The benefits of circumcision include:
• Decrease in physical problems involving a tight foreskin [408].
• Lower incidence of inflammation of the head of the penis [162, 168, 172].
• Reduced urinary tract infections.
• Fewer problems with erections, especially at puberty.
• Decrease in certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as HIV, HPV, chlamydia, syphilis in men and their partner(s).
• Almost complete elimination of invasive penile cancer.
• Decrease in urological problems generally.
Besides the information contained in the present internet review, the reader can consult other reviews on the topic of circumcision and its benefits. These are as follows: [3, 12, 16, 37, 179, 317, 370, 374, 482, 496, 506, 512, 514, 529, 645].
The present review is, however, the most extensive, as one can appreciate by reading each specific section that follows on this website.
As can be appreciated, the benefits are different as the human male progresses through life. Each of these benefits will be now be reviewed in detail.
