title: To circ or not: a reappraisal.
abstract: Routine circumcision remains a topic of controversy. The most recent male circumcision policy from the American Academy of Pediatrics argued that data were insufficient to recommend routine circumcision. Recent trials in Africa evaluating male circumcision for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases have, however, revived the circumcision controversy.
authors.affiliation: Providence VA Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ellsworth
mesh_terms: D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000451:nursing* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010412:Penile Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012945:Social Values