Picking a mohel can be an overwhelming experience. Most parents reach out to their friends for assistance but meeting with potential mohalim and discussing their practices is the best way to know who's right for you. Here is the pamphlet which will soon be given out in the hospitals in Israel to help parents navigate this process.
מקורות רפואיים
June 23, 2015
“Direct oral suction ignores the teachings of modern medicine and the overwhelming consensus of modern rabbinic rulings. Behavior by mohelim and local politicians that ignores fundamental principles of hygiene, and abrogates their responsibility to protect innocent children, is shameful and simply wrong, despite their express desire to maintain ancient religious traditions.”
Web MD
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US National Library of Medicine
National Institute of Health
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Pediatrics
Rav David Brofsky
Dr. Gary Gelbfish
Risk of cervical cancer, HPV, and some sexually transmitted infections is less among circumcised partners, study shows
The Advertiser-News
MDLinx Internal Medicine
Frontiers in Public Health
Hindawi: Advances in Urology
Hindawi: Advances in Urology
Science Daily
World Journal of Clinical Pediatrics
Our risk-benefit analysis showed that benefits exceeded procedural risks, which are predominantly minor, by up to 200 to 1. We estimated that more than 1 in 2 uncircumcised males will experience an adverse foreskin-related medical condition over their lifetime.
PubMed
Circumcised men have a 47% reduced risk of HPV. This includes 83% reduced risk of HPV on the urethra, 56% reduced risk on the glans, and 47% reduced risk on the shaft.
APP News and Journals
Conclusions: [The] data suggest[s] that circumcision does not alter feeding after circumcision. This information will be useful in counseling families regarding circumcision in the newborn period.
PMC
This first systematic review of male circumcision and ulcerative STI strongly indicates that circumcised men are at lower risk of chancroid and syphilis. There is less association with HSV‐2. Potential male circumcision interventions to reduce HIV in high risk populations may provide additional benefit by protecting against other STI.
AAP News and Journal
CONCLUSIONS: The large number of nonmedical postneonatal circumcisions suggests that neonatal circumcision might be a missed opportunity for these boys. Delay of nonmedical circumcision results in greater risk for the child, and a more costly procedure. Discussions with parents early in pregnancy might help them make an informed decision about circumcision of their child.