December 21, 2019 Psychologist Noam Shpancer wrote an article that was published last week in Psychology Today. Shpancer is the latest to argue that the benefits of circumcision are overstated. A preliminary review of his analysis turned up several statements that are false or misleading. Painful Cuts: The Case for Infant Circumcision is Weakening He began by repeating the assertion that circumcision became popular as a cure-all for a variety of ailments. Melanie Lindwall Sch

Andrew Gross Published February 7, 2019 Updated August 5, 2022 "Circumcision’s Psychological Damage" is the 7th article in a series published in Psychology Today which claims that circumcision is harmful. Psychology professor Patrick O’Connor argued that circumcision during infancy or childhood causes mental trauma that affects males throughout their lives. [1] My analysis follows. O’Connor began by disparaging the proposed CDC guidelines that were released in late 2014 [2],

Published January 5, 2018 Updated May 24, 2019 "Myths About Circumcision You Likely Believe" is the first in a series of 2011 articles published in Psychology Today that are often cited by circumcision opponents. Authors Lillian Dell-Aquila Cannon and Darcia Narvaez seek to dispel several common understandings about the procedure that they see as inaccurate. Ironically much of the evidence offered to refute the "myths" is inaccurate, unsupported, or out of date. First read th