…………….. In its new policy statement released Tuesday, the CPS says it does “not recommend the routine circumcision of every newborn male.”
While that basic advice has not changed since its previous statement in 1996, the CPS now says there can be good reasons for circumcision in certain cases.
“The main thing that has changed between now and then is there is convincing evidence that circumcision can actually prevent HIV,” said Dr. Joan Robinson, a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Edmonton.
Removal of the foreskin can also reduce the incidence of urinary tract infections in young boys, prevent sexually transmitted pathogens like herpes simplex virus and human papillomavirus in older boys and adult males, while protecting against penile cancer.
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Dr. Joan Robinson, with the Division of Paediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Alberta, discusses why The Canadian Paediatric Society has revisited its policy on circumcision.