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View Post: Female genital operations: culture and health from a feminist ...
6 Nov 2009 by Emily Heroy  
In Victorian England, it was used on women to treat psychological disorders and prevent women from masturbating (see Cindy M. Little's article “Female genital circumcision: medical and cultural considerations” from the Journal of Cultural .... Facts such as it is perpetuated by the societies women, much like male circumcision. That people in those societies embrace it as a cherished cultural right, much like male circumcision. That myths about the female genitalia help ...
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View Post: Gay Species: "End Male Genital Mutilation" NOW ! ! !
21 Oct 2009 by The Gay Species  
While vaginal dryness is considered an indicator for female sexual arousal disorder,1,2 male circumcision may exacerbate female vaginal dryness during intercourse.3 O'Hara and O'Hara reported that women who had experienced coitus with ...
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View Post: Female Genital Cutting
EmpowHer - Women's Health Online
3 Nov 2009 by Shaina Gaul   ...
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View Post: Common Complications of Infant Circumcision: Side Effects and ...
23 Nov 2009
Some men also report feelings of inadequacy, anger, mutilation and betrayal upon learning that their genitals were modified without their consent (Boyle, G et al, Male Circumcision: Pain, Trauma and Psychosexual Sequelae: Journal of Health Psychology ... A study on pain response in newborns concluded that circumcision causes “an infant analogue of posttraumatic stress disorder” (Taddio, A., Koren G. et al. Effect of neonatal circumcision on subsequent pain response during ...
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View Post: Health Wisdom: Intersex, Disease or Gender Deviation?
16 Nov 2009 by Rinto  
In the medical world of intersex genital actually called with ambiguous genitalia, which means doubtful genitals, but recent endocrine experts use the term Disorders of Sexual Development (DSD). Intersexual clinical symptoms vary widely, ranging as a normal woman ... Circumcision is absolutely contraindicated when genital ambiguity exists. This particular infant was an under-virilized male with hypospadias, micropenis, and bifid scrotum (testes were present bilaterally) ...
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View Post: peaceful parenting: Circumcision: How Much Does It Hurt?
12 Nov 2009 by JD  
The paper concluded that the findings might “represent an infant analogue of a post-traumatic-stress disorder.” The American Academy of Pediatrics has since formally recommended the use of anesthetic in circumcisions. Advocates of circumcision insist that the above ... A plastibell circumcision (the type used in Patti Ramos' photo essay on circumcision) - the company likes to claim genital cutting does not hurt as much when plastic clamps are used rather than metal clamps ...
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View Post: Alien In The Caribbean: Sex On The Brain 1- The Birth Of Shame ...
23 Nov 2009 by Jessica  
Their spirituality recognized either a male God only or ranked their male Gods higher than their Goddesses. It was among these peoples, strange new practices began to occur, like genital mutilation and complete suppression of the feminine Divine ... In the 17th century, William Harvey, the discoverer of the circulation of the blood, found that circumcised men have less pleasure in sex. His research revealed the proponents of circumcision named among their justifications, ...
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View Post: Male Genital Representation in Paleolithic Art: Erection and ...
23 Apr 2009 by Javier C. Angulo, Marcos García-Díez  
Drawings, engravings, and sculptures displaying humans are relatively scarce, and <100 examples of male genitals are specifically represented. Some depict a circumcised penis and other represent urologic disorders such as phimosis, ...
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View Post: Bellies and Babies: What About Afterward?
24 Nov 2009 by Nicole D  
Historically, newborns began getting Vit K shots when circumcision and forceps deliveries became routine. Additionally, at that time they found that some babies suffered from HDN (blood clotting disorder - brain bleeds). ..... Study results are mixed about whether circumcision may help reduce the risk of cervical cancer in female sex partners, although this information is again skewed as to the male partners sexual practices as the cervical cancer is often a result of HPV ...
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View Post: Vectors: Circumcision & Human Behavior
15 Jul 2009 by Prashant  
The significant [circumcision] pain and distress described earlier is consistent with this definition. Moreover, the disturbance (e.g., physiological arousal, avoidant behaviour) qualifies for a diagnosis of acute stress disorder if it lasts at ... There is increasing evidence that male circumcision influences the behavior of adult males. Menage reports PTSD after genital surgery.[28] More specific to male circumcision, Rhinehart reports finding PTSD in adult males in his ...
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