http://clipmarks.com/popular/date/2007/6/16/http://rss.clipmarks.com/popular/date/2007/6/16/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/9F6C9BD5-966C-4F4E-8E0B-A1F6B18FC16B/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/wildcat/">wildcat</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.livescience.com/health/070615_penis_sensitivity.html" title="http://www.livescience.com/health/070615_penis_sensitivity.html">www.livescience.com</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> How much does circumcision alter what a man ultimately feels? Scientific studies aiming to answer this question have been inconclusive. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> Now researchers prodding dozens of male penises with a fine-tipped tool have found that the five areas most receptive to fine-touch are routinely removed by the surgery. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> The finding, announced today, was detailed in the April issue of the British Journal of Urology (BJU) International. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P> <A href="http://www.livescience.com/health/060822_bad_circumcision.html">Circumcision</A> surgery involves the removal of the skin that covers the tip of the penis, called the foreskin. Infant male circumcision is the most common medical procedure in the United States, with an estimated 60 percent of male newborns undergoing the surgery. </P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;">Most scientists agree that the surgery confers some protection against infection and the risk of contracting sexual diseases. Recent studies have also shown that circumcision can <A href="http://www.livescience.com/health/061214_ap_circumcise_hiv.html">lower the risks</A> of HIV infection by as much as 60 percent in <A href="http://www.livescience.com/health/060727_sex_history.html">sex</A> between males and females.</div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/science/" rel="tag">science</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/research/" rel="tag">research</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/study/" rel="tag">study</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/circumcision/" rel="tag">circumcision</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/sensitivity/" rel="tag">sensitivity</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/surgery/" rel="tag">surgery</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/hiv/" rel="tag">hiv</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/health/" rel="tag">health</a></div>http://www.livescience.com/health/070615_penis_sensitivity.htmlSat, 16 Jun 2007 14:33:53 GMT