing
At least us intact guys are still natural and haven't been mutilated (as is over 70% of the world population)
Besides that's only if you're stupid to have bareback sex without knowing the person