I submitted this to Mayo Clinic's comment form (https://www.mayoclinic.org/forms/comments). I had to break it up in two sections because they have a 1000 character limit.
Mayo clinic is the 2nd site that shows up when someone searches "circumcision." People have a high regard for Mayo, thus, Mayo has high responsibility.
I think medical organizations should recognize the term "circumcise" as the euphemism that it is. It's a term from religions, not a professional medical science term. Medical science terms would be "preputioplasty" or "posthectomy" or "prepuce amputation." They are more honest too.
Why not give more details about what the male prepuce (aka "foreskin") is? It used to be that the "foreskin" only included the skin hanging PAST the glans.
Please provide a source that shows that "it's a more complex procedure" when it's not done as a newborn. A newborn has to have the inner part of the prepuce separated while adults normally have it separated already. It's also safer to use anesthesia and strong pain meds on an adult.
Please check out the latest studies from Canada and Denmark that debunks the STI claim; and, update this page.
Why not point out that UTIs can be treated with antibiotics and girls get 9X as many?
Why not show the incidence rate of phimosis and the treatability rates of it without any cutting?
Why is cervical cancer mentioned under penile cancer? HPV is what causes cervical cancer and there is a vaccine for that.
The Sorrells study challenges the idea that it doesn't detract from sexual pleasure.
Risk of death should be included in the list of risks.
