SynthesisAsian journal of andrology2013
Effects of circumcision on male sexual functions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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41 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Critical evaluation of contrasting evidence on whether male circumcision has adverse psychological effects: A systematic review.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Critical evaluation of arguments opposing male circumcision: A systematic review.Journal of evidence-based medicine · 2019Pooled it
- Beyond clinical reports: a narrative review of self-circumcision through the lens of social media, commerce, and case studies.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
- Adult Circumcision for Symptomatic Phimosis in Poland: Six-Month Patient-Reported Sexual Function and Psychosocial Outcomes from a Central European Low-Circumcision Setting.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Does the evidence support circumcision of infant males in the United Kingdom?-a systematic review.Translational andrology and urology · 2026Review
- Does preserving the preputial subcutaneous layer in distal hypospadias surgery harbor potential consequences for penile sensation?World journal of urology · 2026Article
- Sexual Mechanosensitivity: Age-Related Changes in the Innervation of the Human Prepuce.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Comments by opponents on the British Medical Association's guidance on non-therapeutic male circumcision of children seem one-sided and may undermine public health.World journal of clinical pediatrics · 2023Article
- The role of surgical therapy in the management of premature ejaculation: a narrative review.Translational andrology and urology · 2023Review
- Psychological, psychosocial, and psychosexual aspects of penile circumcision.International journal of impotence research · 2023Review
- Immunohistological study of the density and distribution of human penile neural tissue: gradient hypothesis.International journal of impotence research · 2023Article
- Factors influencing satisfaction with male circumcision in Taiwan.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Male Circumcision and Genital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection in Males and Their Female Sexual Partners: Findings From the HPV Infection and Transmission Among Couples Through Heterosexual Activity (HITCH) Cohort Study.The Journal of infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Factors Influencing the Uptake of Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision Among Boda-Boda Riders Aged 18-49 Years in Hoima, Western Uganda.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Evidence-based circumcision policy for Australia.Journal of men's health · 2022Article
- Sensory innervation of the human male prepuce: Meissner's corpuscles predominate.Journal of anatomy · 2021Article
- Male Circumcision Due to Phimosis as the Procedure That Is Not Only Relieving Clinical Symptoms of Phimosis But Also Improves the Quality of Sexual Life.Sexual medicine · 2021Article
- Circumcision in childhood and male sexual function: a blessing or a curse?International journal of impotence research · 2021Review
- Relationship between each IPSS item score and erectile dysfunction in the Korean Internet Sexuality Survey (KISS): do men with weak streams have low sexual function?World journal of urology · 2020Article
- The Contrasting Evidence Concerning the Effect of Male Circumcision on Sexual Function, Sensation, and Pleasure: A Systematic Review.Sexual medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
This meta-analysis was performed to assess sexual functions following adult male circumcision. We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PUBMED, EMBASE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Review and Web of Science from their inception until January 2013 to identify all eligible studies that reported on men's sexual function after circumcision. The Cochrane Collaboration's RevMan 5.2 software was employed for data analysis, and the fixed or the random effect model was selected depending on the proportion of heterogeneity. We identified 10 studies, which described a total of 9317 circumcised and 9423 uncircumcised men who were evaluated for the association of circumcision with male sexual function. There were no significant differences in sexual desire (odds ratio (OR): 0.99; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.92-1.06), dyspareunia (OR: 1.12; 95% CI: 0.52-2.44), premature ejaculation (OR: 1.13; 95% CI: 0.83-1.54), ejaculation latency time (OR: 1.33; 95% CI: 0.69-1.97), erectile dysfunctions (OR: 0.90; 95% CI: 0.65-1.25) and orgasm difficulties (OR: 0.97; 95% CI: 0.83-1.13). These findings suggest that circumcision is unlikely to adversely affect male sexual functions. However, these results should be evaluated in light of the low quality of the existing evidence and the significant heterogeneity across the various studies. Well-designed and prospective studies are required for a further understanding of this topic.
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