New health book endorses newborn circumcision
RICHMOND, Calif. (MMD Newswire) April 29, 2009 -- Circumcision, Sex, God and Science: Modern Health Benefits of an Ancient Ritual by Edgar J. Schoen, M.D., a pediatrician and pediatric endocrinologist, is designed to walk parents, parents-to-be and health care professionals through the lifetime medical and sexual benefits of newborn circumcision, as well as trace its religious roots.
Schoen documents in Circumcision, Sex, God and Science how the practice of circumcision is at the core of Judaism, Christianity and Islam and is proven by scientific evidence to have disease-preventive effects against HIV/AIDS, genital herpes, infant kidney infections and cervical and penile cancer. "All told, there are at least 12 medical reasons for newborn circumcision," says Schoen. "The benefits of circumcision far exceed the risks and a circumcised newborn boy has a lifetime health advantage over one who is uncircumcised."
Schoen says that he became increasingly aware of the health benefits of circumcision after being appointed chairman of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Task Force on Circumcision in 1987, which inspired him to further conduct major studies and research on the subject and publish Circumcision, Sex, God and Science.
For more information or to request a free review copy, members of the press can contact the author at edschoen@gmail.com. Circumcision, Sex, God and Science: Modern Health Benefits of an Ancient Ritual is available for sale online at Amazon.com, BookSurge.com and through additional wholesale and retail channels worldwide.
About the Author
Edgar J. Schoen, M.D. has been a practicing pediatrician and pediatric endocrinologist in Oakland, Calif. for more than 50 years. Former chief of pediatrics at the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center, he is currently a clinical professor emeritus of pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco. Schoen has written many articles on circumcision and published three major research studies.
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