This week the ‘Center for Disease Control and Prevention’ (CDC), which advises the federal government of the United States of America on health issues, has issued draft guidelines making clear their view that the medical benefits of circumcision very much outweigh and potential risks.

Recent studies have concluded that health benefits include the lessening the risk of contracting HIV and sexually transmitted infections. For more information please see here.

Whilst Milah UK does not promote circumcision on the grounds of any health benefit, we do often find ourselves debating with groups and individuals who claim that there are significant negative implications to carrying out circumcision. It now seems clearer than ever, that those people are at odds with the prevailing academic wisdom.