Links to literature about the foreskin or that refutes MGM
Links to literature about showing higher UTI risk with MGM
Links to literature that refutes the MGM hypocrisy
If anyone else has more medical literature, please share it to this thread!
- Frisch et al. (2011). Male circumcision and sexual function in men and women: a survey-based, cross-sectional study in Denmark. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21672947/
- Bronselaer et al. (2013). Male circumcision decreases penile sensitivity as measured in a large cohort. https://bjui-journals.onlinelibrary.wile...12.11761.x
- Martín-Alguacil et al. (2015). Terminal innervation of the male genitalia, cutaneous sensory receptors of the male foreskin. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25644189/
- Narvaez D. Circumcision’s Psychological Damage to Children. https://intaction.org/circumcisions-psyc...al-damage/
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision. Psychological Impact. https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision....al-impact/
- Miani et al. (2020). Neonatal male circumcision is associated with altered adult socio-affective processing. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7702013/
- Frisch M., Simonsen J. (2022). Non-therapeutic male circumcision in infancy or childhood and risk of human immunodeficiency virus and other sexually transmitted infections: national cohort study in Denmark. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9110485/
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision. Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision....nfections/
- Fleiss et al. (1998). Immunological Functions of the Human Prepuce. https://www.cirp.org/library/disease/STD/fleiss3/
- Boyle et al. (2002). Male Circumcision: Pain, Trauma and Psychosexual Sequelae. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177...0200700310
- Taddio et al. (1995). Effect of neonatal circumcision on pain responses during vaccination in boys. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/ar...3695902783
- Brady-Fryer et al. (2004). Pain relief for neonatal circumcision. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15495086/
- To et al. (1997). A Cohort Study on Male Neonatal Circumcision and the Subsequent Risk of Urinary Tract Infection. https://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/to/
- Fendereski et al. (2025). Comparing Penile Problems in Circumcised vs. Uncircumcised Boys: Insights from a Large Commercial Claims Database with a Focus on Provider Type Performing Circumcision. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11486584/
- Aki Renaud (2026). Immunological and Microbial Functions of the foreskin in sexually transmitted infections. https://www.researchgate.net/publication...infections
- Nayan et al. (2022). Circumcision and Risk of HIV among Males from Ontario, Canada. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34551593/
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision. The Sexual Impact of Circumcision. https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision....al-impact/
- CIRP. Circumcision and Sexually Transmitted Infections. https://www.cirp.org/library/disease/STD/
- Van Howe R. (2013). Sexually Transmitted Infections and Male Circumcision: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3654279/
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision. HIV/AIDS. https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision....s/hivaids/
- Garenne M. (2022). Changing relationships between HIV prevalence and circumcision in Lesotho. https://uvsq.hal.science/hal-04474898/document
- Xu et al. (2007). Prevalence of circumcision and herpes simplex virus type 2 infection in men in the United States: the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 1999-2004. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17413536/
- The National Law Review. Experts Who Shaped U.S. Circumcision Policy Now Voice Doubts. https://natlawreview.com/press-releases/...ice-doubts
- News Medical. Study shows infant circumcision has delayed psychological complications. https://www.news-medical.net/news/202012...tions.aspx
- Singh-Grewal et al. (2005). Circumcision for the prevention of urinary tract infection in boys: a systematic review of randomised trials and observational studies. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15890696/
- Cepeda-Emiliani et al. (2025). The sensory penis: A comprehensive immunohistological and ontogenetic exploration of human penile innervation. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12919687/ (This study provides a comprehensive ontogenetic framework of penile innervation, emphasizing the frenular delta, often removed during circumcision, as a specialized center of sexual sensation)
- Cold C., Taylor J. (1999). The Prepuce: Anatomy, Physiology, Innervation, Immunology, and Sexual Function. https://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/cold-taylor/
- Kayaba et al. (1996). Analysis of shape and retractability of the prepuce in 603 Japanese boys. https://www.cirp.org/library/normal/kayaba/
- NOHARMM. Estimated U.S. Incidence of Neonatal Circumcision Complications (physical only) Affecting Males Born between 1940 and 1990. https://www.noharmm.org/incidenceUS.htm
- Doctors Opposing Circumcision. Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs). https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision....nfections/
Links to literature about showing higher UTI risk with MGM
- Goldman et al. (1996). Urinary Tract Infection Following Ritual Jewish Circumcsion. https://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI...rcumcision
- CIRP. Circumcision and Urinary Tract Infection. https://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/
- Cohen et al. (1992). Postcircumcision Urinary Tract Infection. https://www.cirp.org/library/disease/UTI/cohen/
- Hoffman T. Male circumcision greatly increases risk of urinary tract problems. https://www.sciencenordic.com/childrens-...ms/1441376
- McCredie et al. (2001). Prevalence of urinary symptoms in urban Australian men aged 40-69. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11434500/
Links to literature that refutes the MGM hypocrisy
- National FGM Centre. Traditional Terms for Female Genital Mutilation. https://nationalfgmcentre.org.uk/wp-cont...ebsite.pdf (This can be used to point out the terms used for FGM are largely the same)
- Darby R, Svoboda J. (2007). A rose by any other name? Rethinking the similarities and differences between male and female genital cutting. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17937251/
- Earp B. (2016). Between Moral Relativism and Moral Hypocrisy: Reframing the Debate on "FGM". https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27477191/
If anyone else has more medical literature, please share it to this thread!
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