And, cut! What it was like being circumcised in my 60s
When my doctor said the operation could help a medical condition, it led me to wonder about the history of this ancient procedure
December 2021
Toddler dies and baby brother left in serious condition after circumcisions at Perth clinic
Infant spent night in intensive care after being rushed to hospital for emergency surgery
January 2020
Modern masculinity
Circumcision: 'Penises are a taboo subject' | Modern Masculinity – video
Brief letters
How raising a glass can make you an ass
September 2019
'I had to adjust to life with a different penis' – the pain and positives of an elective circumcision
After a diagnosis of phimosis, I quickly had the operation. The experience was demeaning, comical and extremely painful – but I’m happy that I did it
August 2019
Tom Rosenthal: Manhood review – dick jokes, demons and diatribes
The standup, who was circumcised as an infant, gets het up in a show where the polemic overshadows the comedy
July 2019
The myth of male circumcision and sexual dysfunction
Foreskin reclaimers: the ‘intactivists’ fighting infant male circumcision
April 2018
Peter Bradshaw's film of the week
The Wound review – raw pain and challenge of male circumcision drama
John Trengove’s boldly transgressive film tells the story of a city kid’s traditional initiation ritual and the secret gay sexuality of his mentors in a mountain retreat
February 2018
Letters: prisons fail us all – policy has to change
Iceland law to outlaw male circumcision sparks row over religious freedom
December 2017
Amazon removes circumcision training kits from sale
Critics say non-therapeutic circumcision in the UK is unethical and puts infant boys at risk of serious injury
February 2017
Protection offered by circumcision does not warrant lifting ban, say doctors
Cosmetic circumcision is banned at Australian public hospitals, although the surgery can be carried out privately
August 2016
Global focus
Inside Turkey's Circumcision Palace - in pictures
Photographer Bradley Secker has gained access to Istanbul’s circumcision palace, which claims to have performed more than 100,000 of the operations
July 2016
Male circumcision: the issue that ended my marriage
When her husband talked about having their two young sons circumcised, Mireille Thornton was horrified. It soon became an issue bigger than their love …
May 2016
Other lives
Tony Rickwood obituary
Other lives: Consultant paediatric urologist at Alder Hey children’s hospital, Liverpool
April 2016
The law will not end infant circumcisions, but education just might
Ally Fogg
Muslim man loses high court bid to have sons circumcised
September 2015
South Africa initiation schools: botched circumcisions, kidnap and death threats
The government trumpets “zero tolerance on initiate deaths” but doctors, politicians and traditional leaders are at odds over how to combat the problems
June 2015
Women's rights and gender equality
Female genital mutilation practised in Iran, study reveals
First authoritative research shows FGM is carried out in four major provinces
