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HPV

I have revised the HPV section to include a meta-analysis and systematic review by Larke et al (PMID 21965090). Since there is a recent, up-to-date review, there seemed no good reason to cite primary sources as well. I therefore decided to remove the primary sources from this section. It doesn't flow very well, though, and would probably benefit from further editing. Jakew (talk) 12:41, 4 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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A commentary in the current issue of JAMA entitled The Medical Benefits of Male Circumcision seems germane. -- Scray (talk) 01:40, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just trying to work out the best way to use it, if any. I suppose we might replace Schoen (ref 24 in the current version) with this. Any thoughts? Jakew (talk) 09:37, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Could it not be used in addition to Schoen? Jayjg ^(talk) 02:45, 10 October 2011 (UTC) Are you proposing further additions to the intro section of this article Jayjg? Sunfox1 (talk) 02:22, 11 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Stats

Are there any statistics from a survey telling what percentage of males circumcised as infants are happy or unhappy with their circumcisions? Pass a Method talk 22:34, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The only reliable source is probably Schlossberger et al[1]; a few published on the web (which don't meet RS requirements) are SizeSurvey.com, JackinWorld, and Badger. Jakew (talk) 08:29, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]