In males, circumcision consists of removing the prepuce of the penis (the foreskin). Circumcision is practiced on young Muslim boys (known as khitan) and on newborn Jewish infants (known as brit milah), as well as on non-Jewish or Muslim infants in the United States as a hospital procedure.[1][2] It used to be, but is no longer, a common procedure in Australia[3] and Canada.[4][5] Circumcision for cosmetic reasons is banned in public hospitals in Australia.[6]
The procedures of female genital mutilation (FGM) are significantly more extensive.[7] FGM has no medical benefits and can cause serious harm to women's physical and mental health, depending on the procedure and whether it was performed by traditional cutters or medical personnel.[8] Known until the early 1990s as "female circumcision", the World Health Organization (WHO) and other agencies began referring to it as "female genital mutilation" to remove any analogy to male circumcision.[9][7] It is outlawed around the world, including in many of the countries in which it is most heavily concentrated.[10] Found mainly in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, the practice is divided by the WHO into four types:[8]
Type 1 (clitoridectomy) is the partial or total removal of the clitoral glans; "in very rare cases", according to the WHO, it involves removal of the clitoral hood only (the prepuce, or skin around the clitoral glans).
Type 3 (infibulation) is the removal of the inner and outer labia and the creation of a seal over the vagina by stitching the two sides or by otherwise allowing them to bond, leaving a small hole for the passage of urine and menstrual blood; this is performed with and without clitoridectomy.
Type 4 is "all other harmful procedures to the female genitalia for non-medical purposes, e.g. pricking, piercing, incising, scraping and cauterizing the genital area".[8]
^Mostly all international data, including that republished by the other two most cited sources here, Morris et al. (2016)[11] and UNICEF,[12] for circumcision and FGM respectively, is from USAID's Demographic and Health Surveys. Wherever possible, the primary, rather than the secondary, source is cited. The prevalence rates reflect the most recent surveys available, and are adjusted for sample biases against age distributions. Cells aggregating data across sexes and ages are without citation and are estimated from segmented data along with each country's age distributions and sex ratio. Data missing or unavailable for FGM is denoted by data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, #2C2C2C); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | —. Data without citation for prevalence of circumcision among boys aged 0–14 is copied from sourced data for males aged 15 and older, as mostly all ritual circumcisions are done either in childhood, right before puberty (e.g. Islam) or days after birth (e.g. Islam and Judaism).
^Ferris, Jason A.; Richters, Juliet; Pitts, Marian K.; Shelley, Julia M.; Simpson, Judy M.; Ryall, Richard; Smith, Anthony M. A. (April 2010). "Circumcision in Australia: further evidence on its effects on sexual health and wellbeing". Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 34 (2): 160–164. doi:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00501.x. ISSN1753-6405. PMID23331360. S2CID2252882.
^Sabin, K. M.; Rahman, M.; Hawkes, S.; Ahsan, K.; Begum, L.; Black, R. E.; Baqui, A. H. (September 2003). "Sexually transmitted infections prevalence rates in slum communities of Dhaka, Bangladesh". International Journal of STD & AIDS. 14 (9): 614–621. doi:10.1258/095646203322301077. ISSN0956-4624. PMID14511498. S2CID24695245.
^Bronselaer, Guy A.; Schober, Justine M.; Meyer-Bahlburg, Heino F. L.; T'Sjoen, Guy; Vlietinck, Robert; Hoebeke, Piet B. (May 2013). "Male circumcision decreases penile sensitivity as measured in a large cohort". BJU International. 111 (5): 820–827. doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2012.11761.x. ISSN1464-410X. PMID23374102. S2CID25379775.
^Korkes, Fernando; Silva, Jarques Lucio; Pompeo, Antonio Carlos Lima (July 2012). "Circumcisions for medical reasons in the Brazilian public health system: epidemiology and trends". Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil). 10 (3): 342–346. doi:10.1590/S1679-45082012000300015. ISSN2317-6385. PMID23386015.
^Public Health Agency of Canada. What Mothers SayArchived 2009-10-08 at the Wayback Machine. Data Tables to The Maternity Experiences Survey (MES) 2006–2007. Table 38. 2011. p.267.
^Sullivan, Sheena G.; Ma, Wei; Duan, Song; Li, Fan; Wu, Zunyou; Detels, Roger (2009-02-01). "Attitudes towards circumcision among Chinese men". Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 50 (2): 238–240. doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e31818d5e27. ISSN1525-4135. PMID19155772.
^Castellsagué, Xavier; Bosch, F. Xavier; Muñoz, Nubia; Meijer, Chris J. L. M.; Shah, Keerti V.; de Sanjose, Silvia; Eluf-Neto, José; Ngelangel, Corazon A.; Chichareon, Saibua (2002-04-11). "Male circumcision, penile human papillomavirus infection, and cervical cancer in female partners". The New England Journal of Medicine. 346 (15): 1105–1112. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa011688. hdl:2445/122819. ISSN1533-4406. PMID11948269.
^Frisch, Morten; Lindholm, Morten; Grønbæk, Morten (October 2011). "Male circumcision and sexual function in men and women: a survey-based, cross-sectional study in Denmark". International Journal of Epidemiology. 40 (5): 1367–1381. doi:10.1093/ije/dyr104. ISSN1464-3685. PMID21672947.
^ abTimberg, Craig; Halperin, Daniel (2013). Tinderbox: how the West sparked the AIDS epidemic and how the world can finally overcome it. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN9780143123002. OCLC828769264.
^Kamtsiuris, P.; Bergmann, E.; Rattay, P.; Schlaud, M. (May 2007). "[Use of medical services. Results of the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)]". Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz. 50 (5–6): 836–850. doi:10.1007/s00103-007-0247-1. ISSN1436-9990. PMID17514470.
^Hoschke, B.; Fenske, S.; Brookman-May, S.; Spivak, I.; Gilfrich, C.; Fritsche, H.-M.; Wolff, I.; May, M. (April 2013). "[Male circumcision is not associated with an increased prevalence of erectile dysfunction: results of the Cottbus 10,000-men survey]". Der Urologe. Ausg. A. 52 (4): 562–569. doi:10.1007/s00120-012-3112-2. ISSN1433-0563. PMID23361453.
^"Female Circumcision in Indonesia"(PDF). usaid.gov. United States Agency for International Development. Archived(PDF) from the original on 8 February 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
^A guide for parents. Sydney, Australia: The Royal Australasian College of Physicians. There are fewer boys being circumcised in Australia and New Zealand in recent years than in the past. Currently, only 10-20% of boys in Australia and less than 10 % of boys in New Zealand are circumcised.
^Fergusson, David M.; Boden, Joseph M.; Horwood, L. John (November 2006). "Circumcision status and risk of sexually transmitted infection in young adult males: an analysis of a longitudinal birth cohort". Pediatrics. 118 (5): 1971–1977. doi:10.1542/peds.2006-1175. ISSN1098-4275. PMID17079568. S2CID72751030.
^Ko, Ming-Chung; Liu, Chih-Kuang; Lee, Wen-Kai; Jeng, Huey-Sheng; Chiang, Han-Sun; Li, Chung-Yi (April 2007). "Age-specific prevalence rates of phimosis and circumcision in Taiwanese boys". Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan Yi Zhi. 106 (4): 302–307. doi:10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60256-4. ISSN0929-6646. PMID17475607.
^Tieu, Hong-Van; Phanuphak, Nittaya; Ananworanich, Jintanat; Vatanparast, Rana; Jadwattanakul, Tanate; Pharachetsakul, Nutthasun; Mingkwanrungrueng, Pravit; Buajoom, Raksakul; Teeratakulpisarn, Somsong (June 2010). "Acceptability of male circumcision for the prevention of HIV among high-risk heterosexual men in Thailand". Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 37 (6): 352–355. doi:10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3181c9963a. ISSN1537-4521. PMID20145588.
^Cathcart, P.; Nuttall, M.; Meulen, J. van der; Emberton, M.; Kenny, S. E. (2006). "Trends in paediatric circumcision and its complications in England between 1997 and 2003". BJS. 93 (7): 885–890. doi:10.1002/bjs.5369. ISSN1365-2168. PMID16673355. S2CID42869269.
^ abTrust), NCT (National Childbirth (2019-08-04). "Circumcision in boys". NCT (National Childbirth Trust). Archived from the original on 2019-10-14. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
^Hart-Cooper, Geoffrey D.; Tao, Guoyu; Stock, Jeffrey A.; Hoover, Karen W. (November 2014). "Circumcision of privately insured males aged 0 to 18 years in the United States". Pediatrics. 134 (5): 950–956. doi:10.1542/peds.2014-1007. ISSN1098-4275. PMID25332502. S2CID14839564.
^Introcaso, Camille E.; Xu, Fujie; Kilmarx, Peter H.; Zaidi, Akbar; Markowitz, Lauri E. (July 2013). "Prevalence of circumcision among men and boys aged 14 to 59 years in the United States, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys 2005-2010". Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 40 (7): 521–525. doi:10.1097/01.OLQ.0000430797.56499.0d. ISSN1537-4521. PMID23965763. S2CID31883301.