Study notes decrease in popularity of circumcision in United States

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Circumcision rates have declined significantly in the United States, driven in part by parents' distrust of medical advice, a new study says. Circumcision of newborn boys declined from 54% to 49% between 2012 and 2022, according to records from more than 1.5 million U.S. male births. The trend flies in the face of doctors' advice, researchers said, noting that the World Health Organization, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have all

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