Foreskin Morbidity in Uncircumcised Males
Sneppen and Thorup, Pediatrics 2016
"In our patient population, we found that 7.2% (95% CI 3.4–11.0) were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a concomitant disease (Table 3). A recent Danish study calculated the prevalence of ASD in Denmark to be 1.5% among boys."
Association found between ASD and childhood penile surgeries. This is reference 1, next toot has #2.
Ritual circumcision and risk of autism spectrum disorder in 0- to 9-year-old boys: national cohort study in Denmark
Frisch & Simonsen, 2015 J. R. Soc. Med.
"We confirmed our hypothesis that boys who undergo ritual circumcision may run a greater risk of developing ASD. This finding, and the unexpected observation of an increased risk of hyperactivity disorder among circumcised boys in non-Muslim families, need attention"
Two different research groups have now found a relationship between early childhood penile surgeries and autism spectrum disorder. The two different studies had different goals, different recruitment approaches, different study variables, and yet the relationship between ASD and circumcision remains quite striking!
For boys undegoing penile genital cutting before age five, the risk of ASD is even higher.
The association between #circumcision and #ASD was first discovered and reported in
Prenatal and perinatal analgesic exposure and autism: an ecological link
Bauer & Kriebel, 2013. Env. Health
"For studies including boys born after 1995, there was a strong correlation between country-level (n = 9) autism/ASD prevalence in males and a country’s circumcision rate (r = 0.98). A very similar pattern was seen among U.S. states and when comparing the 3 main racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. "
Complementary and Disparate: Conceptualising Female and Male Genital Cutting in Northern Tanzania
Mary-Anne Victoria Decatur, PhD dissertation, U of London 2023.
Yes, I do read your dissertations!
"It is the normal, functioning cells of all foreskins that are deemed dangerous. And yet it is specifically Black male bodies that are being constructed as promiscuous sources of infection in need of medical intervention."
"Integral to this appears to be the assumption that if medicalised, (male) genital cutting will be consensual and safe."
Doctors have conflated medicalization with consent and safety. Just because you are using sterile instruments does not mean that your surgery is consensual nor does it guarantee that the patient is safe from iatrogenic harm.
Attorneys for the Rights of the Child (ARC) AMA, May 4, 2024, 10 AM - official thread : r/Intactivism
"Steven Svoboda and David Wilton will be taking questions for about an hour and then returning periodically throughout the day to answer further and follow up questions.
Circumcision as Child Abuse: The Legal and Constitutional Issues
W Brigman, 23 J. Fam. L. 337 (1984-1985)
"This paper will examine the medical and psychological case against routine neonatal circumcision and will discuss the potential legal and constitutional barriers to treating the practice as child abuse."
Seven Things to Know about Female Genital Surgeries in Africa
By The Public Policy Advisory Network On Female Genital Surgeries In Africa
We should have debates based on facts, not based on prejudicial, ethnocentric stereotypes and hyperbole. White feminism and western media have let a lot of prejudice run rampant in the name of ending female circumcision. We gotta unpack the white imperialism eventually. For now, let's get the facts.
Female Genital Mutilation is a violation of human rights and a form of violence against girls and women.
Their lives are at risk, their human rights are violated and they suffer lasting physical and psychological trauma.
There is simply no justification.
Statement ↓ https://nitter.cz/search?q=%23EndFGM
"The first thing to understand is that there are Jews who will accuse you of antisemitism in a knee-jerk attempt to shut you up. I recommend that you ignore these people. As long as you aren’t expressing antisemitism and you can demonstrate that fact when challenged, this tired strategy will backfire."
5-year-old dies after circumcision at United Medical College Hospital (Bangladesh)
Childhood circumcision is essentially never necessary and carries a non-zero risk of death. Childhood circumcision is anti-medicine. It has been linked with increased rates of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
Every now and then these news hit my inbox and make my day. My article on #Circumcision is now published in The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Thanks go to Hilary Callan and Simon Coleman for the invitation, the comments, the review process and incredible editorial mastery. And to Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies - SCAS where I started working on the first draft. Free to download via https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2405#bioethics#CulturalRelativism#GenitalCutting#genitalmodification
A ritual circumcision of a 17-month old boy is being investigated in Iceland for child assault.
Referencing a 2013 statement(1) by The Children's Ombudsman "Circumcision involves an irreversible intervention in a child's body and is not compatible with Article 12. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which deals with the right of children to influence their own lives."
What is the medical evidence on non-therapeutic child circumcision?
Deacon & Muir, Int. J. Impotence Res.
"We conclude that non-therapeutic circumcision performed on otherwise healthy infants or children has little or no high-quality medical evidence to support its overall benefit. Moreover, it is associated with rare but avoidable harm and even occasional deaths."
Newer research suggests that it might be more like 1 in 5 circumcised American men who have clear wishes to have intact genitals. #MedMastodon#Circumcision#Parenting