World J Mens Health 2022 Apr 18;40(2):179-190. Epub 2021 May 18.
Department of Urology, Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
Male circumcision (MC) is one of the oldest surgical procedures still completed today. Medical indications for MC include phimosis, recurrent balanitis, cosmesis, and infection prevention. In this review, we mainly focus on the role of MC in the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus, human papillomavirus, herpes simplex virus, gonorrhea, chlamydia, chancroid, and syphilis, and the subsequent impact of these genitourinary infections on male fertility. Read More