Do the benefits of male circumcision outweigh the risks? A critique of the proposed CDC guidelines

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have announced a set of provisional guidelines concerning male circumcision, in which they suggest that the benefits of the surgery outweigh the risks. In this perspective article, I highlight a few of the key scientific and ethical issues worth considering in interpreting the new CDC recommendations.

Keywords

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Ethics
• HIV Infections
• Sexual Behavior
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Urinary Tract Infections