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Circumcision: Fact and Farce

"If you're reading this and you're a male U.S. native, chances are you've been circumcised, too, though I'd bet my non-existent foreskin you had it done at a much younger age. The current estimates for circumcision rates in this country range from 55.9 to 79 percent. Pinning down an exact number is difficult. That's because, when it comes to such a contentious issue, both sides seem to find the facts in their favor.

"Case in point: If you're pro-circumcision, you might have the rate of complications as low as 0.06 percent. Anti-circumcision folks, on the other hand, might place it closer to 55 percent. I think both would agree that's more than a slight discrepancy, not to mention a suspicious one. And because penises are sort of, well, private, I'm not sure we'll ever know for certain."

By Louis Peitzman
From UC Berkeley's The Daily Californian.