The patient consented to only partial circumcision to treat a skin condition on his penis but the surgeon performed a full circumcision Getty A New Zealand man who sought medical treatment for a skin ...

An advisory governmental institution in an Australian state is recommending that it ban non-medical circumcision on boys “except for religious reasons.” The Tasmania Law Reform Institute – whose task ...

More than half of South African men are now ­circumcised and most of them have been circumcised fully; in other words, the entire foreskin of their penises has been removed, not just part of it. That ...

Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis. Circumcisions can be done for religious, cultural, or medical reasons. The health benefits of circumcision include reducing the risk ...

A man had his bandages removed a few days after undergoing surgery to manage a skin condition, only to discover an unexpected outcome – he had been circumcised against his wishes. The man, in his 50s, ...

Male circumcision offers a degree of protection against genital herpes and human papillomavirus infections, scientists report in the March 26 New England Journal of Medicine. Previous research shows ...