CDC's Male Circumcision Recommendations Represent a Key Public Health Measure

Brian J Morris; John N Krieger; Jeffrey D Klausner

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00390

CDC's Male Circumcision Recommendations Represent a Key Public Health Measure

Glob Health Sci Pract. 2017 Mar 28;5(1):15-27. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-16-00390. Print 2017 Mar 24.

Authors

Brian J Morris¹, John N Krieger², Jeffrey D Klausner³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medical Sciences and Bosch Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. brian.morris@sydney.edu.au.
² University of Washington School of Medicine and VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Section of Urology, Seattle, WA, USA.
³ Department of Epidemiology, Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Abstract

Frisch and Earp, opponents of male circumcision, have criticized draft recommendations from the CDC that advocate counseling men and parents of newborn boys in the United States about the benefits and risks of male circumcision. We provide a rebuttal to Frisch and Earp's criticisms and contend that the recommendations are entirely appropriate and merit consideration for policy development.

MeSH terms

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.
Circumcision, Male*
Humans
Male
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Public Health*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
United States