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NOCIRC: An Epidemic of Circumcision  - http://www.nocirc.org/symposia/third/denniston3.html  A paper including information about physiological function of the foreskin, potential risks of circumcision, psychological effects and bioethics. By George Denniston, M.D.  Informed Consent for Medically Necessary Circumcision  - http://www.informedconsent.org/circumcision.html  Article including information about the procedure, risks, outcomes and documentation for consent.  Pediatric Oncall: Circumcision  - http://www.pediatriconcall.com/forpatients/CommonChild/circumcision.asp  Offers brief FAQs about the procedure, risks and indications for surgery.  Ask Dr Sears: Circumcision  - http://askdrsears.com/html/1/t012000.asp  Provides information to assist in the decision of whether to circumcise your baby.  Infants Feel and Remember Circumcision Pain  - http://www.pslgroup.com/dg/1f21e.htm  Offers a brief article detailing a study about infants and pain relating to circumcision.  FDA: Potential for Injury from Circumcision Clamps  - http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/safety/circumcision.html  U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning about circumcision clamps.  FDA: EMLA Cream and Circumcision  - http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety/1998/feb98.htm#emla  FDA warning about the use of this local anaesthetic cream for circumcision surgery.  Health Central: Circumcision  - http://www.healthcentral.com/Centers/OneCenter.cfm?Center=circumcision  A collection of articles about this procedure.  American Urological Association: Circumcision  - http://auanet.org/about/policy/services.cfm#circumcision  AUA policy statement on the procedure.  Royal College of Surgeons of England: Statement on Male Circumcision  - http://www.baps.org.uk/documents/Circumcision%20statement%20RCS.htm  Includes natural history, indications, and criteria.  American Medical Association: Report 10 (Neonatal Circumcision)  - http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/13585.html  AMA policy statement on circumcision, December 1999.  British Medical Association: Law and Ethics of Male Circumcision  - http://www.bma.org.uk/ap.nsf/Content/malecircumcision2003  BMA guidance for doctors on the law and ethics of male circumcision, March 2003.