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The AAP’s current policy on circumcision states that the evidence of medical benefit is insufficient to recommend routine circumcision of newborn boys. To examine the relation between circumcision status and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), investigators in New Zealand analyzed longitudinal data from a birth cohort of 510 males who were followed to age 25; 154 were circumcised.
At ages 18 to 21 and 21 to 25 years, men who were not circumcised were significantly more likely than men who were circumcised to self-report histories of STIs. For example, 8.5% of uncircumcised men versus 3.4% of circumcised men reported STIs at ages 21 to 25. After controlling for potential confounding variables, uncircumcised men were 3.19 times more likely…